GOP Rep. Nancy Mace teases potential U.S. Senate run after Graham's death

Mace lost the GOP primary for governor of South Carolina.

Published: July 12, 2026 11:17am

Updated: July 12, 2026 11:21am

South Carolina GOP Rep. Nancy Mace is teasing a U.S. Senate run on Sunday after South Carolina GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham's death.

Mace lost the GOP primary for governor of South Carolina. South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson ultimately won the runoff.

She first posted a tribute to Graham on social media.

"South Carolina lost a giant last night. For more than three decades, Lindsey Graham gave everything he had to this state and this country, from the Air Force to the United States Senate," she wrote on X. "We did not always agree, but no one ever questioned his love for South Carolina or the fight he brought to every room he walked into. Please join me in praying for his family and for all who called him a friend. Rest easy, Senator."

After that, she put up a separate post on social media teasing a possible Senate run.

“Just when I thought I was out… they pull me back in…” she wrote on X.

 

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