Nancy Mace drops out of South Carolina Senate race
Nancy Mace (R-SC) announced she will not run for Lindsey Graham’s U.S. Senate seat in South Carolina before the Tuesday filing deadline, following Graham’s unexpected death last week.Mace had considered a run in the August special election but recently lost her gubernatorial bid and plans to leave her House seat in January. She stated her current commitment to her ongoing fight as the reason for not entering the senate race. Meanwhile, in related developments, other candidates are making decisions regarding the South carolina Senate race, with some GOP figures like Darline Graham Nordone planning to run for a full term, and others like Thune choosing not to endorse at this time. A separate story highlights Byron York’s report on South Carolina’s upcoming election and Maine’s party pick. This is breaking news and updates will follow.
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) announced Monday that she would not run for Sen. Lindsey Graham’s U.S. Senate seat ahead of South Carolina’s Tuesday filing deadline.
Following Graham’s unexpected death last week, Mace floated running in the August special election. She lost her gubernatorial bid recently and will leave her House seat in January.
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“I’m not running for the U.S. Senate, not because I’m backing down from a fight but because the one I’m already in matters right now,” Mace said in a video statement.
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