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Darline Graham Advances to South Carolina Senate Runoff

13 articles from 9 outlets First seen: August 11, 2026
Outlets: 5 left · 4 right · Earliest publisher-stamped report: Daily Wire

See how each outlet covered this ↓ Compare the framing and bias scores below. A written neutral summary is still pending — every Pure Report account must clear two verification gates first — but the full coverage record is here now.

Where outlets disagree Contested

No neutral account cleared verification for this story, so we assert nothing as settled. Below is the raw record: what 9 outlets agree on, and exactly where they differ — each with the source's own words.

What every side reports

Sen. Darline Graham and Rep. Ralph Norman have advanced to a runoff in the contest to succeed the late Sen. Lindsey Graham.
Breitbart · Fox News · Washington Examiner · Axios · Daily Wire
The runoff election will take place on August 25.
Washington Examiner · Axios · Daily Wire

Reported by only one outlet

Senator Darline Graham plans to tout her closeness to President Trump.
New York Times — no other outlet we ingested carried this
Representative Ralph Norman plans to talk about his conservative credentials.
New York Times — no other outlet we ingested carried this
Graham was sworn in as interim senator last month following the death of her brother, Lindsey Graham.
Guardian — no other outlet we ingested carried this

Framing spectrum · 9 outlets

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Range 4–30/100 (Wire-neutral → Mainstream) Average 6 Articles by lean: 9 left · 0 center · 4 right

Coverage patterns

Earliest report in our feed set (publisher timestamps): Daily Wire (right), Aug 11, 18:57 UTC.

Lean Outlets Articles Who
Left 5 9 Axios, Guardian, NPR, New York Times, The Daily Beast
Right 4 4 Breitbart, Daily Wire, Fox News, Washington Examiner
Report-by-report timeline · 13
Aug 11 18:57 Daily Wire Trump’s Endorsement Propels Darline Graham Into High-Stakes Senate Runoff Aug 11 22:39 NPR Sen. Darline Graham Advances to GOP Special Primary Runoff in South Carolina Aug 11 22:39 NPR Sen. Darline Graham and Rep. Ralph Norman advance to GOP special primary runoff in South Carolina Aug 12 00:21 Washington Examiner Darline Graham Nordone and Ralph Norman to Compete in South Carolina Senate Runoff Aug 12 00:22 Fox News South Carolina GOP Senate Primary Advances to Runoff Election Aug 12 00:31 The Daily Beast South Carolina Senate Special Election Heads to Runoff Aug 12 01:05 Axios South Carolina GOP Senate primary proceeds to runoff Aug 12 01:24 Guardian Darline Graham to Compete Against Ralph Norman in South Carolina Republican Primary Runoff Aug 12 01:35 Breitbart Darline Graham, Ralph Norman Advance to Runoff in South Carolina U.S. Senate Republican Primary Aug 12 02:05 Guardian Darline Graham and Ralph Norman to Compete in South Carolina Senate Primary Runoff Aug 12 21:20 New York Times South Carolina Senate Runoff Begins with Focus on Trump and Conservative Credentials Aug 12 21:20 New York Times South Carolina Senate Runoff Features Candidates Focusing on Trump and Conservative Values — The Daily Beast Lindsey Graham’s Sister’s Record of Trump Snubs Revealed

Coverage patterns reflect only the ~50 feeds Pure Report ingests — not the full media universe. Timestamps are publisher-reported. Lean labels are Pure Report's classification. Articles are grouped by automated clustering, and counts include syndicated wire copies.

Compare the coverage

Axios LEANS LEFT 1 article 4 Wire-neutral
South Carolina GOP Senate primary proceeds to runoff
Fox News LEANS RIGHT 1 article 4 Wire-neutral
South Carolina GOP Senate Primary Advances to Runoff Election
Washington Examiner LEANS RIGHT 1 article 4 Wire-neutral
Darline Graham Nordone and Ralph Norman to Compete in South Carolina Senate Runoff