SOUTH CAROLINA + TENNESSEE: SHOCKS IN THE SOUTH

🌴 SOUTH CAROLINA

🏛️ Senate — 🔄 FLIP ✅
🔵 Annie Andrews @AnnieAndrewsMD: 1,042,362 (51.1%)
🔴 Sen. Darline Graham @DarlineGrahamSC: 951,165 (46.7%)
Democrat Annie Andrews defeated Sen. Darline Graham, who was appointed to the seat of her late brother, longtime Sen. Lindsey Graham (NBC News).

🏠 Governor (open) ✅
🔴 Alan Wilson @AGAlanWilson: 1,050,190 (51.6%)
🔵 Jermaine Johnson @Dr_JLJohnson: 959,001 (47.1%)
Alan Wilson becomes South Carolina's 118th governor after a "surprisingly tight" race (Post and Courier).
🗳️ Turnout: 2,035,521 vs 1,703,192 in 2022 (+20%)

⏳ SC-1 (open): Nancy Lacore (D) leads Jenny Costa Honeycutt (R) by 3,308
⏳ SC-2: Rep. Joe Wilson @TeamJoeWilson leads Zyon Khalifa (D) by 3,027
⏳ SC-1: 🔵 Nancy Lacore @nancylacore (new) 161,878 – Jenny Costa Honeycutt @JennyHoneycutt 158,570
⏳ SC-2: 🔴 Joe Wilson @TeamJoeWilson 147,620 – Zyon Khalifa 144,593
✅ SC-3: 🔴 Sheri Biggs @VoteSheriBiggs 173,801 – Eunice Lehmacher 93,821
✅ SC-4: 🔴 William Timmons @VoteTimmons 146,808 – Courtney McClain 129,561
✅ SC-5: 🔴 Wes Climer @WesClimer (new) 151,553 – Mallory Dittmer 135,157
✅ SC-6: 🔵 James Clyburn @RepJamesClyburn 180,559 – John Peterson 79,497
✅ SC-7: 🔴 Russell Fry @RussellFrySC 172,308 – John Vincent 131,319

🎸 TENNESSEE

🏠 Governor (open) ✅
🔴 Marsha Blackburn @VoteMarsha: 955,259 (45.5%)
🔵 Jerri Green @Jerri_M_Green: 902,546 (43.0%)
⚪ David Hatley @Hatley4Governor: 195,288 (9.3%)
Blackburn becomes Tennessee's first woman governor (Memphis Flyer).
🎤 GREEN, conceding: "I'm not done fighting" (NewsChannel 5)

🏛️ Senate ✅
🔴 Sen. Bill Hagerty @BillHagertyTN: 1,138,407 (55.1%)
🔵 Marquita Bradshaw @BradshawforTN: 886,911 (42.9%)
🗳️ Turnout: 2,099,866 governor votes vs 1,739,882 in 2022 (+21%)

🔥 TN-4: Victoria Broderick @Victoria4Tn beat 16-year Rep. Scott DesJarlais by 280 votes, 95,585 to 95,305 (Nashville Banner, Tennessean) — AP hasn't called it ⏳
✅ TN-1: 🔴 Diana Harshbarger @RepHarshbarger 141,117 – Kristi Burke 61,682
✅ TN-2: 🔴 Tim Burchett @timburchett 144,892 – Michaela Barnett 103,311
✅ TN-3: 🔴 Chuck Fleischmann @RepChuck 136,110 – Anna Golladay 95,051
⏳ TN-4: 🔵 Victoria Broderick @Victoria4Tn (new) 95,585 – Scott DesJarlais @DesJarlaisTN04 95,305
✅ TN-5: 🔴 Charlie Hatcher @HatcherforTN (new) 110,408 – Chaz Molder @chazmolder 99,841
✅ TN-6: 🔴 Johnny Garrett @JohnnyGarrett (new) 120,950 – Mike Croley 113,177
⏳ TN-7: 🔴 Matt Van Epps @MattForTN 121,100 – Darden Copeland 115,867
✅ TN-8: 🔴 David Kustoff @RepDavidKustoff 114,045 – Heidi Kuhn 102,406
⏳ TN-9: 🔴 Brent Taylor @BrentTaylorTN (new) 111,924 – Justin Pearson @Justinjpearson 109,371

✅ called · 🔄 flip · ⏳ AP not called · AP, unofficial; 2022 official

A Democratic senator from South Carolina. Did you see that coming? 👇

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