South Carolina congressman who voted for impeachment will fall to Trump-backed challenger, while another incumbent who defied Trump will survive primary, CNN projects

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South Carolina congressman who voted for impeachment will fall to Trump-backed challenger, while another incumbent who defied Trump will survive primary, CNN projects
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South Carolina Republican voters on Tuesday split on two US House incumbents who defied former President Donald Trump, renominating Rep. Nancy Mace but souring on Rep. Tom Rice

State Rep. Russell Fry, who was endorsed by Trump, will defeat Rice in the 7th District, CNN projects. 5 things to watch Tuesday in primaries in South Carolina, Nevada, Maine and moreDespite facing a severe backlash over his impeachment vote, including death threats in its aftermath, Rice did not back off his criticism of Trump or decide, like some of his impeachment-backing GOP colleagues, to leave office at the end of his term rather than face voters again.

Tuesday's secretary of state primary in Nevada looms large over the 2024 electionIn years past, the race to fill the seat of term-limited Republican Nevada Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske might have flown under the national political radar.

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