2026年7月13日 美国东部时间上午11:29 / 福克斯新闻
蒂姆·斯科特此前曾提议特雷·高迪与吉姆·德明特作为优先占位候选人，参加8月11日的特别选举
作者：亚历克斯·米勒、保罗·施坦瑙泽
林赛·格雷厄姆意外离世引发南卡罗来纳州特别选举，特朗普发表看法
南卡罗来纳州联邦参议员林赛·格雷厄姆以71岁年龄意外离世后，该州将举行特别初选。
唐纳德·特朗普总统正推动一项出人意料的提名，以填补来自南卡罗来纳州的共和党已故联邦参议员林赛·格雷厄姆留下的参议院空缺。
特朗普希望南卡罗来纳州州长亨利·麦克马斯特任命格雷厄姆的姐姐达琳·格雷厄姆·诺多内，出任该议员剩余任期的临时参议员。
“我已向亨利·麦克马斯特州长推荐，由林赛·格雷厄姆的优秀姐姐达琳担任伟大的南卡罗来纳州的临时参议员，”特朗普周一在Truth Social平台上写道，“这将是对林赛的绝佳致敬，他深爱着她！”
格雷厄姆与妹妹达琳的羁绊格外深厚：父母双亡后，这位联邦参议员合法收养并抚养了她。
格雷厄姆之死引发共和党为参议院席位激烈争夺，特朗普暗示已有心仪人选
唐纳德·特朗普总统希望任命林赛·格雷厄姆的姐姐达琳·格雷厄姆·诺多内出任其空出的参议院席位，担任剩余任期的临时管家。（贾斯汀·沙利文/盖蒂图片社）
特朗普宣布这一推荐之际，幕后正上演一场争夺格雷厄姆席位的激烈角逐，同时还要选出一位新的共和党候选人，在11月的选举中保住该席位的共和党掌控权。
预计麦克马斯特将于周一下午4点公布其人选。迄今为止，他始终未透露自己倾向的人选。福克斯新闻数字频道未能立即联系到麦克马斯特的办公室确认其临时提名目标。
与此同时，共和党重要议员、来自南卡罗来纳州的蒂姆·斯科特也支持由格雷厄姆的姐姐接任该席位。
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“林赛·格雷厄姆的姐姐达琳·格雷厄姆·诺多内将是完成剩余参议院任期的绝佳人选，”斯科特在X平台上表示，“在与达琳交谈后，我认为无人能比她更懂林赛对家庭、我们的州和我们国家的热爱。”
斯科特当天早些时候还提出，前联邦众议员特雷·高迪和前联邦参议员吉姆·德明特都可作为临时接替人选。他希望麦克马斯特“先任命一名占位者，让选民在即将到来的特别选举中做最终决定”。
“我认为在接下来几小时或一天内，我们就能确定人选，”斯科特说，“我欣赏特雷·高迪，吉姆·德明特也在候选名单中。”
“（格雷厄姆的）姐姐也是非常棒的占位人选，”他补充道，“我们有很多合适的候选人可以先担任这一职位，让选民来做决定。别忘了，南卡罗来纳州的选举将于8月11日举行，也就是三周后，我们将启动初选程序。”
从‘耻辱’到‘家人’：特朗普与林赛·格雷厄姆的非凡关系历程
2026年1月4日，南卡罗来纳州联邦参议员林赛·格雷厄姆与唐纳德·特朗普总统、商务部长霍华德·卢特尼克一同在空军一号上接受记者采访，返程前往华盛顿特区。（吉姆·沃森/法新社 via 盖蒂图片社）
高迪与德明特都曾在国会任职：高迪曾任众议院议员，德明特则是斯科特之前的参议院议员。不过格雷厄姆·诺多内从未担任过公职。
多位与斯科特关系密切的消息人士（斯科特现任全国共和党参议员委员会主席）告诉福克斯新闻数字频道，斯科特正敦促麦克马斯特从这三人中选择一人担任临时占位者，且不会寻求参议院的六年任期。
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在任命提名接近收尾之际，南卡罗来纳州共和党提名争夺战仍悬而未决。
联邦众议员南希·梅斯（R-S.C.）与拉尔夫·诺曼（R-S.C.）已暗示将参加定于8月11日举行的特别选举。联邦众议员乔·威尔逊（R-S.C.）表示他将留在众议院，但该州其他共和党国会代表团成员尚未透露其计划。
亚历克斯·米勒是福克斯新闻数字频道记者，负责报道美国参议院事务。
Trump makes surprise pick to fill Graham’s Senate seat
July 13, 2026 11:29am EDT / Fox News
Tim Scott named Trey Gowdy and Jim DeMint as preferred placeholders ahead of the Aug 11 special election
By Alex Miller , Paul Steinhauser
Lindsey Graham’s unexpected death sparks South Carolina special election, Trump weighs in
South Carolina faces a special primary election after Sen. Lindsey Graham’s unexpected death at 71.
President Donald Trump is pushing for an unexpected replacement to fill the vacancy left by the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., in the Senate.
Trump wants South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster to tap Graham’s sister, Darline Graham Nordone, to be appointed to the lawmaker’s suddenly open seat for the remainder of his term.
“I recommended, to Governor Henry McMaster, Lindsey Graham’s wonderful sister, Darline, to serve as interim Senator from the Great State of South Carolina,” Trump said on Truth Social on Monday. “This would be a fabulous tribute to Lindsey, who loved her dearly!”
Graham and his younger sister, Darline, had a unique bond, given that, after their parents died, the lawmaker legally adopted and raised her.
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President Donald Trump wants to see Lindsey Graham’s sister, Darline Graham Nordone, appointed to his vacant seat in the Senate to act as caretaker for the remainder of his term.(Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Trump’s announcement comes as a scramble behind the scenes is taking place to fill Graham’s spot, and further, find a new GOP nominee to run in November to keep his seat in the hands of Republicans.
McMaster is expected to announce his pick for the seat at 4 p.m. on Monday. He has so far kept quiet about who he would prefer. Fox News Digital did not immediately hear back from McMaster’s office on who he is eyeing in the interim.
Meanwhile, a key Republican, Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., also wants to see Graham’s sister get the nod for his seat.
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“Lindsey Graham’s sister, Darline Graham Nordone, would be a fantastic pick to serve out the remainder of the Senate term,” Scott said on X. “After speaking with Darline, there is no one better who understands Lindsey’s love for family, our state, and our country.”
Scott, earlier in the day, floated both former Rep. Trey Gowdy and former Sen. Jim DeMint as possible replacements in the interim. He hoped that McMaster would “put a placeholder and let the voters decide” later during a forthcoming special election.
“I think in the next several hours or next day or so we’ll figure out who that person is,” Scott said. “I love Trey Gowdy and Jim DeMint has been in the conversation.”
“[Graham’s] sister would be a wonderful placeholder as well,” he continued. “So we’ve got lots of candidates who could hold the place so that the voters decide. And remember the election starts August the 11th in South Carolina, three weeks from now, we’ll have a primary process.”
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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)
Both Gowdy and DeMint have served in Congress — Gowdy in the House and DeMint in the Senate, preceding Scott. Graham Nordone, however, has never held public office.
Multiple sources close to Scott, who chairs the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) told Fox News Digital that he is pushing McMaster to choose one of the three to effectively be a placeholder and not seek a six-year term in the Senate.
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While the appointment race nears its conclusion, the race for the GOP nomination to run in South Carolina is still wide open.
Reps. Nancy Mace, R.S.C., and Ralph Norman, R-S.C., are already hinting at leaping into the special election, which is set for Aug. 11. Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., said that he would stay in the House, but the rest of the Palmetto State’s GOP congressional delegation have not said what their plans are.
Alex Miller is a writer for Fox News Digital covering the U.S. Senate.
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