2026-07-12T11:40:20-04:00 / 福克斯新闻
亨利·麦克马斯特州长将任命临时继任者，共和党提名特别选举 filing 于7月21日开启
作者：亚历克斯·米勒 福克斯新闻
发布于2026年7月12日 美国东部时间上午11:40
林赛·格雷厄姆突然去世后，接班之争迫在眉睫
首席国会记者查德·珀格姆做客《福克斯新闻周日》栏目，探讨南卡罗来纳州共和党参议员林赛·格雷厄姆突然离世后的继任程序。
南卡罗来纳州共和党参议员林赛·格雷厄姆因不明疾病突然去世，这引发了双轨制的接任流程，而唐纳德·特朗普总统很可能将成为这一过程的焦点人物。
格雷厄姆 overnight 去世之际，参议院共和党人正需要每一张可用的选票。当前参议院共和党以52席占据多数席位，而肯塔基州共和党参议员米奇·麦康奈尔的缺席时间表仍不明朗，这一多数席位实际上已降至51席。
这将加大寻找这位长期任职的南卡罗来纳州议员继任者的压力，并加剧相关戏剧化场面。
林赛·格雷厄姆：从草根出身到共和党权力掮客的南卡罗来纳州参议员，享年71岁
2026年1月4日，南卡罗来纳州共和党议员林赛·格雷厄姆与唐纳德·特朗普总统、商务部长霍华德·卢特尼克一同乘坐空军一号返回华盛顿特区期间，与记者交谈。（吉姆·沃森/法新社通过盖蒂图片社拍摄）
特朗普周日在NBC《与媒体见面》节目中亮相时表示：“我有一个我认为会非常出色的人选。”
“但我现在不想说出来，因为现在谈论林赛的事还为时过早，”特朗普说。“我甚至不想谈论任何人，但我确实有一个我认为非常优秀的人选。”
这一程序由宪法和州法律规范。第一步将要求南卡罗来纳州州长、共和党人亨利·麦克马斯特临时任命格雷厄姆的继任者。
作为特朗普亲密盟友的麦克马斯特可随时任命临时继任者。该人选将任职至下一次特别选举或大选。
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南卡罗来纳州总检察长谈林赛·格雷厄姆“毁灭性”去世
福克斯新闻数字频道尚未收到麦克马斯特办公室关于其何时宣布任命、或正在考虑哪位人选的回复。
格雷厄姆当时已在竞选参议院第五个任期，并于上月初轻松赢得党内初选。这意味着麦克马斯特任命的临时人选将任职至年底，以完成格雷厄姆第四任期的剩余时间。
第二步是寻找他的长期继任者。
该特别选举以赢得共和党提名的候选人报名期将于7月21日开启。根据南卡罗来纳州法律，选举定于8月11日举行。
这场竞选可能会有多位南卡罗来纳州共和党政坛的熟面孔参与，包括即将卸任州长职务的麦克马斯特本人。
艾伦·威尔逊胜出后，特朗普的背书影响力再次面临南卡罗来纳州共和党考验
2026年3月5日，南卡罗来纳州共和党议员南希·梅斯在华盛顿特区美国国会大厦参加一系列关于国土安全资金和伊朗战争权力决议的众议院投票后离开。（安德鲁·哈尼克/盖蒂图片社拍摄）
特朗普高度赞扬了麦克马斯特，并指出他在2016年首次竞选总统时就支持了他。
“亨利一直是一位出色的州长，你知道他现在即将卸任，但他会做出正确的选择，”特朗普说。“我认为亨利会表现得非常出色。”
南卡罗来纳州共和党国会代表团中有六名成员可能会参选。近期在共和党州长初选中失利的南卡罗来纳州共和党议员南希·梅斯，正考虑投身特别选举。
一位熟悉梅斯计划的人士告诉福克斯新闻数字频道：“国会议员梅斯正在考虑参选。”
还有南卡罗来纳州共和党议员乔·威尔逊，他是该州代表团中任职时间最长的共和党成员。他迅速打消了外界对他是否会参与竞选的猜测。
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“今天我很高兴与特朗普总统交谈，缅怀我们共同的朋友林赛·格雷厄姆参议员，”威尔逊在X平台上表示。“我向他保证，我的目标是留在众议院，为美国人民保住他的两票多数席位！！！”
其余四人分别是：同样在共和党州长提名竞选中失利的南卡罗来纳州共和党众议员拉尔夫·诺曼、拉塞尔·弗莱、威廉·蒂蒙斯和谢里·比格斯，截至目前，他们均未暗示将参与格雷厄姆席位的角逐。
与此同时，特朗普在州长竞选中背书的帕梅拉·埃维特最终输给了共和党候选人、南卡罗来纳州总检察长艾伦·威尔逊，她也可能加入竞选。
福克斯新闻数字频道尚未收到每位潜在竞争者的置评回复。
亚历克斯·米勒是福克斯新闻数字频道负责美国参议院事务的撰稿人。
Graham’s death ignites GOP scramble for Senate seat as Trump hints he already has a favorite
2026-07-12T11:40:20-04:00 / Fox News
Gov Henry McMaster will name a temporary replacement, while the special election GOP nomination filing opens July 21
By Alex Miller Fox News
Published July 12, 2026 11:40am EDT
Succession fight looms after Lindsey Graham’s sudden death
Chief congressional correspondent Chad Pergram joins ‘Fox News Sunday’ to discuss the process of succession following the sudden passing of Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.
Sen. Lindsey Graham’s, R-S.C., sudden death from an undisclosed illness has triggered a two-pronged approach to replace him, and President Donald Trump will likely be a focal point in the process.
Graham’s passing overnight comes at a time when Republicans in the upper chamber need every vote they can get. The Senate GOP now holds a 52-seat majority, and with the timetable for Sen. Mitch McConnell’s, R-Ky., absence still unclear, that majority is now effectively 51 votes.
That will up the pressure, and drama, to find a replacement for the longtime South Carolina lawmaker.
LINDSEY GRAHAM, SOUTH CAROLINA SENATOR WHO ROSE FROM SMALL-TOWN ROOTS TO GOP POWER BROKER, DIES AT 71
Sen. Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina, speaks with reporters aboard Air Force One with President Donald Trump and Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick on the way back to Washington, D.C., on Jan. 4, 2026.(Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images)
Trump, during an appearance on NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday, said, “I have somebody that I think would be great.”
“But I don’t want to say it now because it’s just, it’s too soon with Lindsey,” Trump said. “I don’t wanna even talk about anybody, but I do have somebody that I think is really good.”
It’s a process guided by the Constitution and state law. The first step will require South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster, a Republican, to appoint a replacement for Graham on a temporary basis.
McMaster, a close ally of Trump, can appoint a temporary replacement as soon as he wants. That pick will serve until the next special or general election.
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Fox News Digital did not immediately hear back from McMaster’s office on when he would make the announcement, or who he was considering for the seat.
Graham was already in-cycle running for a fifth term in the upper chamber, and he easily cruised to a primary victory early last month. That means that whoever McMaster taps would serve until the end of the year to finish off the remainder of Graham’s fourth term.
The second prong is finding his long-term successor.
The candidate filing period for that special election to win the GOP nomination opens July 21. The election is slated for Aug. 11, according to South Carolina law.
That race could see several familiar faces in South Carolina GOP politics jumping in, including McMaster himself, who is termed out as governor.
TRUMP’S ENDORSEMENT POWER FACES ANOTHER GOP TEST IN SOUTH CAROLINA AFTER ALAN WILSON ADVANCES
Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., departs the U.S. Capitol after a series of House votes on funding for Homeland Security and a War Powers resolution on Iran on March 5, 2026, in Washington, D.C.(Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Trump heaped praise on McMaster, noting that he endorsed his first bid for the White House in 2016.
“Henry’s been a great governor, you know now he’s termed out, but he’s going to do the right thing,” Trump said. “I think Henry will be fantastic.”
There are six members of South Carolina’s GOP congressional delegation who could toss their hats into the mix. Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., who recently lost a bid for the GOP gubernatorial nomination, is eyeing jumping into the special election.
A person familiar with Mace’s plans told Fox News Digital, “Congresswoman Mace is considering a bid to run.”
Then there’s Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., the longest-serving Republican member of the Palmetto State’s delegation. He quickly snuffed speculation about whether he’d leap into the fray.
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“I was grateful to speak with President Trump today reminiscing about our mutual friend, Senator Lindsey Graham,” Wilson said on X. “I assured him my goal is to remain in the House to keep his two-vote majority for the American people!!!”
Then there’s the remaining four: South Carolina Republican Reps. Ralph Norman, who also lost out on scoring the GOP nomination for governor, Russell Fry, William Timmons and Sheri Biggs, none of whom, so far, have signaled that they would jump into the battle for Graham’s seat.
Meanwhile, Pamela Evette, who Trump endorsed in the governor’s race but ultimately lost to GOP nominee and South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson, could also be in the mix.
Fox News Digital did not immediately receive responses to requests for comment from each possible contender.
Alex Miller is a writer for Fox News Digital covering the U.S. Senate.
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