Nancy Mace eyes Lindsey Graham Senate seat

politicsJul 12, 2026442,898

Rep. Nancy Mace is strongly considering a run in the Aug. 11 special Republican primary to fill the U.S. Senate vacancy left by the death of Sen. Lindsey Graham, according to people familiar with her thinking. Mace finished fifth in South Carolina’s GOP primary for governor earlier this year. Her team plans to put a poll in the field tomorrow to gauge viability, Axios reports. South Carolina law allows candidates to begin filing to run on July 21, a timetable that would make the special election window fast-moving and could draw multiple Republican entrants. Democrat Dr. Annie Andrews has already said she is running against Graham in 2026, leaving the immediate scramble for the seat to Republicans and the governor’s appointment process as the next concrete developments to watch.

Kevin M. Kruse

@kevinmkruse.bsky.social

Nancy Mace, who finished a humiliating fifth place in the recent GOP gubernatorial primary in South Carolina, is going to try to humiliate herself again in the GOP race to replace Graham? Phenomenal.

12492h ago

John Jackson39

Fifth, huh? The Riley Gaines of politics, I guess.

Self Driving Humans8

Not shocking. She reminds me of a younger Kari Lake. Run for any office opening or try for a meaningless appointment.

Zen Zinnia5

Of course she is, and I'm here for it! SC just became much more flippable!

mhkmhk.bsky.social5

Wait did she throw in already?

Titaness Themis4

She should talk to Riley Gaines.

Petey from the Sea3

Nancy Mace is a struggling small business owner in a tough attention economy. I applaud her effort.

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Norm Ornstein140

Please, please have her run!

Parker Molloy

@parkermolloy.com

If this ends with Nancy Mace in the Senate, I swear to god

6152h ago

assbutt17

i mean she got obliterated in the last thing she tried to run in, so if there’s actual voting it may not be an issue lol

Rsquared10

I have had it with these motherfucking monkey's paws on this motherfucking plane of existence!

Kevin A9

Good chance it just ends with her sad-eating beans again, and isn’t that worth the risk?

Sarah K Harris7

It won’t! Elect an unproblematic pediatrician drannieandrews.com

DGM2

Based on how Nancy Mace recently performed in the primary for another state-wide office, I don’t think her prospects are good.

leχi (fae/she)2

but think about how funny it would be for nancy mace to lose the senate seat to a dem

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Shecky3

I've already heard rumors from family in SC of Manky Face and Nikki Haley. In other words, it ain't gonna get better, but at least there's one shithead fewer today.

Jen Bendery

@jbendery.bsky.social

Per South Carolina law -- www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t07c011... -- people can begin filing to run to replace Graham on July 21. This is gonna be fast and opens the door to any SC Republican with Senate ambitions getting in (my first thought was Nancy Mace). Buckle up.

2953h ago

Jen Bendery163

Timeline for replacing Graham: July 21: filing period opens July 28: filing period closes August 11: special primary August 25: runoff, if they need one

くまのプーさん • 🦋 •📎•🗽7

You mean this nancy mace????

Blue Sue6

It’s time to elect a Dem South Carolina.

mattitations6

stephen colbert needs a new job

Lila Lyn3

Nancy Mace came in 5th for the Governor primary. MAGAts in SC do not like her for breaking with Trump on Epstein. My bets are on Pamela Evette (current Lt) or Gov. McMaster or his son. True Trump nuts.

Resister1

All in for Nancy Mace /snark

Eric Michael Garcia

@ericmgarcia.bsky.social

Rep. Nancy Mace is eyeing a bid for Senate to fill the vacancy left by Sen. Lindsey Graham’s sudden death, according to two people familiar with her thinking, granted anonymity to detail private discussions. www.politico.com/news/2026/07...

973h ago

BeshearStan54

NO I WAS JOKING bsky.app/profile/besh...

dylanah23

Fuck yes I want to see her humiliate herself again

TheValuesVoter23

Dang. The body probably isn’t even cold yet.

Orion15

vote blue, south carolina drannieandrews.com

Red13

She is such a fucking scumbag

Dr. M.A. Davis12

If McMaster wants revenge on John Thune for whatever reason now is his chance

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Bradley P. Moss133

Is the body even cold yet?

WildPartyInviteDecliner60

I think there’s a decent chance we wind up with Senator Mace, unfortunately. However the scandal that leads to her resignation will be very funny.

Jake Lahut18

My bat signal is officially up

Ayo18

BODY STILL WARM FOR SOME OF YOU, THIS POST IS HOW YOU FIND OUT HE DIED LMAO

Dana Holtzbert13

My mom’s been dead going on 2 weeks and I’m still hesitant to ask Dad about getting her mini fridge.

Cheryl Lynn Eaton9

I wish it would happen for my own personal entertainment, but nobody wants that lady.

Ben Siemon6

Gurl, everyone hates you. You finished FIFTH in your primary!

Andrew Palmer6

she would actually make this race competitive lol

Shawn Connery 4

Never missing an opportunity for publicity

JennyJenniJen3

An hour ago I didn't post a joke about Nancy Mace having something to do with it, because it was silly, but in retrospect I guess it was too on the nose

April Glick Pulito

@aprilglick.bsky.social

just got an alert that Nancy Mace wants to run for the seat and

703h ago

Harry Turtledove

@hntdove.bsky.social

Nancy Mace still hasn't figured out just how many people hate her. Well, if she runs, bet your ass she'll find out.

782h ago

Gremlin Gal3

I'm sure she'll be angrily canvassing in every women's restroom stall across the state.

Meredith Rose: FIFA edition 🇺🇸3

She represents my mom’s district. Her own constituents despised her. And her constituent services were basically non-existent, so she couldn’t even do basic goodwill representation.

Rocket Girl Erin 👩🏼‍🚀🚀🔆🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 aka(Nyra Calthorne)2

Another 5th place finish for her qould be hilarious

Porter1

She's probably too innumerate to understand the size of thar number

CydoniaSam1

See Nancy! Run , NANCY run!! No really Nancy , run!

wpiep1

Oh, is she still desperately trying to be a thing? I’ve moved on from her.

Cape Cod Demon Hunter

@gonebabygone.bsky.social

The thing about Nancy Mace is senate campaign and office staffers, even the real psychos, generally have actual self respect and prospects and are not going to sign up to have her do the movie Whiplash to them

622h ago

Brown Eyed Susan

@browneyedsusan.bsky.social

Yes, Nancy Mace.. PLEASE RUN for Lindsey's seat. You got like 3 votes in the last election. That's a great idea.

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Frank Frankly10

Every Democrat in the country should encourage Nancy Mace.

YvetteJR718☮️💙♋️ ♎️❌6

That woman could be the poster girl for any number of psychotropic drugs. Seriously. The elevator isn’t going to the top floor with Mace. 😝🤦‍♀️🙄

Mickey Kuhns

@mickeykuhns.bsky.social

Lindsey Graham: “I feel good about where we’re going as a nation. We’re killing all the right people…Trump is my favorite president. We’ve run out of bombs.” Pay close attention to every politician who mourns this lunatic’s passing. It means they are genocidal warmongers too.

451h ago

armchairprez1

Triglycerides: “We’re killing all the right people.”

dunnersmads.bsky.social1

Useful way for Putin to remind trump whose boss.

Chauncey Billups’ Bookie1

All he wanted was death and destruction. His fans should be celebrating.

Christian1

Guess satan has a new butt buddie today.

Bill Grueskin

@bgrueskin.bsky.social

Is Nancy Mace acting like a ghoul? Press 1 for yes, 2 for definitely, 3 for not 100% sure but probably.

Firebrand conservative Rep. Nancy Mace is eyeing a bid for Senate to fill the vacancy left by South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham's sudden death, according to two people familiar with her thinking, granted anonymity to detail private discussions.

The outgoing House member plans to begin polling for her exploratory bid this

week, the two people said. She still has money in her federal campaign account from her past runs for Congress.

391h ago

Gary Legum

@glegum.bsky.social

If there was anyone who wouldn't wait for the body to get cold, it would be Nancy Mace.

362h ago

TrumpsTaxes

@trumpstaxes.com

The Lindsey Graham cautionary tale is now this: Be careful about sacrificing your morals and principles for your ambition and self-preservation because your future might not be as long as you think. And you may not be given an opportunity to change your legacy. Do what’s right now, not later.

281h ago

TrumpsTaxes26

And how do we know that Lindsey Graham ‘knew better’ and ‘chose worse’, which is now the central component of his legacy? Because he told us in a tweet that he purposely never deleted. This was the real Lindsey. And he spent the next ten years pretending to be someone else out of selfishness.

Darjeeling Tea Ltd1

I think this is the correct takeaway and I’m glad I follow you.

Professa Murray

@kalimurray.bsky.social

And for everyone: winning an election with four months is not easy, and so Annie Andrew does still have a fighting chance, especially if, www.politico.com/news/2026/07.... If I was a smart South Carolina Republican Party, I would get Nikki Haley stet.

232h ago

Professa Murray25

The Republican Party continues to deserve every headache coming their way.

Long Truong4

Shhh let them nominate the crazy lady

Dheepa Sundaram, PhD (she/her)1

Yes, esp.if they nominate Mace which I doubt will happen.

Kayla B

@queenofthesouth.bsky.social

If Nancy Mace wants to lose again that’s her decision

222h ago

barbisblue

@barbisblue.bsky.social

On Rep. NANCY MACE interest in Senate," Brooks wrote. "Asked about interest in replacing the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, a person familiar with Mace’s thinking said: 'YOLO' . Washington, D.C. litigator Richard J Oparil replied to this news with the comment, "Graham is not even cold yet."

112h ago

Aurelius3

This pig has as much chance as one of my cats.

Athena Gabriel ❌👑1

Oh ugh that respite didn’t last long at all…

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