Looks like the Palmetto State will get at least two new members of Congress in 2026 as two existing ones seem headed toward a Republican gubernatorial battle next June.

On July 27, U.S. Rep. Ralph Norman, R-Rock Hill, announced he was running for the GOP nomination to replace term-limited Gov. Henry McMaster in Columbia. That frees up Norman’s congressional seat, which already has two candidates in the hunt – Republican state Sen. Wes Climer, who announced Thursday, and Democratic lawyer Alex Harper .

But the First Congressional District race is now getting attention with word that the incumbent, GOP U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace is likely to announce her bid for governor within days. If that happens, Democrats and Republicans are likely to have crowded fields of relatively unknown candidates

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