Mace throws her hat in the ring.
GOP firebrand Rep. Nancy Mace has officially announced she’s running to be the next governor of South Carolina.
“I’m running to put South Carolina first,” Mace, a three-term House member who represents a coastal congressional district in the state’s Lowcountry, said in a statement shared first with Fox News Digital.
Mace says that “we can continue doing the things we’ve always done.”
Mace unveiled a new campaign website featuring a 10-point agenda she described as “a clear, conservative, commonsense roadmap to rebuild South Carolina from the ground up.”
Mace followed her announcement with a campaign policy event Monday morning in Charleston at the Citadel, which is South Carolina’s public military college and her alma mater.
“This morning I’m making it official,” she told supporters. “I’m running for governor because South Carolina doesn’t need another empty suit.”
Mace enters a crowded GOP primary field in the 2026 race to succeed term-limited Republican Gov. Henry McMaster, who is the Palmetto State’s longest-serving governor.
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson, Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette and state Sen. Josh Kimbrell are all seeking the GOP nomination in the reliably red state. They were joined a week ago by Republican Rep. Ralph Norman, who declared his candidacy.
Watch the clips below:
I’m running to be the Governor of South Carolina!
God’s not done with South Carolina and neither am I. You and me. Our mission begins now.
South Carolina First. Nancy Mace for Governor.https://t.co/tkO1oN5G0W pic.twitter.com/odvxAKfz5b
— Nancy Mace (@NancyMace) August 4, 2025
Nancy Mace Announces Run for Governor https://t.co/sMGBflZJDw
— Nancy Mace (@NancyMace) August 4, 2025
[h/t Fox News]
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