Rep. Nancy Mace failed to advance in the GOP’s South Carolina Gubernatorial primary on Tuesday night, ending up in fifth place, after the Congresswoman failed to gain President Donald Trump’s endorsement going into the highly competitive race—which she blamed on her support for releasing the Epstein Files.

The Associated Press called the gubernatorial primary just after 9 p.m. EDT for Trump-endorsed Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette and Attorney General Alan Wilson, who will be advancing to a runoff.

With 84% of the ballots counted, Evette had secured 29.3% of the vote, followed by Wilson at 26.2%.

Mace was in a distant fifth place with only 12.2% of the vote, while fellow Congressional lawmaker Rep. Ralph Norman came third with 16.6%.

Shortly after the results poured in Mace conceded the race and endorsed Wilson.

On the Democratic side, State Rep. Jermaine Johnson won the Primary outright with 59.5% of the vote and will face the winner of the runoff in November.

What did Mace Say In her concession Speech?

In a concession speech delivered to supporters, Mace said she was “at peace” with the results. She called the election a “spiritual battle” and added that this was a fight between those that “protect predators amongst us” and those who will “fight against them and put them in jail.” In a concession statement issued on X , she added: “I voted to release the Epstein files and lost some support for that. As a survivor, I chose to stand on principle and stand against the Epstein cover-up. And apparently, I chose wrong if the goal was winning an election.”\

This is a developing story.