2026年7月14日 美国东部时间上午9:59 / 福克斯新闻
众议员蒂蒙斯称，在格雷厄姆去世后24小时内就表示有意参选的对手“让我很不舒服”
作者：亚历克斯·米勒 福克斯新闻
南卡罗来纳州共和党众议员威廉·蒂蒙斯是已故南卡罗来纳州共和党参议员林赛·格雷厄姆的盟友和门生，他对同僚们迅速抓住机会竞选这个突然空出的参议员席位感到不满。
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【福克斯新闻独家报道】 南卡罗来纳州参议员林赛·格雷厄姆的补缺选举已经暗流涌动，他最亲密的盟友之一对南卡罗来纳州共和党人迅速抓住这一空缺席位的做法感到不满。
“老实说，这让我很不舒服，”南卡罗来纳州共和党众议员威廉·蒂蒙斯在接受福克斯新闻数字频道采访时表示。
“短短24小时内就有人开始谈论参选，这实在不合适，”他继续说道，“我不知道该怎么说，我认为这些人如此渴望获得关注，不惜牺牲……这真的让我很不舒服。”
【林赛·格雷厄姆的妹妹被任命填补参议院席位，共和党急于巩固脆弱的多数优势】
南卡罗来纳州共和党众议员威廉·蒂蒙斯是已故南卡罗来纳州共和党参议员林赛·格雷厄姆的盟友和门生，他对同僚南希·梅斯和拉尔夫·诺曼迅速抓住机会竞选这个突然空出的参议员席位感到不满。（安德鲁·哈尼克/盖蒂图片社；汤姆·威廉姆斯/CQ-Roll Call, Inc. via 盖蒂图片社）
自格雷厄姆周日突然去世以来，南卡罗来纳州共和党国会代表团的两名成员——众议员南希·梅斯和拉尔夫·诺曼已经表示有意参加即将到来的特别选举，以锁定共和党提名候选人资格。
梅斯在上个月南卡罗来纳州州长选举中未能获得共和党提名后，在社交媒体上暗示将参选参议员。诺曼同样未能获得提名，最终提名花落南卡罗来纳州州检察长艾伦·威尔逊。
周日，在接近梅斯的消息人士透露她“认真”考虑参加8月11日的特别选举后，梅斯在X平台上转发了《教父3》中的一句台词。
“参议院大厅已经空了”：含泪的图恩悼念林赛·格雷厄姆，其妹妹接任其席位
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“刚以为自己能全身而退……他们又把我拉了回来，”她写道。
诺曼则告诉记者，他正在寻求特朗普对其参选的支持。
诺曼表示，特朗普对他说：“他得先留出一些时间。”
“我问他：‘如果我参选，你会支持我吗？’”诺曼回忆道。
蒂蒙斯与格雷厄姆因在高尔夫球场上的多次相处而建立了密切的关系，他认为，在选民“刚刚获得了南卡罗来纳州……初选史上最佳的民调数据”后，他不相信这两人能当选参议员。
他主张，下一任参议员需要“努力赢得所有人的尊重和信任。可以有分歧，但没必要恶语相向”，并应以格雷厄姆为榜样。
蒂蒙斯表示，他从已故导师那里学到的一课是，必须赢得同僚的尊重和信任：“你不能在推特上发表针对他们的仇恨言论，不能对他们发号施令，要向他们解释为什么这是一条可行的道路，有时你得想办法让这条路走得通。”
格雷厄姆之死引发共和党争夺参议院席位，特朗普暗示已有心仪人选
2026年6月16日，林赛·格雷厄姆参议员在华盛顿出席一场提名听证会。（格雷姆·斯隆/彭博社 via 盖蒂图片社）
“我认为，一些宣称要参选的人有一个前科，就是为了获得点击量而说一些离谱的话、采取荒谬的立场，”蒂蒙斯说。
“我认为南卡罗来纳州选民不会为这种行为买单，”他继续说道，“如果下一任参议员不采取同样的做法，那将是非常不幸的。”
目前，南卡罗来纳州已经有了格雷厄姆的临时接替人选——他的妹妹达琳·格雷厄姆。
达琳·格雷厄姆此前从未担任过民选公职，将于周二宣誓就职。届时，她将完成其兄长剩余的任期。
候选人可从周二起一周后开始提交初选参选材料。当被问及是否有意参选时，蒂蒙斯没有排除这一可能性。
“这是未来才会讨论的话题，显然我支持总统，”他说，“我认为总统将决定下一任参议员的人选，我们拭目以待他的决定。”
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 ally rips ‘thirsty’ Republicans jockeying to replace late senator
July 14, 2026 9:59am EDT / Fox News
Rep Timmons said rivals signaling interest within 24 hours of Graham’s death ‘rubbed me the wrong way’
By Alex Miller, Fox News
Rep. William Timmons, R-S.C., an ally and mentee of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., isn’t happy with how quickly his colleagues jumped at the chance to run for his suddenly vacant seat.
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FIRST ON FOX: The sharks are swirling in the water in the race to replace Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and one of his closest allies is unhappy with how quickly South Carolina Republicans jumped on the opening.
“I’ll just be honest, it rubbed me the wrong way,” Rep. William Timmons, R-S.C., told Fox News Digital in an interview.
“The way that within 24 hours people are talking about that, that’s just not appropriate,” he continued. “And I don’t know, I think it’s unfortunate that these people are so thirsty for attention that they’ll get it at the expense of — It just rubbed me the wrong way.”
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Rep. William Timmons, R-S.C., an ally and mentee of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., isn’t happy with how quickly his colleagues, Reps. Nancy Mace and Ralph Norman, jumped at the chance to run for his suddenly vacant seat.(Andrew Harnik/Getty Images; Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
Since Graham’s sudden death on Sunday, two members of the South Carolina GOP congressional delegation, Reps. Nancy Mace and Ralph Norman, have signaled interest in running in the forthcoming special election to lock in a new Republican nominee.
Mace teased a bid on social media after she failed to secure the Republican nomination for governor in the Palmetto State last month. Norman similarly was unable to clinch the nomination, which eventually went to South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson.
Mace posted a quote from “The Godfather III” on X on Sunday after sources close to her revealed she was “seriously” considering a bid in the Aug. 11 special election.
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“Just when I thought I was out… they pull me back in,” she posted.
And Norman told reporters that he’s seeking Trump’s endorsement for the race.
Norman said Trump told him, “He’s got to have some time.”
“I said, ‘Can you endorse me if I run?’” Norman recalled.
Timmons, who shared a close bond with Graham forged through hours on the golf course, argued that he didn’t believe that either would be senator after voters “just got the best polling data ever in [the] South Carolina… primary election.”
He contended that the next senator needed to “work to earn everyone’s respect and trust. And you can disagree, but you don’t need to be mean about it,” and to model themselves after Graham.
Timmons said a lesson he learned from his late mentor was that you have to earn the respect and trust of your colleagues: “You don’t tweet hateful things at them. You don’t tell them what to do. You tell them why this is a good path forward, and sometimes you have to figure out a way that you can make it work.”
GRAHAM’S DEATH IGNITES GOP SCRAMBLE FOR SENATE SEAT AS TRUMP HINTS HE ALREADY HAS A FAVORITE
Sen. Lindsey Graham during a confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., on June 16, 2026.(Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
“I think that some of the people that have talked about running have a history of just saying outlandish things and taking ridiculous positions just for the purpose of getting clicks,” Timmons said.
“And I think that that is not something that the people of South Carolina are going to reward,” he continued. “And I think that it would be very unfortunate if the next senator did not take the same approach.”
For now, South Carolina does have a temporary replacement for Graham — his younger sister, Darline Graham.
Darline Graham, who has never held elected office before, is set to be sworn in to the position on Tuesday. From there, she’ll serve out the remainder of her brother’s term.
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Candidates can begin filing for the primary race one week from Tuesday. Timmons, when asked if he was interested, didn’t shut the door on the idea.
“That’s a conversation for the future, and obviously I support the president,” he said. “I think the president is going to be the deciding factor of who the next senator is, and we will see what he decides.”
Alex Miller is a writer for Fox News Digital covering the U.S. Senate.
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