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Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) conceded the South Carolina Republican gubernatorial primary race Tuesday less than two hours after polls closed, as returns showed the firebrand congresswoman trailing Trump-backed Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette by double digits.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis isn\u2019t the end of the fight, but it is the end of a chapter,\u201d Mace said in her concession speech, during which she endorsed state Attorney General Alan Wilson in a runoff race against Evette. <\/p>\n

Mace was garnering only 11.3% of the vote \u2014 putting her in fifth place in the GOP field \u2014 when she admitted defeat. <\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Evette held about 29% of the vote, while Wilson was receiving roughly 26% \u2014 both advancing to a runoff election. <\/p>\n

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\u201cServing South Carolina has been the greatest honor of my life,\u201d Mace wrote on X, shortly after conceding. \u201cEvery vote I cast, every hearing I called, every fight I picked \u2014 it was always for you.\u201d<\/p>\n

The congresswoman suggested her crusades on behalf of sexual assault victims, including her vote \u201cto release the Epstein files\u201d and work to \u201cexpose\u201d secret congressional sexual harrasment settelements, cost her the election.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a survivor, I chose to stand on principle and stand against the Epstein cover-up,\u201d Mace wrote. \u201cI chose to expose the names hidden in the sexual harassment slush fund. I chose to expose DEI judges. I chose to expose the abusers of children.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd apparently, I chose wrong if the goal was winning an election.\u201d<\/p>\n

President Trump endorsed Evette in the race to succeed term-limited Gov. Henry McMaster on May 29, in a massive blow to the four other Republicans in the primary field, including Mace.<\/p>\n

The competition for the coveted endorsement from the commander-in-chief was fierce and a focal point of the race.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Throughout the primary campaign, Mace and Evette, in particular, attempted to position themselves as the most Trump-aligned candidate in the race.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Both prominently featured Trump on campaign material well before the president made an endorsement in the race.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s good to have President Trump\u2019s back,\u201d Evette said last August, in her first campaign ad of the cycle. \u201cI\u2019ve backed him from Day One.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Mace, who touts her 2024 congressional campaign endorsement from Trump on her social media and website, accused Evette at the time of misleading voters.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cPamela Evette is NOT ENDORSED by DONALD TRUMP. Do not believe her LIES,\u201d the congresswoman fumed in an X post the same day the president would go on to back Evette in the race.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Evette had been the front-runner in the race in the weeks leading up to Trump\u2019s endorsement, according to polling.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cHighly Respected and very popular Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina, Pam Evette, is an America First Patriot who has been with me from the very beginning,\u201d Trump wrote in a Truth Social post granting Evette his seal of approval.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\u201cShe never wavered, never let me down, and was the only South Carolina Gubernatorial Candidate to Endorse me as soon as I launched my 2024 Presidential Campaign,\u201d he added. \u201cShe crisscrossed South Carolina and other States for me, and I said, at the time, that this is truly something which I cannot forget!\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Trump also stumped for Evette during an election eve tele-rally, where he dismissed the lieutenant governor\u2019s primary competition as \u201cnot serious\u201d and once again praised her for endorsing him \u201cright from the beginning.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Rep. Ralph Norman. (R-SC), state Attorney General Alan Wilson and businessman Rom Reddy were the other Republicans apart from Mace running in the GOP primary. <\/p>\n

During the same tele-rally, Evette told Trump that the GOP primary field was trying to \u201ctake credit for being one of your favorites.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Mace attributed the snub to her support for releasing government documents related to convicted sex offender Jeffery Epstein.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI know I put the likelihood of an endorsement on the line when I demanded transparency on the Epstein files,\u201d Mace wrote on X. \u201cI demanded it because you deserved the truth \u2013 ALL OF IT \u2013 and as a survivor of a corrupt and broken court system, I will always pursue justice for those who deserve it.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf sacrificing my values is the price of an endorsement, I will never pay it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mace, the first woman to graduate The Citadel\u2019s Corps of Cadets, has been one of the most provocative members of Congress since her election to the House in 2020.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Her headline grabbing moments include donning a scarlet \u2018A\u2019 T-shirt after voting to oust former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy; leveling shocking allegations of sex trafficking and rape against four men \u2014 including her ex-fianc\u00e9 \u2014 in an explosive House floor speech; launching into a profanity-laced tirade when cops were late to escort her through the Charleston airport; and the departure of several members of her congressional staff amid allegations of a toxic work environemnt in office.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Mace also publicly accused Wilson, whom she endorsed Tuesday night, of ignoring her allegations of sexual abuse against her ex-fianc\u00e9 and others \u2013 a claim Wilson slammed as \u201ccategorically false.\u201d<\/p>\n

In her victory speech, the congresswoman said she and Wilson have \u201cburied the hatchet.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

The winner of Evette-Wilson runoff race \u2014 slated for June 23 \u2013 will be heavily favored in November.\u00a0<\/p>\n

South Carolina voters have not elected a Democrat to the governor\u2019s mansion since 1998.<\/p>\n

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