{"id":4808,"date":"2026-07-13T06:48:48","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T01:48:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=4808"},"modified":"2026-07-13T06:48:48","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T01:48:48","slug":"nancy-mace-eyes-run-for-lindsey-grahams-senate-seat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=4808","title":{"rendered":"Nancy Mace eyes run for Lindsey Graham&#039;s Senate seat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.axios.com\/RMp84DnmSsE44n_5OBLwJYPPfB4=\/0x340:5000x3153\/1366x768\/2026\/07\/12\/1783860924791.jpeg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) is &#8220;strongly considering&#8221; a run for U.S. Senate following the sudden death of Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/07\/12\/lindsey-graham-dies-suddenly-71\" target=\"_blank\">Lindsey Graham<\/a> (R-S.C.), two sources familiar with her thinking told Axios.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Driving the news: <\/strong>Graham passed away late Saturday from &#8220;a brief and sudden illness,&#8221; his office announced in a statement early Sunday morning.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<ul>\n<li>South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster will be able to appoint an interim replacement to serve out the remainder of Graham&#8217;s term through Jan. 3.<\/li>\n<li>But Graham was up for reelection this cycle, meaning an Aug. 11 special election will have to be held to replace him as the GOP nominee.<\/li>\n<li>The winner of the primary will face Democratic candidate Annie Andrews, a doctor, in November.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What we&#8217;re hearing: <\/strong>One of the sources familiar with Mace&#8217;s thinking characterized her mindset as &#8220;YOLO,&#8221; or &#8220;you only live once.&#8221;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mace&#8217;s team plans to get a poll in the field on Monday gauging her viability, the second source said.<\/li>\n<li>Mace previously ran for South Carolina governor but finished fifth in the primary. State attorney general Alan Wilson won the nomination. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The intrigue: <\/strong>Mace has run for this seat once before.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>She ran in the 2014 primary in the hopes of unseating Graham, finishing fifth behind the incumbent and three other primary challengers.<\/li>\n<li>She went on to be elected to the state legislature in 2018 before ascending to Congress in 2020. <\/li>\n<li>She began her tenure in the House as a Trump-critical Republican, but later became an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/03\/12\/nancy-mace-george-stephanopoulos-trump-abc\" target=\"_blank\">outspoken Trump supporter<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/11\/20\/nancy-mace-new-transgender-bathroom-bill\" target=\"_blank\">social conservative<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) is &#8220;strongly considering&#8221; a run for U.S. Senate following the sudden death of Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), two sources familiar with her thinking told Axios. Driving the news: Graham passed away late Saturday from &#8220;a brief and sudden illness,&#8221; his office announced in a statement early Sunday morning. 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