South Carolina state Rep. Russell Fry beat incumbent Republican South Carolina Rep. Tom Rice handily in the state’s 7th Congressional District GOP primary.
Fry earned just over the 50% margin of votes needed to win the primary outright and become the GOP nominee without going through a runoff election, while Rice, on the other hand, only managed around 25% of the vote.
Fry earned just over the 50% margin of votes needed to win the primary outright and become the GOP nominee without going through a runoff election, while Rice, on the other hand, only managed around 25% of the vote.
Trump endorsed Fry in February and asked voters to give him “a beautiful, beautiful birthday present” on Tuesday, when the former president turned 76 years old, by ousting Rice, NBC News reported. He also asked voters to get rid of fellow South Carolina Rep. Nancy Mace.
Rice continued to stand by his vote to impeach, arguing he did the “right thing” regardless of whether he won his primary, NBC News reported.
Experts had told The Daily Caller News Foundation that Rice was more likely to lose in the primary than Mace, who did not vote to impeach Trump but was still critical of him after the Capitol riot.
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04.26.2024