South Carolina: two Republicans attempt to hold off Trump challenges.

• Trump, who turned 76 on Tuesday, requested his fans to defeat Rice and Mace as two birthday presents for him.
• To avoid a run-off election on June 28, the congressional candidates each need to receive more than 50% of the vote on Tuesday.
• Regardless of who ends up winning the two Republican races, they will probably be elected to Congress in November.

After carefully followed primary election campaigns against two rivals backed by former President Donald Trump, Republican U.S. Representatives Tom Rice and Nancy Mace awaited Tuesday to hear their political futures in South Carolina.

After Trump’s supporters attacked the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, as Congress sought to certify the 2020 presidential election, Rice, a five-term incumbent, and Mace, a freshman, both came into conflict with the president. A bipartisan committee investigation into the incident this week concentrated on Trump’s unfounded allegations of a rigged 2020 election.

According to Edison Research, with approximately a quarter of the votes recorded, Rice, one of 10 House Republicans who support Trump’s impeachment, was down 46 percent to 27 percent to Trump’s supporter Russell Fry.

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With around one in six predicted ballots collected, Mace led Republican Katie Arrington 56% to 41%, angering Trump by refusing to support Republican plans to contest the results of the 2020 presidential election.

Trump, who turned 76 on Tuesday, requested his fans to defeat Rice and Mace as two birthday presents for him.

To avoid a run-off election on June 28, the congressional candidates each need to receive more than 50% of the vote on Tuesday. Regardless of who ends up winning the two Republican races, they will probably be elected to Congress in November.

The outcomes will be viewed as a gauge of Trump’s sustained sway over the Republican Party as he makes hints at a 2024 presidential run. His supporters have so far enjoyed varying degrees of success in key states like Ohio, Pennsylvania, Georgia, and North Carolina.

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