Nancy Mace Announces Run for Governor of South Carolina

Representative Nancy Mace, once a moderate Republican who made a full-bore turn to Trumpism, announced on Monday that she would enter the crowded 2026 contest for governor of South Carolina.

Ms. Mace, 47, is one of the highest-profile Republicans to join the race. Still, the candidate pool is already filled with big names in the state, including Alan Wilson, South Carolina’s longtime attorney general; Pamela Evette, the state’s lieutenant governor; and Representative Ralph Norman, one of the most conservative members of the U.S. House. The incumbent governor is barred from seeking another term.