{"id":2628848,"date":"2026-07-12T12:17:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T16:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-hours-after-lindsay-grahams-death-nancy-mace-is-eyeing-his-senate-seat\/"},"modified":"2026-07-12T12:18:45","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T16:18:45","slug":"report-hours-after-lindsay-grahams-death-nancy-mace-is-eyeing-his-senate-seat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-hours-after-lindsay-grahams-death-nancy-mace-is-eyeing-his-senate-seat\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Hours After Lindsay Graham&#8217;s Death, Nancy Mace Is Eyeing His Senate Seat"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><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%2Freport-hours-after-lindsay-grahams-death-nancy-mace-is-eyeing-his-senate-seat%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=2628848&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>The article reports the sudden death of U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham, a south carolina Republican. Graham collapsed at his capitol Hill home from a brief illness and was pronounced dead at George Washington university Hospital at age 71. His passing has prompted speculation about his replacement, with Rep. Nancy Mace reportedly considering a bid to fill his Senate seat. Mace previously ran for governor and has political differences with Graham, particularly regarding foreign policy and Iran. despite her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-voters-keep-rejecting-candidates-with-far-left-ideas\/\" title=\"Democratic Voters Keep Rejecting Candidates With Far-Left Ideas\">recent electoral struggles<\/a> and past disagreements with Graham,she is exploring potential candidacy,buoyed by her congressional experience. The article also notes the absence of an official statement from former President Trump regarding graham\u2019s successor, though he praised graham\u2019s patriotism.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>GOP Rep. Nancy Mace may already be eyeing the seat vacated by the death of Sen. Lindsey Graham on Saturday, early reports say.<\/p>\n<p>Graham\u00a0died after collapsing at his Capitol Hill home from what his campaign announced was \u201ca brief and sudden illness\u201d at the age of 71. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2026\/07\/12\/lindsey-graham-longtime-south-carolina-senator-dies-71\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Washington Post<\/a> reported that paramedics were called to the address at roughly 8:30 p.m. for a man having chest pains, and later said that the man was undergoing cardiac arrest and being administered CPR.<\/p>\n<p>He was taken to George Washington University Hospital, where <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-gop-sen-lindsey-graham-dead-71\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">he was pronounced dead<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSenator Graham\u2019s family appreciates prayers at this time and asks for privacy during this incredibly difficult period,\u201d a statement from his office, put out in the early hours of Sunday morning, read.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Statement from the Office of U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina). <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CQ5yVvqTH1\">pic.twitter.com\/CQ5yVvqTH1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LindseyGrahamSC\/status\/2076185414721847673?\">July 12, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Graham, a hawk who had been in the upper chamber since 2003, easily won the state\u2019s Republican primary this year and was a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.270towin.com\/2026-senate-election\/cook-political-report-2026-senate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">heavy favorite<\/a> \u2014 if perhaps not an absolute lock to win \u2014 in this fall\u2019s race against Democratic nominee Dr. Annie Andrews.<\/p>\n<p>While <a href=\"https:\/\/scdailygazette.com\/2024\/06\/27\/sen-tim-scott-is-on-the-short-list-what-if-he-becomes-vp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">state law<\/a> allows GOP Gov. Henry McMaster to appoint Graham\u2019s replacement until the general election decides who gets the six-year term, at least one prominent Palmetto State politician was looking toward replacing Graham: Mace, who will be leaving the House in January after mounting an unsuccessful campaign for the gubernatorial nomination.<\/p>\n<p>Hours after Graham\u2019s death, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/07\/12\/nancy-mace-lindsey-graham-senate-seat-00994088\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a> first reported that sources close to Mace said she was looking into polling for an exploratory bid this coming week.<\/p>\n<p>The two sources \u201cfamiliar with her thinking,\u201d as Politico called them, noted that she still had federal campaign money in her account for congressional runs. She\u2019s served South Carolina\u2019s 1st Congressional District since 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Several things may indeed hinder <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nancy-mace-names-6-lawmakers-bombshell-comments-congressional-sex-scandal-slush-fund\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mace\u2019s<\/a> run, however, aside from any potential unseemliness from how soon after Graham\u2019s death news of her nascent campaign hit the press.<\/p>\n<p>In particular, Mace was a strong opponent of Graham\u2019s on hawkishness toward Iran, particularly after he said on Fox News earlier this month that \u201cI go back to South Carolina, I\u2019m asking them to send their sons and daughters over to the Middle East.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat I want you do in the Middle East, to our friends in Saudi Arabia and other places, step forward and say, \u2018This is my fight, too. I join America. I\u2019m publicly involved in bringing this regime down,\u2019\u201d Graham said.<\/p>\n<p>Mace publicly rebuked Graham, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/senate\/5805255-lindsey-graham-targets-iran-war\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hill<\/a>: \u201cWhat in the world would possess anyone to say this?\u201d she said in response to the clip. \u201cI do not want to send South Carolina\u2019s sons and daughters into war with Iran.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Then there was the fact <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nancy-mace-proposes-amendment-ban-foreign-born-politicians-serving-congress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">that Mace<\/a> has also run for Senate before, against Graham, and lost; in 2014, she launched a long-shot bid to take the nomination against the incumbent but finished in fifth place, instead.<\/p>\n<p>And then there was her poor showing in the South Carolina gubernatorial primary, as well.<\/p>\n<p>While she was arguably the biggest name on the national stage <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nancy-mace-announces-next-career-move-losing-south-carolina-gov-primary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in the race<\/a>, she <a href=\"https:\/\/ballotpedia.org\/South_Carolina_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">finished<\/a> fifth out of five active candidates in the first round, drawing only 12.1 percent of the vote. State Attorney General Alan Wilson ended up winning a runoff against Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette.<\/p>\n<p>But, perhaps most critically, Mace had become a strong critic of the Trump administration on a number of matters, perhaps most critically the Jeffrey Epstein files.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTrump made clear he did not want her to win that gubernatorial run when he endorsed a rival in that primary, and those in his orbit are already raising those disagreements in private as they discuss Graham\u2019s seat, according to two Trump allies,\u201d Politico noted.<\/p>\n<p>Trump himself has made no statement on the matter of Graham\u2019s replacement as of Sunday morning, simply posting to <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116905798341654664\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a>  shortly after the death was announced that Graham \u201cwas always working, and was a true American Patriot. 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