Nancy Mace faces tough GOP primary in South Carolina 11:10 Congrats to Nancy Mace, who should easily be able to defeat her Democrat opponent!' Trump had issued a statement Saturday saying that Mace is 'despised by almost everyone' and said she 'fights Republicans all the time and is not at all nice about it.' But on Tuesday night, Trump issued a statement on Truth Social saying 'Katie Arrington was a long shot but ran a great race and way over performed. Nancy Mace, left, and challenger Kate Arrington.ДЄnna Moneymaker/Getty Images, Sean Rayford/Getty Images She was also outspoken against Trump's conduct in the immediate aftermath of the Jan. Mace voted to certify the 2020 election results and to hold Trump ally Steven Bannon in contempt of Congress for failing to comply with a subpoena from the Jan. Katie Arrington, the 2018 GOP nominee for this district who lost to Democrat Joe Cunningham. Mace, a freshman Republican who flipped South Carolina's 1st District from blue to red, defeated Trump-backed former state Rep. Nancy Mace has won the Republican primary in South Carolina's 1st District. The former president issued a celebratory statement on Tuesday night, calling Fry's win the 'biggest News of the evening so far is that Russell Fry beat Impeach Master Tom Rice with a Vote of more than 51%, therefore WINNING OUTRIGHT with no need for a run-off.' Tom Rice (left) and Russell FryДЄP Photo/Alex Brandon, AP Photo/Meg KinnardДЇry on Tuesday night called it a 'huge night for Republicans' and thanked Trump for his endorsement.Д¬BS News projects that Rep. Rice vehemently defended his impeachment vote, telling Politico recently that 'I think that was one of the worst things, if not the worst, that a president has ever done in terms of attacking the Constitution and separation of powers.' Tuesday's primaries are setting up some of the most expensive general election matchups in the fall.

Tom Rice, who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump. Four states held primary elections Tuesday, and in one of the most closely watched races in South Carolina, CBS News projects Russell Fry wins the 7th District Republican primary, defeating incumbent Rep.

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