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Nancy Mace interested in Lindsey Graham's vacated Senate seat
Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., is the first in what could be a crowded field of candidates expressing interest in the now-open Senate seat after Sen Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., died suddenly over the weekend.
Graham was seeking reelection at the time of his death and was due to square off against Democrat Annie Andrews in the general election this November, in a race the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter had labeled "Solid R."
A person familiar with Mace's thinking, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said she is "strongly considering" running for the seat and would be out with polling on Monday.
Mace, who has represented South Carolina's 1st congressional district since 2021, launched a campaign for governor but lost in the Republican primary in June.