By — Meg Kinnard, Associated Press Meg Kinnard, Associated Press Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/south-carolina-rep-tom-rice-loses-house-seat-after-voting-to-impeach-trump Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter South Carolina Rep. Tom Rice loses House seat after voting to impeach Trump Politics Jun 14, 2022 11:11 PM EDT CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Tom Rice of South Carolina has been ousted from Congress in his Republican primary after voting to impeach Donald Trump over the Jan. 6 insurrection. He is the first of the 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump to lose a reelection bid. FOLLOW LIVE: 2022 South Carolina Primary Election Results Rice, a five-term congressman, was defeated Tuesday by state Rep. Russell Fry, who was endorsed by Trump. Rice was a strong supporter of Trump’s policies in Washington but said he was left no choice but to impeach Trump over his failure to calm the mob that violently sought to stop the certification of Joe Biden’s victory. U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace, another South Carolina Republican who angered Trump, was hovering just above the 50 percent threshold needed to avert a runoff in her GOP primary. In other races Tuesday, Democratic Rep. Dina Titus in Nevada was being opposed by a progressive, while Republican Rep. Mark Amodei drew a challenge from a son of one of the state’s most famous sports figures. In Maine, a former Republican congressman is looking to reclaim his old seat. In Texas, a special primary election is being held to serve the remaining months of former Democratic Rep. Filemon Vela’s term. By — Meg Kinnard, Associated Press Meg Kinnard, Associated Press
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Tom Rice of South Carolina has been ousted from Congress in his Republican primary after voting to impeach Donald Trump over the Jan. 6 insurrection. He is the first of the 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump to lose a reelection bid. FOLLOW LIVE: 2022 South Carolina Primary Election Results Rice, a five-term congressman, was defeated Tuesday by state Rep. Russell Fry, who was endorsed by Trump. Rice was a strong supporter of Trump’s policies in Washington but said he was left no choice but to impeach Trump over his failure to calm the mob that violently sought to stop the certification of Joe Biden’s victory. U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace, another South Carolina Republican who angered Trump, was hovering just above the 50 percent threshold needed to avert a runoff in her GOP primary. In other races Tuesday, Democratic Rep. Dina Titus in Nevada was being opposed by a progressive, while Republican Rep. Mark Amodei drew a challenge from a son of one of the state’s most famous sports figures. In Maine, a former Republican congressman is looking to reclaim his old seat. In Texas, a special primary election is being held to serve the remaining months of former Democratic Rep. Filemon Vela’s term.