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Nancy Mace and Ralph Norman lose bids for governor in South Carolina

Norman finished third in the South Carolina Republican gubernatorial primary and fell short of the runoff.

Nancy Mace and Ralph Norman lose bids for governor in South Carolina
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Reps. Nancy Mace and Ralph Norman lost the South Carolina Republican gubernatorial primary, sending Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette and Attorney General Alan Wilson to a June 23 runoff. The article also recaps results in congressional and Senate primaries across several states.

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Ralph Norman
R · SC-5

Representative and unsuccessful Republican candidate for South Carolina governor

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Nancy Mace
R · SC-1

Representative and unsuccessful Republican candidate for South Carolina governor

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Nevada state senator and Republican candidate for the 1st Congressional District

Representative from Iowa and unsuccessful gubernatorial candidate

Lindsey Graham
Former U.S. Senator (R-SC)

Senator from South Carolina and Republican primary candidate

Republican candidate for Nevada’s 3rd Congressional District

Democratic candidate for South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District

Republican candidate for Nevada’s 2nd Congressional District

Representative from Nevada and incumbent in the 4th District

Mark Lynch
R · SC

Republican Senate primary challenger to Lindsey Graham

Joe Kent
R · WA

Former director of the National Counterterrorism Center and Lynch supporter

Dina Titus
D · NV-1

Representative from Nevada and incumbent in the 1st District

Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President; his endorsements and comments are cited in several primary contests

Wes Climer
R · SC

South Carolina state senator and Republican candidate for the 5th Congressional District

Pete Hegseth
R · Secretary of Defense

Defense secretary

Democratic candidate for North Dakota’s at-large House seat

Thomas Massie
R · KY-4

Representative from Kentucky, referenced as a model for Lynch’s foreign-policy stance

Charleston County councilwoman and Republican candidate for South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District

Republican candidate for Nevada’s 4th Congressional District

Representative from Nevada, retiring from the 2nd District seat

Susie Lee
D · NV-3

Representative from Nevada and incumbent in the 3rd District

Julie Fedorchak
R · ND-AL

Representative from North Dakota and Republican primary candidate

Dusty Johnson
R · SD-AL

Representative from South Dakota and unsuccessful gubernatorial candidate

Joe Wilson
R · SC-2

Representative from South Carolina; Alan Wilson’s father

Chip Roy
R · TX-21

Representative from Texas and unsuccessful candidate for state attorney general

Mark Smith
R · SC

South Carolina state representative and Republican candidate for the 1st District

Retired Foreign Service officer and Republican primary challenger to Julie Fedorchak

Wesley Hunt
R · TX-38

Representative from Texas and candidate in the Texas Senate primary

Buddy Carter
R · GA-1

Representative from Georgia and unsuccessful Senate candidate

Former Nevada state senator and Republican candidate for the 2nd District

Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate in South Carolina

ALSO MENTIONED  Alan Wilson, South Carolina attorney general and Republican gubernatorial candidate; Henry McMaster, South Carolina governor; Jermaine Johnson, Democratic candidate for South Carolina governor; Joe Lombardo, Nevada governor; Mac Deford, Democratic candidate for South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District; Michael Flynn, Former national security adviser and Lynch supporter; Pamela Evette, South Carolina lieutenant governor and Republican gubernatorial candidate; Rom Reddy, Businessman and South Carolina Republican gubernatorial candidate

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