U.S. congressman Russell Fry, interim U.S. senator Darline Graham Nordone, congressman Ralph Norman, businessman Mark Lynch, and former governor/congressman Mark Sanford were all sanctioned by the SCGOP to participate. If you’ve ever seen a Republican candidate debate for any federal office, this one was no different than the rest. Lynch, who unsuccessfully ran against Graham two months ago, was the only candidate who explicitly attacked his opponents by name. pic.twitter.com/pfa5Q0yfRt — Mark Sanford (@MarkSanford) August 3, 2026***Then there was Mark Sanford. Fry, Lynch, Norman, and Sanford will reassemble without her at WCBD TV 2 (NBC – Charleston) this evening.