André Bauer, former lieutenant governor of South Carolina, suspended his campaign for Lindsey Graham's Senate seat in 2026, calling for more unity.

Just weeks after announcing his bid to unseat Lindsey Graham in the U.S. Senate, former South Carolina Lt. Gov. André Bauer is exiting the race. Bauer, a Republican, wrote in an Aug. 8 post on social media that he decided to suspend his campaign after “deep prayer and reflection.

Former South Carolina Lt. Gov. André Bauer announced on X that he is dropping out of the U.S. Senate race between him and Sen. Lindsey Graham.Bauer’s intent for his run for the U.S. Senate was to see the state’s true values as he described himself as ‘a real,