共和党参议员达琳·格雷厄姆（Darline Graham，共和党-南卡罗来纳州）据预测将败给民主党人安妮·安德鲁斯（Annie Andrews），这对共和党来说是一个惊人的失利，据决策台总部（DDHQ）报道。特朗普总统亲自挑选她接替其已故兄长、参议员林赛·格雷厄姆（Lindsey Graham，共和党-南卡罗来纳州）的职位，随后又鼓励她竞选完整任期。
Republican Sen. Darline Graham (R-S.C.), who President Trump personally picked to succeed her late brother Sen. Lindsey Graham’s (R-S.C.) and was then encouraged by the president to run for a full term, has been projected to be defeated by Democrat Annie Andrews in a stunning loss for the GOP, according to Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ).
据DDHQ称，在84%的选票统计完成时，安德鲁斯领先格雷厄姆4个百分点。
Andrews leads Graham by 4 points with 84 percent reporting, according to DDHQ.
DDHQ预测的格雷厄姆失利使参议院更接近民主党控制，并给该党带来了一个就在一个月前几乎没人预料到的胜利。在今年初、林赛·格雷厄姆去世之前，这几乎是不可想象的。
Graham’s lost, projected by Decision Desk HQ, moves the Senate closer to Democratic control, and gives the party a victory few would have seen coming just a month ago. At the beginning of the year, before Lindsey Graham’s death, it would have been nearly inconceivable.
数周来，这场竞争日趋胶着，民调显示安德鲁斯在选举日前保持领先。尽管如此，包括DDHQ在内的多家预测机构周二仍将达琳·格雷厄姆视为热门人选。
The race had been edging closer and closer for weeks, with polls showing Andrews with a lead going into election day. Still, DDHQ, among other prognosticators, had Darline Graham as the favorite on Tuesday.
但在得票总数上，达琳·格雷厄姆远远落后于其兄长在该州赢得的成绩，这发生在她经历了一场坎坷的竞选活动之后，当时她在一场激烈的初选决战中击败了众议员拉尔夫·诺曼（Ralph Norman）。
But Darline Graham trailed badly in her vote totals behind what her brother had won in the state, after a rocky campaign that saw her win a tough primary battle over Rep. Ralph Norman.
她在一次初选辩论中因外交政策问题失言，当时她在回答一个关于台湾的问题时表现不佳，这一时刻引发了共和党人对她参选准备程度的担忧。
She stumbled in one primary debate on foreign policy while taking a question on Taiwan, a moment that raised concerns among Republicans about her readiness for the race.
林赛·格雷厄姆于7月意外去世，此前他自2000年代初以来一直在参议院任职，并在6月赢得初选，当时他正在寻求第五个参议员任期。
Lindsey Graham died unexpectedly in July after serving in the upper chamber since the early 2000s, and after winning an initial June primary as he tried for a fifth Senate term.
南卡罗来纳州州长亨利·麦克马斯特（Henry McMaster，共和党）任命达琳·格雷厄姆暂时填补空缺，这是兄弟姐妹首次宣誓就职以接替在任期间去世的参议员。随后，在特朗普的支持下，她发起了完整任期的竞选，并在一场激烈的初选决选中击败了诺曼。
Darline Graham was appointed by South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster (R) to temporarily fill the vacancy, marking the first time a sibling has been sworn in to replace a senator who died in office. She later launched a bid for a full term with Trump’s support and defeated Norman in a bitter primary runoff.
尽管这位共和党人在红色的南卡罗来纳州占据优势，但《库克政治报告》（Cook Political Report）在选举前几周将该选情调整为倾向民主党，理由是格雷厄姆的政治弱点以及安德鲁斯——一位儿科医生和政治新人——发起了有竞争力的竞选。
The Republican had the advantage in red South Carolina, but Cook Political Report shifted the race toward Democrats in the weeks ahead of the election, citing Graham’s political weaknesses and a competitive bid from Andrews, a pediatrician and political newcomer.
自由意志党候选人凯西·惠特纳也在选票上，她也有可能分走部分格雷厄姆的支持，为安德鲁斯创造胜选路径。
A Libertarian on the ballot, Kasie Whitener, also risked pulling some of Graham’s support to create a path for Andrews.
诺曼的儿子沃伦·诺曼在选举前表示，他不会投票给格雷厄姆，并“倾向于”把选票投给安德鲁斯。
Norman’s son, Warren Norman, said ahead of the election that he would not vote for Graham and was “leaning” toward casting his ballot for Andrews.
一对来自两党的前南卡罗来纳州州长、戴维·比斯利（共和党）和吉姆·霍奇斯（民主党），也在大选日前一周多一点的时候背书安德鲁斯。霍奇斯说：“多年来，我们俩并非在所有事情上都意见一致。”
A bipartisan pair of former South Carolina governors, David Beasley (R) and Jim Hodges (D), also endorsed Andrews just more than a week before Election Day. “Now, over the years, the two of us haven’t always agreed on everything,” Hodges said.
比斯利表示：“但我们现在确实一致同意一点，那就是这个国家过于分裂，政治言辞已经严重、严重失控。”
“But one thing we do agree on right now is this country is too divided, and the political rhetoric has gotten way, way out of hand,” Beasley stated.
结果对特朗普是一个打击，他曾表示推荐已故参议员的妹妹作为临时继任者，后来又呼吁她竞选完整任期。在她竞选期间，格雷厄姆吹捧她与总统立场一致，以此回应关于她缺乏政治经验的批评。
The results are a blow to Trump, who has said he recommended the late senator’s sister as an interim replacement, and he later called on her to run for a full term. As she campaigned, Graham touted her alignment with the president as she batted back criticisms about her lack of political experience.
在竞选最后几天，特朗普在“棕榈州”为格雷厄姆和其他共和党人助选。
Trump stumped for Graham and other Republicans in the Palmetto State in the closing days of the campaign.
格雷厄姆与她兄弟关系亲密，是其政治生涯中的关键人物，尽管她在获参议员任命前从未担任过公职。安德鲁斯的胜利终结了她作为首位女性、也是首位毕业于历史上黑人大学的人代表南卡罗来纳州进入参议院的任期。
Graham was close with her brother and a key fixture in his political life, though she had neer held political office before her Senate appointment. Andrews’s win ends her tenure as the first woman and first graduate from a historically Black college or university to represent South Carolina in the Senate.
南卡罗来纳州的两个参议院席位几十年来一直是红色的，共和党主导该州的众议院席位和总统大选。
Both of South Carolina’s Senate seats have been red for decades, and Republicans dominate the state’s House seats and presidential races.