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Mace's gubernatorial bid ends in primary defeat

The Daily Beast covers Mace's last-place finish in the South Carolina Republican gubernatorial primary, tracing her political transformation from Trump critic to MAGA ally and detailing the numerous controversies, including disputes with colleagues, accusations by former staffers, and her anti-transgender legislative push, that marked her congressional career.

Mace's gubernatorial bid ends in primary defeat, The Daily Beast
Mace's gubernatorial bid ends in primary defeat, The Daily Beast

Trump endorsed Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette rather than Mace; both Evette and AG Alan Wilson advanced to the runoff while Mace finished with 11.6 percent.

The Daily Beast headlined the piece "Nancy Mace's Bid for Governor Ends in Humiliation", that wording is the outlet's.