After Mace's gubernatorial primary loss: what comes next?
The Post and Courier reports on Nancy Mace's fifth-place finish in the South Carolina Republican gubernatorial primary and what it means for her political future. The piece notes that Mace gave up her 1st District House seat to run for governor and has said she does not plan to seek reelection to Congress, leaving open questions about her next move.

The Post and Courier examined the aftermath of Nancy Mace's gubernatorial campaign, which ended in a fifth-place finish in the June 10 South Carolina Republican primary. The hometown paper framed its coverage around the open question of what comes next for Mace, who relinquished her 1st Congressional District seat to run for governor and has said she does not intend to seek reelection to the U.S. House. The report surveys the choices now in front of her as her current term winds down.
Post and Courier headlined the piece "After Nancy Mace's failed bid for SC governor, she faces the question: What comes next?", that wording is the outlet's.
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