A last-minute push to find a Republican candidate to vie for Sen. Lindsey Graham’s seat has begun after the South Carolina lawmaker died from a “brief and sudden illness” on July 11. The 71-year-old, who was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 2002, was running for reelection this fall after scoring the Republican nomination in a landslide victory in the state’s primary on June 9. South Carolina law has a pre-established timeline that election officials must follow if a party nominee dies, including swiftly adding a special primary election to take place ahead of the general election. “The filing period for this special primary election opens the second Tuesday after the death, disqualification, or approval of the resignation for one week,” the law states....