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South Carolina 2022 GOP Primary: Nancy Mace beats Katie Arrington in Congressional showdown

South Carolina Congresswoman Nancy Mace overcame the challenge of Donald Trump-endorsed Katie Arrington in Tuesday's primary.

South Carolina 2022 GOP Primary: Nancy Mace beats Katie Arrington in Congressional showdown

South Carolina Congresswoman Nancy Mace overcame the challenge of Donald Trump-endorsed Katie Arrington in Tuesday's primary.

right now. Let's listen in Eva just graduated from high school and voted in her first election today. Geneva voted to keep the first and I love Geneva and her father and her father Anthony pastor at ST andrews Kobe do that family. She has volunteered on every single campaign for me. She's been out there knocking doors, volunteering. You've been *** trooper and we're gonna miss you when you go away to college. We're gonna need you to come back, maybe take *** fall break and come back and help us in november. Okay. You've been amazing. And every one of you tonight, I have so many volunteers and team members and campaign members here tonight. Um, I also want to thank Mick Mulvaney who endorsed my campaign early on. Uh, he helped us raise some money. He's *** great fiscal conservative. I also wanna thank former south Carolina governor and U. N. Ambassador Nikki Haley. She is *** rock star and she's been on the campaign trail with us the last couple of days. She's become *** good friend, *** good mentor. She's *** great leader. She lives right here in the low country. She's been *** great leader for the state of south Carolina. She's been *** great leader for our nation. And I have to tell you the very last debate we ever had in this election. I was texting and calling and trying to get some advice and I texted her, I didn't realize she was on the other side of the world. 14 hours ahead of time and she responded in five minutes and I wish that everybody could see our text. All right, you can see nancy Mace appears to be in high spirits. Tonight are Andy cole will have more on her speech in just *** few minutes.
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South Carolina 2022 GOP Primary: Nancy Mace beats Katie Arrington in Congressional showdown

South Carolina Congresswoman Nancy Mace overcame the challenge of Donald Trump-endorsed Katie Arrington in Tuesday's primary.

Above video: Nancy Mace speaks to supportersSouth Carolina Congresswoman Nancy Mace overcame the challenge of Katie Arrington in Tuesday's GOP primary.CLICK HERE FOR FULL ELECTION RESULTS Arrington had been publicly endorsed by former President Donald Trump, while Mace had the backing of former South Carolina Governor and Trump Secretary of State Nikki Haley. Below: Katie Arrington addresses supporters In her victory speech, Mace thanked her high-profile endorsers, including Haley and former White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney.Asked how she would work to keep the district, which has changed political hands in the last two election cycles, Mace seemed to commit to the same bipartisan outreach for which Arrington had criticized her.“I am willing to work with anyone who’s willing to work with me, full stop,” Mace told reporters. Mace will face Democrat Annie Andrews in the general election.

Above video: Nancy Mace speaks to supporters

South Carolina Congresswoman Nancy Mace overcame the challenge of Katie Arrington in Tuesday's GOP primary.

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CLICK HERE FOR FULL ELECTION RESULTS

Arrington had been publicly endorsed by former President Donald Trump, while Mace had the backing of former South Carolina Governor and Trump Secretary of State Nikki Haley.

Below: Katie Arrington addresses supporters

In her victory speech, Mace thanked her high-profile endorsers, including Haley and former White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney.

Asked how she would work to keep the district, which has changed political hands in the last two election cycles, Mace seemed to commit to the same bipartisan outreach for which Arrington had criticized her.

“I am willing to work with anyone who’s willing to work with me, full stop,” Mace told reporters.

Mace will face Democrat Annie Andrews in the general election.