On July 11, 2026, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) died, leaving a vacancy in the U.S. Senate.
The vacancy now brings the Republican majority in the U.S. Senate to 52 to 45, with one vacancy. Additionally, Sens. Angus King (I-Maine) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) are independents who caucus with Democrats.
Graham is the fourth member of the U.S. Senate since 2013 to have died while in office: