South Carolina voters will choose the Republican candidate in the race to replace the late Sen.Lindsey Graham.
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Here’s what to know today.South Carolina offers the next major test of Trump’s influencePresident Donald Trump helps Sen.Darline Graham off the stage during a campaign rally in Myrtle Beach, S.C., on Aug.
21.Saul Loeb / AFP via Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump quickly threw his weight behind Sen.
Darline Graham when she announced her bid to run for a full term after the sudden death of her late brother, Sen.Lindsey Graham.
But her candidacy has faced skepticism, particularly after a misstep at a debate last week.Now, the president’s influence faces its next test this election season.The Republican Senate runoff today in South Carolina between Graham and Rep.
Ralph Norman will show whether a Trump endorsement is still an important factor in Republican contests.Norman is a staunch conservative who has painted Graham as the “establishment” pick, and some Trump supporters are wary about Graham’s lack of experience.Trump’s influence also faces a test in the Oklahoma GOP primary for governor.
State Attorney General Gentner Drummond has touted his closeness to the president, even though Trump backed his opponent, former state Sen.Mike Mazzei.
Trump has since panned Drummond as a “fake Republican.”The Oklahoma race has become particularly brutal and personal.Fighting between the two candidates over accusations about their fitness for office led to the two men releasing drug tests in recent days.Here are the other primary races to watch.NBC News’ chief data analyst Steve Kornacki takes a closer look at a potentially decisive South Carolina district in The Data Dive, a new subscriber-exclusive newsletter on the numbers, trends and data shaping the biggest stories heading into...