Democrats notched an upset victory in South Carolina’s Senate race, NBC News projects, with Annie Andrews toppling Republican Sen. Darline Graham, who was appointed this year to succeed her late brother, longtime Sen. Lindsey Graham.

Andrews, a pediatrician, will be the state’s first Democratic senator in more than 20 years. Donald Trump carried South Carolina by more than 17 percentage points two years ago.

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    2 days ago

    Andrews is a pediatrician.

    I was rooting for her from Illinois.

    God knows SC needed someone with some brains for once.

    Not sure how common it is for physicians to become politicians but probably should happen more than it does.