Nancy Mace

Nancy Ruth Mace (born December 4, 1977) is an American politician serving as the U . representative for South Carolina's 1st congressional district since 2021. A member of the Republican Party, she previously served in the South Carolina General Assembly from 2018 to 2020. In 1999, Mace became the first woman to graduate from the Corps of Cadets program at the Citadel Military College of South Carolina, which was led at the time by her father, Emory Mace, the commandant of cadets. From 2018 to 2020, she represented the 99th district in the South Carolina House of Representatives, covering Hanahan, northeast Mount Pleasant, and Daniel Island. Mace was elected to Congress in 2020, defeating incumbent Democrat Joe Cunningham. She is the first Republican woman elected to Congress from South Carolina. She was re-elected in 2022 and 2024. Mace is a candidate for governor in the 2026 South Carolina gubernatorial election.

Infobox

Preceded by

James Merrill

Succeeded by

Mark Smith

Born

Nancy Ruth Mace (1977-12-04) December 4, 1977 Fort Bragg, North Carolina, U .

Party

Republican

Spouse(s)

Chris Niemiec (m. 1999; div. 2002) Curtis Jackson (m. 2004; div. 2019)

Children

Education

Trident Technical College (attended) The Citadel (BA) University of Georgia (MA)

Website

House website Campaign website

Tables

2014 United States Senate Republican primary election in South Carolina · Electoral history

Total votes

Party

Total votes

Party

316,989

Candidate

100 %

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lindsey Graham (incumbent)	178,833	56 %
	Republican	Lee Bright	48,904	15 %
	Republican	Richard Cash	26,325	8 %
	Republican	Det Bowers	23,172	7 %
	Republican	Nancy Mace	19,634	6 %
	Republican	Bill Connor	16,912	5 %
	Republican	Benjamin Dunn	3,209	1 %
Total votes			316,989	100 %

South Carolina State House District 99 Republican primary, 2017 (special) · Electoral history

Total votes

Party

Total votes

Party

2,605

Candidate

100.%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Nancy Mace	1,290	49 %
	Republican	Mark Smith	714	27 %
	Republican	Shawn Pinkston	373	14 %
	Republican	Jarrod Brooks	228	8 %
Total votes			2,605	100.%

South Carolina State House District 99 Republican primary runoff, 2017 (special) · Electoral history

Total votes

Party

Total votes

Party

2,707

Candidate

100 %

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Nancy Mace	1,695	62 %
	Republican	Mark Smith	1,012	37 %
Total votes			2,707	100 %

South Carolina State House District 99 election, 2018 (special) · Electoral history

Total votes

Party

Total votes

Party

3,653

Candidate

100 %

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Nancy Mace	2,066	56 %
	Democratic	Cindy Boatwright	1,587	43 %
Total votes			3,653	100 %
	Republican hold

South Carolina State House District 99 general election, 2018 · Electoral history

Total votes

Party

Total votes

Party

14,106

Candidate

100 %

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Nancy Mace	8,778	62 %
	Democratic	Jen Gibson	4,640	35 %
	Working Families	Jen Gibson	278	2 %
Total votes			14,106	100 %
	Republican hold