Nancy Mace gets trounced in South Carolina gov’s race after Trump snub — makes a surprise endorsement
By Victor Nava
Published June 9, 2026
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) conceded the South Carolina Republican gubernatorial primary race Tuesday less than two hours after polls closed, as returns showed the firebrand congresswoman trailing Trump-backed Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette by double digits.
“This isn’t the end of the fight, but it is the end of a chapter,” Mace said in her concession speech, during which she endorsed state Attorney General Alan Wilson in a runoff race against Evette.
Mace was garnering only 11.3% of the vote — putting her in fifth place in the GOP field — when she admitted defeat.
Meanwhile, Evette held about 29% of the vote, while Wilson was receiving roughly 26% — both advancing to a runoff election.
“Serving South Carolina has been the greatest honor of my life,” Mace wrote on X, shortly after conceding. “Every vote I cast, every hearing I called, every fight I picked — it was always for you.”
The congresswoman suggested her crusades on behalf of sexual assault victims, including her vote “to release the Epstein files” and work to “expose” secret congressional sexual harassment settlements, cost her the election.
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