{"id":2612744,"date":"2026-06-10T00:15:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T04:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mace-endorses-old-foe-alan-wilson-for-south-carolina-governor-buried-the-hatchet\/"},"modified":"2026-06-10T00:16:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T04:16:55","slug":"mace-endorses-old-foe-alan-wilson-for-south-carolina-governor-buried-the-hatchet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mace-endorses-old-foe-alan-wilson-for-south-carolina-governor-buried-the-hatchet\/","title":{"rendered":"Mace endorses old foe Alan Wilson for South Carolina governor: &#8216;Buried the hatchet&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmace-endorses-old-foe-alan-wilson-for-south-carolina-governor-buried-the-hatchet%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2612744&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Rep. Nancy Mace has conceded her bid for South Carolina governor and endorsed state Attorney General Alan Wilson for the upcoming GOP runoff against Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette, despite years of personal and political clashes between Mace and Wilson.Mace said she and Wilson have \u201cburied the hatchet\u201d and argued for a \u201claw-and-order\u201d governor,predicting Wilson will handle Evette in the runoff.<\/p>\n<p>Her endorsement follows Mace\u2019s fifth-place finish in the primary, where Trump-backed Evette won first place. Mace had also faulted Trump\u2019s backing of Evette, and the conflict included disagreements over issues such as the release of the Epstein files and other campaign disputes, including Mace\u2019s call for Evette to drop out. Mace\u2019s move signals a shift away from longstanding rivalries as the party prepares for the june 23 runoff.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After placing fifth in her bid to be <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/south-carolina\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"524\">South Carolina<\/a>\u2018s next governor, Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nancy-mace\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"2548\">Nancy Mace<\/a> (R-SC) conceded and endorsed state Attorney General Alan Wilson, her political foe, for the seat. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mace and Wilson have gone head-to-head as political rivals over the past few years, with Wilson calling Mace an \u201centitled, spoiled brat\u201d and Mace blasting Wilson for executing a political \u201chit job\u201d against her gubernatorial campaign. But the two enemies have apparently let bygones be bygones as of Tuesday evening, as Mace conceded her gubernatorial bid loss and backed <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4601714\/pamela-evette-alan-wilson-runoff-south-carolina-governor\/\">Wilson in his runoff against<\/a> Lt. Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4588237\/trump-endorses-pam-evette-south-carolina-snubs-mace\/\">Pamela Evette<\/a> (R-SC), <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2026\/06\/09\/us\/elections-maine-sc-nv-nd-primaries\/7e57e768-22ed-5893-b92e-bd5b9e8bafde?smid=url-share\">predicting<\/a> Wilson will \u201cmop the floor\u201d with Evette.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4601258\/20-republicans-buck-leadership-to-pass-labor-regulations-bill\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>20 Republicans buck leadership to pass labor regulations\u00a0bill<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4600159\/mamdani-soccer-not-exist-without-immigrants-ice-concerns-in-nyc-world-cup\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Mamdani says \u2018soccer would not exist without immigrants\u2019 over ICE concerns in NYC for World Cup<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4599343\/gordon-wood-scholar-american-revolution-dies-92\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Gordon S. Wood, influential scholar of the American Revolution, dies at 92<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhat many of you do not know is that in the last couple of weeks, Alan Wilson and I have buried the hatchet,\u201d Mace said on Tuesday evening. \u201cI want a law-and-order governor, and that law-and-order governor is going to be Alan Wilson.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mace, who <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4601714\/pamela-evette-alan-wilson-runoff-south-carolina-governor\/\">came in fifth place<\/a> with just over 12% of the vote as of Tuesday evening, fell 14.1 percentage points behind Wilson and 17.2 percentage points behind Evette in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alaskas-special-election-is-a-template-for-how-the-left-wants-to-rig-the-vote\/\" title=\"Alaska\u2019s Special Election Is A Template For How The Left Wants To Rig The Vote\">general primary<\/a>. President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a>-endorsed Evette <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4601714\/pamela-evette-alan-wilson-runoff-south-carolina-governor\/\">placed first in the primary<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mace\u2019s endorsement of Wilson comes after she was snubbed by Trump\u2019s backing of Evette, as the sitting congresswoman highlighted old, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4589166\/nancy-mace-posts-endorsement-photo-trump-after-he-picked-opponent\/\">endorsement-like imagery<\/a> of herself with Trump, even after the President backed Evette over her. The friction between Mace and Trump was evident when he backed Evette, but it largely began over her championing the release of the Epstein files in the House. Mace acknowledged that this decision may have cost her votes on Tuesday night, but stood by the decision.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI voted to release the Epstein files and lost some support for that. As a survivor, I chose to stand on principle and stand against the Epstein cover-up. I chose to expose the names hidden in the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >sexual harassment slush fund<\/a>. I chose to expose DEI judges. I chose to expose the abusers of children. And apparently, I chose wrong if the goal was winning an election. I\u2019m at peace with that,\u201d Mace <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NancyMace\/status\/2064511079074423211?s=20\">wrote<\/a> on X. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mace had also called on Evette <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4600433\/nancy-mace-urge-pamela-evette-drop-out-race\/\">to drop out of the race<\/a> on the day of the primary, pointing to a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NancyMace\/status\/2064334722843509096\">video<\/a> shared by Mace\u2019s campaign of a volunteer with Evette\u2019s campaign allegedly assaulting a Mace supporter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By backing the challenger to Trump-endorsed Evette, Mace is also moving on from years of sparring with Wilson. Mace had previously accused Wilson of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3316237\/nancy-mace-alleges-sexual-abuse-south-carolina\/\">not doing enough to prosecute<\/a> crimes against women as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-ag-barr-authorizes-federal-prosecutors-to-pursue-substantial-allegations-of-voting-irregularities-before-2020-election-is-certified\/\" title=\"BREAKING: AG Barr Authorizes Federal Prosecutors to Pursue &quot;Substantial Allegations&quot; of Voting Irregularities Before 2020 Election is Certified\">attorney general<\/a>, saying \u201creal men protect women\u201d and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3316237\/nancy-mace-alleges-sexual-abuse-south-carolina\/\">accusing him of<\/a> turning \u201ca blind eye to women and girls for the last 15 years.\u201d Wilson <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3316237\/nancy-mace-alleges-sexual-abuse-south-carolina\/\">called<\/a> the allegations \u201ccategorically false.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4601714\/pamela-evette-alan-wilson-runoff-south-carolina-governor\/\">PAMELA EVETTE AND ALAN WILSON HEAD TO RUNOFF FOR SOUTH CAROLINA GOVERNOR GOP NOD<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Their tensions peaked again in December, when Mace called a released police report on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3912745\/nancy-mace-spectacle-south-carolina-airport-police-investigation\/\">her behavior toward <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-secretary-of-state-investigating-voter-registration-group-run-by-democrat-raphael-warnock\/\" title=\"Georgia Secretary Of State Investigating Voter Registration Group Run By Democrat Raphael Warnock\">law enforcement officers<\/a><\/a> at the Charleston International Airport a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3913279\/nancy-mace-claims-police-report-airport-incident-falsified\/\">political \u201chit job\u201d<\/a> by Wilson. Wilson clapped back, calling Mace an <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3914435\/south-carolina-attorney-general-blasts-nancy-mace-as-entitled-spoiled-brat\/\">\u201centitled, spoiled brat\u201d<\/a> and saying \u201cit\u2019s not just this one incident,\u201d alluding to other alleged behavioral incidents.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But now that seems to be all water under the Ravenel Bridge, as Wilson has the backing of Mace heading into the June 23 runoff to see which Republican will face off in the November general election against Democratic state Rep. Jermaine Johnson. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After placing fifth, Nancy Mace conceded and endorsed rival Alan Wilson for SC governor<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2612747,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26159766596106.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[81111,81112,5894,41960],"class_list":["post-2612744","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-alan-wilson","tag-mace-endorsement","tag-politics","tag-south-carolina"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26159766596106.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2612744","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2612744"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2612744\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2612749,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2612744\/revisions\/2612749"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2612747"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2612744"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2612744"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2612744"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}