Nancy Mace concedes SC governor race, endorses AG Alan Wilson
Mace conceded her gubernatorial campaign before 9 p.m. on primary night after finishing in last place with roughly 11.6 percent of the vote, endorsing AG Alan Wilson over Trump-backed Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette for the runoff and saying she believes her vote to release the Epstein files cost her the race.
Anisa Snipes ·
Mace confirmed she will not seek reelection to Congress; she said she plans to assist Wilson's team as a private citizen if he wins the general election.
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- June 10, 2026 · Dispatch
Ace of Spades HQ pans Mace's fifth-place primary finish
The long-running conservative blog Ace of Spades HQ mocked Nancy Mace's fifth-place finish in the South Carolina Republican gubernatorial primary, casting her as a self-promoter who 'cynically tried to ride the Epstein Files to victory,' and folding her into a call to 'purge all the flakes, grifters, hangers-on, fame-whores.' Like the National Review and Washington Times pieces, the criticism comes from her own side of the aisle.
June 10, 2026 · DispatchNancy Mace Hit With Total Embarrassment During CNN Segment
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June 10, 2026 · DispatchNational Review on Mace's primary loss
Writing for National Review the morning after Mace's fifth-place finish in the South Carolina Republican gubernatorial primary, staff writer Jeffrey Blehar published a valedictory column declaring her electoral career over. Blehar called Mace 'one of the more disturbed politicians I have ever encountered' and said he had stopped writing about her out of stated concern for her well-being. The piece is opinion commentary; Mace has not publicly responded to it.