{"success":true,"data":{"id":"95d10b4f-0617-40fe-adff-a7683eb5507b","title":"Lindsey Graham's death prompts process to fill his Senate seat","summary":"Interest Successfully Added We'll notify you here with news about Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? - [x] Off On Lindsey Graham's death prompts process to fill his Senate seat A special election will be held in the coming weeks, according to state law.","content":"Interest Successfully Added\n\nWe'll notify you here with news about\n\nTurn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? \n\n- [x] Off On \n\n# Lindsey Graham's death prompts process to fill his Senate seat\n\nA special election will be held in the coming weeks, according to state law.\n\nBy[Oren Oppenheim](https://abcnews.com/author/oren_oppenheim) and [Juhi Doshi](https://abcnews.com/author/juhi_doshi)\n\nJuly 12, 2026, 4:36 PM\n\n2:06\n\nGraham's sudden death shakes up Senate Senator Graham's passing comes just months before the midterm elections, as both parties have faced setbacks in the fight to control Congress.\n\nSouth Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, who [died Saturday](https://abcnews.com/Politics/sen-lindsey-graham-south-carolina-dies-71/story?id=134688641) at age 71, was up for reelection this year and won the state's Republican primary last month with almost 60% of the vote.\n\nGraham's unexpected passing sets in motion processes that will ensure someone completes the remainder of Graham's current Senate term, which expires in January, and also elect someone to take his place on November's general election ballot.\n\nThe new Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham takes his seat at the start of the confirmation hearing for William Barr to be attorney general, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Jan. 15, 2019.\n\nJ. Scott Applewhite/AP\n\nPer [state law](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t07c019.php), South Carolina Gov. 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