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Nancy Mace is OUSTED from politics after Trump extracts Epstein 'revenge' in South Carolina governor's race

Mace finished last in the Republican gubernatorial primary, receiving about 11 percent of the counted ballots.

Nancy Mace is OUSTED from politics after Trump extracts Epstein 'revenge' in South Carolina governor's race
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This article1 analysis · Oct 5, 2026
Jun 9, 2026
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Nancy Mace finished last in South Carolina’s Republican gubernatorial primary, while Trump-endorsed Pamela Evette and Alan Wilson advanced to a runoff. The article frames the result as another test of Trump’s influence in Republican primaries.

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Nancy Mace
R · SC-1

Representative and Republican gubernatorial candidate who finished last in the primary

PRIMARY SUBJECT
Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President whose endorsement of Pamela Evette is presented as a factor in the race

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Representative and Trump-backed Republican gubernatorial candidate in Iowa who lost to Zach Lahn

Thomas Massie
R · KY-4

Kentucky representative mentioned as a target of Trump’s endorsement against him

Ralph Norman
R · SC-5

Representative and Republican gubernatorial candidate mentioned in polling and as an introducer at Nikki Haley’s 2024 launch

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
R · Secretary of Health and Human Services

Health and Human Services secretary whose movement is associated with Zach Lahn

Cory Mills
R · FL-7

Representative whom Mace targeted for expulsion over sexual misconduct

Bill Cassidy
R · LA · SEN

Louisiana senator mentioned in the article’s account of Trump’s endorsements

Julia Letlow
R · LA-5

Representative mentioned as Trump’s endorsed alternative to Bill Cassidy

Ken Paxton
R · TX

Texas attorney general and Senate candidate whom Trump endorsed against Cornyn

Sarah McBride
D · DE-AL

Representative mentioned in connection with Mace’s effort to bar her from women’s bathrooms on Capitol Hill

Kentucky House candidate mentioned as Trump’s endorsed challenger to Thomas Massie

John Cornyn
R · TX · SEN

Texas senator mentioned as an example of a Republican whose political career Trump’s endorsement affected

ALSO MENTIONED  Alan Wilson, South Carolina attorney general and Republican gubernatorial candidate advancing to the runoff; Jermaine Johnson, State House member and Democratic gubernatorial candidate mentioned in a brief note about the Democratic side; Josh Kimbrell, South Carolina state senator and Republican gubernatorial candidate who dropped out and endorsed Wilson; Nikki Haley, Former South Carolina governor and UN ambassador whose 2024 launch event was introduced by Ralph Norman; Pamela Evette, Lieutenant governor and Republican gubernatorial candidate advancing to the runoff; Rom Reddy, Republican gubernatorial candidate described as an outsider businessman; Zach Lahn, Republican gubernatorial candidate in Iowa who defeated Trump-backed Randy Feenstra

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Nancy Mace Loses South Carolina Republican Governor Primary

Outlets agree that Nancy Mace lost South Carolina’s Republican gubernatorial primary and did not advance to the runoff. Left-leaning outlets present the loss as a political rebuke, connecting it to Mace’s relationship with Trump and, in some coverage, her standing in MAGA politics. Center outlets mainly report her finish and the runoff, sometimes placing the result in broader primary coverage or in the context of Trump’s influence. Right-leaning outlets emphasize the significance of Trump’s endorsement and Mace’s failure to secure it.

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