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Media coverage
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 · Media
Nancy Mace Hit With Total Embarrassment During CNN Segment
On election night, CNN's panel momentarily forgot Mace was even in the governor's race, with host Kaitlan Collins announcing she didn't see Mace's name among the top candidates, prompting John King to scroll to find her at the bottom of the results. The moment encapsulated her campaign's collapse.
June 10, 2026 · Media
National 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.
June 10, 2026 · Media
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.
June 9, 2026 · Media
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.
June 9, 2026 · Media
Nancy Mace defends her support for Trump after he was found liable for sexual assault
George Stephanopoulos pressed Mace, a self-identified rape survivor, on her continued support for Trump after a jury found him liable for battery and defamation in the E. Jean Carroll case. Stephanopoulos repeatedly described the verdict as 'rape', a characterization Trump later sued ABC over, settling for a $15 million library contribution. The interview made national headlines as a painful public confrontation of Mace's stated values against her political alignment.
March 10, 2024 · Media
Nancy Mace Straight Up Lied About Her Post-McCarthy Ouster Fundraising on CNN
Mediaite documented Mace's self-contradictory behavior: she blasted Gaetz in January for fundraising off the McCarthy speaker fight, then fundraised off McCarthy's ouster within an hour of the vote, then lied to CNN's Kaitlan Collins about the timing, all while claiming she had not been fundraising 'every step of the way.'
October 5, 2023 · Media
Mockery & memes
Bathroom sheriff, fifth place
After building a national brand on targeting Rep. Sarah McBride over Capitol bathroom access, Nancy Mace finished fifth, with roughly 12 percent of the vote, in the June 10, 2026 South Carolina Republican gubernatorial primary. McBride's response from the LGBTQ Victory Fund gala became the day's most-shared line: 'Congress's top bathroom sheriff … in a respectful fifth place. Happy Pride, Nancy.'
June 10, 2026 · Mockery
The 'Iron Lady' crashout
After President Trump endorsed Pamela Evette in the South Carolina governor's race, Rep. Nancy Mace posted a stylized 'IRON LADY' self-portrait to X. Commentators, including former GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger and Republican consultant Justin Evans, described the post in mental-health terms. Mace went on to finish fifth in the June 10 primary.
May 31, 2026 · Mockery
Even MAGA called it 'thirsty'
After Trump endorsed Pamela Evette over Mace in the South Carolina governor's race, Mace posted a declaration of loyalty to Trump that drew mockery from across the political spectrum, including from Catturd, who called it 'so cringe because Trump didn't endorse her,' George Santos, who called it 'misleading,' and Jonah Goldberg, who responded with a GIF labeled 'so thirsty.'
May 31, 2026 · Mockery
The fake AI Trump photos
After Trump endorsed Pamela Evette in the South Carolina governor's race, Rep. Nancy Mace posted AI-generated images of herself with Trump implying his support. X Community Notes flagged the images as AI-generated. CNN's Dana Bash pressed Mace on camera on June 7, 2026; Mace replied she "ha[s] pictures with the president that are real."
May 29, 2026 · Mockery