Annie Andrews, a Democrat, won the South Carolina Senate race on Nov. 3, flipping the seat from the Republicans.
Andrews defeated incumbent Republican Sen. Darline Graham and will become the first Democratic senator in the solidly Republican state in nearly three decades. The last time a Democrat won the Palmetto State’s Senate seat was Fritz Hollings in 1998.
Andrews will succeed former Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham, who died in July.
Andrews’s upset win comes as Democrats look to flip control of the Senate. She narrowly trailed in the polls leading up to the election. Graham held a 2.8 percentage point advantage over Andrews in the RealClearPolitics average….