Nancy Mace blames Epstein files backlash as she concedes in South Carolina governor's race
Lieutenant governor and attorney general advance but result signals decisive defeat for controversial Nancy Mace
TL;DR
- Pamela Evette and Alan Wilson advanced to a runoff for the Republican nomination for South Carolina governor.
- Nancy Mace, a Republican congresswoman, attributed her fifth-place loss to her support for releasing the Epstein files.
- The Republican nominee will face Democratic state representative Jermaine Johnson in the general election.
- Lindsey Graham secured the Republican nomination for his US Senate seat, facing five challengers.
- Graham will face Democrat Annie Andrews in the general election.
- South Carolina's governor and lieutenant governor run on the same ticket in general elections.
- Evette is an entrepreneur who led in fundraising.
- Wilson has served as South Carolina's attorney general since 2011.
- Defeated candidates included Ralph Norman and Rom Reddy.
- State senators were insulated from immediate political blowback from the White House due to their election cycle.