Senate Majority Leader John Thune on Monday declined to offer an official endorsement in the South Carolina Senate race to replace the late-Sen. Lindsey Graham, who died earlier this month.

Republican South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster appointed Graham's sister Darline Graham Nordone to serve the remainder of her brother's term, and she announced Monday that she plans to seek the full term in November.

President Donald Trump has already endorsed Nordone in the race and Thune praised her as an "accomplished person" without officially endorsing her, according to Politico.

“She obviously carries on Lindsey’s legacy. But I think she’s a very accomplished person in her own right,” Thune told reporters. "[But] I'll let the voters in South Carolina decide.”

Reps. Ralph Norman and Russell Fry, R-S.C., are also seeking the GOP nomination for a full term in a special election next month. The election will take place on Aug. 11.

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