Nancy Mace Announces Next Career Move After Losing South Carolina Gov. Primary
GOP U.S.Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina said Wednesday that she will retire from elected office and return to the private sector at the end of her current term. Her decision came a day after she lost the South Carolina Republican gubernatorial primary,where she placed fifth with 12.1% of the vote. The top finishers were Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette (28.9%) and Attorney General Alan Wilson (26.1%), and they will meet in a june 23 runoff-an election Wilson will enter after Mace endorsed him.
after conceding defeat Tuesday, Mace posted messages on X expressing gratitude for her service and emphasizing that the fight isn’t over. in her follow-up post announcing what comes next, she reiterated that she said when running in 2020 that she would serve only three terms, and she believes her time in Congress is up. The article also notes her prior roles in the South Carolina House and her unsuccessful 2014 run against Sen. Lindsey Graham, who won the GOP Senate primary and is seeking another term.
GOP Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina announced Wednesday that she plans to retire from elected office and return to the private sector at the end of her current congressional term.
The announcement came one day after Mace failed to advance in South Carolina’s Republican gubernatorial primary.
Mace finished fifth in Tuesday’s primary with 12.1 percent of the vote.
Trump-endorsed South Carolina Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette earned a plurality of the vote with 28.9 percent, while state Attorney General Alan Wilson received 26.1 percent.
Evette and Wilson will face off in a June 23 runoff.
Mace has endorsed Wilson in that race.
After she conceded defeat Tuesday night, Mace posted a lengthy statement on X.
“Serving South Carolina has been the greatest honor of my life,” Mace wrote. “Every vote I cast, every hearing I called, every fight I picked — it was always for you.”
Serving South Carolina has been the greatest honor of my life. Every vote I cast, every hearing I called, every fight I picked — it was always for you.
I’ve seen what happens when good people stay quiet. And I’ve seen what happens when they don’t. I would choose the latter every… pic.twitter.com/Dwx7oCUT9q
— Nancy Mace (@NancyMace) June 10, 2026
She continued:
I will always be grateful for the people of South Carolina who trusted me, fought with me, and refused to look the other way. This isn’t the end of the fight. It’s just the end of this chapter.
I will be forever grateful for the opportunity to serve my fellow country man and serve the greatest state in the nation, South Carolina.
On Wednesday, Mace followed up with another post revealing what will come next after her current term ends.
“Headed back to the private sector at the end of this term, as the Founders intended,” Mace wrote.
“When I ran in 2020 I said I’d only serve 3 terms and my time is up. It’s truly been an immense honor and I wouldn’t trade it for anything else.”
Headed back to the private sector at the end of this term, as the Founders intended.
When I ran in 2020 I said I’d only serve 3 terms and my time is up. It’s truly been an immense honor and I wouldn’t trade it for anything else. https://t.co/4mjcGRjcUY
— Nancy Mace (@NancyMace) June 10, 2026
Mace served in the South Carolina House before running for her current seat.
Before that, she mounted an unsuccessful bid to unseat GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham in 2014.
Graham won his primary Tuesday and will seek another six-year term in the Senate, where he has served since 2003.
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