For decades, South Carolina voters have reliably returned Lindsey Graham to Washington despite periodic primary challengers who accused the dealmaker and foreign policy hawk of being insufficiently conservative. Lindsey Graham suffered a tear in his aorta at his Washington home and died on July 11. Before funeral observances for Lindsey Graham in Washington and South Carolina had even concluded, the campaign was on. One of the most conservative members in the House, Norman is well-known across South Carolina for being a fiscal conservative. Also in the running is Rep. Russell Fry, who appeared poised to gain Trump’s backing after Lindsey Graham’s death.