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1st District Republican Congresswoman Nancy Mace makes her gubernatorial bid official on Aug. 4, 2025, at her alma mater, The Citadel. Mace is the fifth person to jump in the race following Attorney General Alan Wilson, Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette, state Sen. Josh Kimbrell, and 5th District Congressman Ralph Norman.
Gavin Jackson
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1st District Republican Congresswoman Nancy Mace makes her gubernatorial bid official on Aug. 4, 2025, at her alma mater, The Citadel. Mace is the fifth person to jump in the race following Attorney General Alan Wilson, Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette, state Sen. Josh Kimbrell, and 5th District Congressman Ralph Norman.

On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for August 19, 2025: we have several major campaign announcements to bring you, including two new Republican candidates and the first Democratic candidate; we also have another Republican candidate who has jumped into the attorney general’s race; updates from two congressional races; and more!

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Gavin Jackson graduated with a visual journalism degree from Kent State University in 2008 and has been in the news industry ever since. He has worked at newspapers in Ohio, Louisiana and most recently in South Carolina at the Florence Morning News and Charleston Post and Courier.