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Reps. Mace, Rice face hard GOP primaries after defying Trump

South Carolina Rep. Tom Rice greets supporters at Brother's Grill in Myrtle Beach, S.C., as he waits for primary election results to come in, Tuesday, June 14, 2022. (Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) FILE - Bruce Poliquin, Republican candidate for Maine's 2nd Congressional District, speaks at the Republican state convention in Augusta, Maine, April 30, 2022. Poliquin is running against Liz Caruso in the Republican primary. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File) Signs for Republican congressional candidate Mayra Flores decorate the lawn outside a polling location Tuesday, June 14, 2022, for the Special Election for Congressional District 34 in Harlingen, Texas. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald via AP) Supporters celebrate South Carolina Rep. Russell Fry's win over U.S. Rep. Tom Rice for his congressional seat in the Republican primary, at the 8th Avenue Tiki Bar in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Tuesday, June 14, 2022. (Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) Former state Rep. Katie Arrington speaks with reporters outside a polling place during the state's primary election, on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Summerville, S.C. Arrington, who is backed in the 1st District race by former President Donald Trump, told The Associated Press she felt she would win the GOP primary election over incumbent U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace with "53 percent." (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina speaks to supporters at her election night event after defeating former state Rep. Katie Arrington in the 1st District primary on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Mount Pleasant, S.C. Arrington had the backing of former President Donald Trump, who backed Mace during her 2020 run but soured on her following her criticism of him following the Capitol violence in 2021. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) South Carolina Rep. Russell Fry celebrates his win over U.S. Rep. Tom Rice for his congressional seat in the Republican primary, at the 8th Avenue Tiki Bar in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Tuesday, June 14, 2022.(Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) South Carolina Rep. Tom Rice greets supporters at Brother's Grill in Myrtle Beach, S.C., as he waits for primary election results to come in, Tuesday, June 14, 2022. (Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) FILE - Bruce Poliquin, Republican candidate for Maine's 2nd Congressional District, speaks at the Republican state convention in Augusta, Maine, April 30, 2022. Poliquin is running against Liz Caruso in the Republican primary. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File) Signs for Republican congressional candidate Mayra Flores decorate the lawn outside a polling location Tuesday, June 14, 2022, for the Special Election for Congressional District 34 in Harlingen, Texas. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald via AP) Supporters celebrate South Carolina Rep. Russell Fry's win over U.S. Rep. Tom Rice for his congressional seat in the Republican primary, at the 8th Avenue Tiki Bar in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Tuesday, June 14, 2022. (Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) Former state Rep. Katie Arrington speaks with reporters outside a polling place during the state's primary election, on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Summerville, S.C. Arrington, who is backed in the 1st District race by former President Donald Trump, told The Associated Press she felt she would win the GOP primary election over incumbent U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace with "53 percent." (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina speaks to supporters at her election night event after defeating former state Rep. Katie Arrington in the 1st District primary on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Mount Pleasant, S.C. Arrington had the backing of former President Donald Trump, who backed Mace during her 2020 run but soured on her following her criticism of him following the Capitol violence in 2021. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) South Carolina Rep. Russell Fry celebrates his win over U.S. Rep. Tom Rice for his congressional seat in the Republican primary, at the 8th Avenue Tiki Bar in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Tuesday, June 14, 2022.(Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) South Carolina Rep. Tom Rice greets supporters at Brother's Grill in Myrtle Beach, S.C., as he waits for primary election results to come in, Tuesday, June 14, 2022. (Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) FILE - Bruce Poliquin, Republican candidate for Maine's 2nd Congressional District, speaks at the Republican state convention in Augusta, Maine, April 30, 2022. Poliquin is running against Liz Caruso in the Republican primary. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File) Signs for Republican congressional candidate Mayra Flores decorate the lawn outside a polling location Tuesday, June 14, 2022, for the Special Election for Congressional District 34 in Harlingen, Texas. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald via AP) Supporters celebrate South Carolina Rep. Russell Fry's win over U.S. Rep. Tom Rice for his congressional seat in the Republican primary, at the 8th Avenue Tiki Bar in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Tuesday, June 14, 2022. (Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) Former state Rep. Katie Arrington speaks with reporters outside a polling place during the state's primary election, on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Summerville, S.C. Arrington, who is backed in the 1st District race by former President Donald Trump, told The Associated Press she felt she would win the GOP primary election over incumbent U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace with "53 percent." (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina speaks to supporters at her election night event after defeating former state Rep. Katie Arrington in the 1st District primary on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Mount Pleasant, S.C. Arrington had the backing of former President Donald Trump, who backed Mace during her 2020 run but soured on her following her criticism of him following the Capitol violence in 2021. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) South Carolina Rep. Russell Fry celebrates his win over U.S. Rep. Tom Rice for his congressional seat in the Republican primary, at the 8th Avenue Tiki Bar in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Tuesday, June 14, 2022.(Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) South Carolina Rep. Tom Rice greets supporters at Brother's Grill in Myrtle Beach, S.C., as he waits for primary election results to come in, Tuesday, June 14, 2022. (Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) FILE - Bruce Poliquin, Republican candidate for Maine's 2nd Congressional District, speaks at the Republican state convention in Augusta, Maine, April 30, 2022. Poliquin is running against Liz Caruso in the Republican primary. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File) Signs for Republican congressional candidate Mayra Flores decorate the lawn outside a polling location Tuesday, June 14, 2022, for the Special Election for Congressional District 34 in Harlingen, Texas. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald via AP) Supporters celebrate South Carolina Rep. Russell Fry's win over U.S. Rep. Tom Rice for his congressional seat in the Republican primary, at the 8th Avenue Tiki Bar in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Tuesday, June 14, 2022. (Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) Former state Rep. Katie Arrington speaks with reporters outside a polling place during the state's primary election, on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Summerville, S.C. Arrington, who is backed in the 1st District race by former President Donald Trump, told The Associated Press she felt she would win the GOP primary election over incumbent U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace with "53 percent." (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina speaks to supporters at her election night event after defeating former state Rep. Katie Arrington in the 1st District primary on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Mount Pleasant, S.C. Arrington had the backing of former President Donald Trump, who backed Mace during her 2020 run but soured on her following her criticism of him following the Capitol violence in 2021. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) South Carolina Rep. Russell Fry celebrates his win over U.S. Rep. Tom Rice for his congressional seat in the Republican primary, at the 8th Avenue Tiki Bar in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Tuesday, June 14, 2022.(Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) South Carolina Rep. Tom Rice greets supporters at Brother's Grill in Myrtle Beach, S.C., as he waits for primary election results to come in, Tuesday, June 14, 2022. (Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) FILE - Bruce Poliquin, Republican candidate for Maine's 2nd Congressional District, speaks at the Republican state convention in Augusta, Maine, April 30, 2022. Poliquin is running against Liz Caruso in the Republican primary. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File) Signs for Republican congressional candidate Mayra Flores decorate the lawn outside a polling location Tuesday, June 14, 2022, for the Special Election for Congressional District 34 in Harlingen, Texas. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald via AP) Supporters celebrate South Carolina Rep. Russell Fry's win over U.S. Rep. Tom Rice for his congressional seat in the Republican primary, at the 8th Avenue Tiki Bar in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Tuesday, June 14, 2022. (Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) Former state Rep. Katie Arrington speaks with reporters outside a polling place during the state's primary election, on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Summerville, S.C. Arrington, who is backed in the 1st District race by former President Donald Trump, told The Associated Press she felt she would win the GOP primary election over incumbent U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace with "53 percent." (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina speaks to supporters at her election night event after defeating former state Rep. Katie Arrington in the 1st District primary on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Mount Pleasant, S.C. Arrington had the backing of former President Donald Trump, who backed Mace during her 2020 run but soured on her following her criticism of him following the Capitol violence in 2021. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) South Carolina Rep. Russell Fry celebrates his win over U.S. Rep. Tom Rice for his congressional seat in the Republican primary, at the 8th Avenue Tiki Bar in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Tuesday, June 14, 2022.(Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) South Carolina Rep. Tom Rice greets supporters at Brother's Grill in Myrtle Beach, S.C., as he waits for primary election results to come in, Tuesday, June 14, 2022. (Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) FILE - Bruce Poliquin, Republican candidate for Maine's 2nd Congressional District, speaks at the Republican state convention in Augusta, Maine, April 30, 2022. Poliquin is running against Liz Caruso in the Republican primary. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File) Signs for Republican congressional candidate Mayra Flores decorate the lawn outside a polling location Tuesday, June 14, 2022, for the Special Election for Congressional District 34 in Harlingen, Texas. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald via AP) Supporters celebrate South Carolina Rep. Russell Fry's win over U.S. Rep. Tom Rice for his congressional seat in the Republican primary, at the 8th Avenue Tiki Bar in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Tuesday, June 14, 2022. (Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) Former state Rep. Katie Arrington speaks with reporters outside a polling place during the state's primary election, on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Summerville, S.C. Arrington, who is backed in the 1st District race by former President Donald Trump, told The Associated Press she felt she would win the GOP primary election over incumbent U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace with "53 percent." (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina speaks to supporters at her election night event after defeating former state Rep. Katie Arrington in the 1st District primary on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Mount Pleasant, S.C. Arrington had the backing of former President Donald Trump, who backed Mace during her 2020 run but soured on her following her criticism of him following the Capitol violence in 2021. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) South Carolina Rep. Russell Fry celebrates his win over U.S. Rep. Tom Rice for his congressional seat in the Republican primary, at the 8th Avenue Tiki Bar in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Tuesday, June 14, 2022.(Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) South Carolina Rep. Tom Rice greets supporters at Brother's Grill in Myrtle Beach, S.C., as he waits for primary election results to come in, Tuesday, June 14, 2022. (Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) FILE - Bruce Poliquin, Republican candidate for Maine's 2nd Congressional District, speaks at the Republican state convention in Augusta, Maine, April 30, 2022. Poliquin is running against Liz Caruso in the Republican primary. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File) Signs for Republican congressional candidate Mayra Flores decorate the lawn outside a polling location Tuesday, June 14, 2022, for the Special Election for Congressional District 34 in Harlingen, Texas. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald via AP) Supporters celebrate South Carolina Rep. Russell Fry's win over U.S. Rep. Tom Rice for his congressional seat in the Republican primary, at the 8th Avenue Tiki Bar in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Tuesday, June 14, 2022. (Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) Former state Rep. Katie Arrington speaks with reporters outside a polling place during the state's primary election, on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Summerville, S.C. Arrington, who is backed in the 1st District race by former President Donald Trump, told The Associated Press she felt she would win the GOP primary election over incumbent U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace with "53 percent." (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina speaks to supporters at her election night event after defeating former state Rep. Katie Arrington in the 1st District primary on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Mount Pleasant, S.C. Arrington had the backing of former President Donald Trump, who backed Mace during her 2020 run but soured on her following her criticism of him following the Capitol violence in 2021. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) South Carolina Rep. Russell Fry celebrates his win over U.S. Rep. Tom Rice for his congressional seat in the Republican primary, at the 8th Avenue Tiki Bar in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Tuesday, June 14, 2022.(Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) South Carolina Rep. Tom Rice greets supporters at Brother's Grill in Myrtle Beach, S.C., as he waits for primary election results to come in, Tuesday, June 14, 2022. (Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) FILE - Bruce Poliquin, Republican candidate for Maine's 2nd Congressional District, speaks at the Republican state convention in Augusta, Maine, April 30, 2022. Poliquin is running against Liz Caruso in the Republican primary. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File) Signs for Republican congressional candidate Mayra Flores decorate the lawn outside a polling location Tuesday, June 14, 2022, for the Special Election for Congressional District 34 in Harlingen, Texas. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald via AP) Supporters celebrate South Carolina Rep. Russell Fry's win over U.S. Rep. Tom Rice for his congressional seat in the Republican primary, at the 8th Avenue Tiki Bar in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Tuesday, June 14, 2022. (Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) Former state Rep. Katie Arrington speaks with reporters outside a polling place during the state's primary election, on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Summerville, S.C. Arrington, who is backed in the 1st District race by former President Donald Trump, told The Associated Press she felt she would win the GOP primary election over incumbent U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace with "53 percent." (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina speaks to supporters at her election night event after defeating former state Rep. Katie Arrington in the 1st District primary on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Mount Pleasant, S.C. Arrington had the backing of former President Donald Trump, who backed Mace during her 2020 run but soured on her following her criticism of him following the Capitol violence in 2021. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) South Carolina Rep. Russell Fry celebrates his win over U.S. Rep. Tom Rice for his congressional seat in the Republican primary, at the 8th Avenue Tiki Bar in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Tuesday, June 14, 2022.(Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) South Carolina Rep. Tom Rice greets supporters at Brother's Grill in Myrtle Beach, S.C., as he waits for primary election results to come in, Tuesday, June 14, 2022. (Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) FILE - Bruce Poliquin, Republican candidate for Maine's 2nd Congressional District, speaks at the Republican state convention in Augusta, Maine, April 30, 2022. Poliquin is running against Liz Caruso in the Republican primary. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File) Signs for Republican congressional candidate Mayra Flores decorate the lawn outside a polling location Tuesday, June 14, 2022, for the Special Election for Congressional District 34 in Harlingen, Texas. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald via AP) Supporters celebrate South Carolina Rep. Russell Fry's win over U.S. Rep. Tom Rice for his congressional seat in the Republican primary, at the 8th Avenue Tiki Bar in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Tuesday, June 14, 2022. (Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) Former state Rep. Katie Arrington speaks with reporters outside a polling place during the state's primary election, on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Summerville, S.C. Arrington, who is backed in the 1st District race by former President Donald Trump, told The Associated Press she felt she would win the GOP primary election over incumbent U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace with "53 percent." (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina speaks to supporters at her election night event after defeating former state Rep. Katie Arrington in the 1st District primary on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Mount Pleasant, S.C. Arrington had the backing of former President Donald Trump, who backed Mace during her 2020 run but soured on her following her criticism of him following the Capitol violence in 2021. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) South Carolina Rep. Russell Fry celebrates his win over U.S. Rep. Tom Rice for his congressional seat in the Republican primary, at the 8th Avenue Tiki Bar in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Tuesday, June 14, 2022.(Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) South Carolina Rep. Tom Rice greets supporters at Brother's Grill in Myrtle Beach, S.C., as he waits for primary election results to come in, Tuesday, June 14, 2022. (Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) FILE - Bruce Poliquin, Republican candidate for Maine's 2nd Congressional District, speaks at the Republican state convention in Augusta, Maine, April 30, 2022. Poliquin is running against Liz Caruso in the Republican primary. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File) Signs for Republican congressional candidate Mayra Flores decorate the lawn outside a polling location Tuesday, June 14, 2022, for the Special Election for Congressional District 34 in Harlingen, Texas. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald via AP) Supporters celebrate South Carolina Rep. Russell Fry's win over U.S. Rep. Tom Rice for his congressional seat in the Republican primary, at the 8th Avenue Tiki Bar in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Tuesday, June 14, 2022. (Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) Former state Rep. Katie Arrington speaks with reporters outside a polling place during the state's primary election, on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Summerville, S.C. Arrington, who is backed in the 1st District race by former President Donald Trump, told The Associated Press she felt she would win the GOP primary election over incumbent U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace with "53 percent." (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina speaks to supporters at her election night event after defeating former state Rep. Katie Arrington in the 1st District primary on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Mount Pleasant, S.C. Arrington had the backing of former President Donald Trump, who backed Mace during her 2020 run but soured on her following her criticism of him following the Capitol violence in 2021. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) South Carolina Rep. Russell Fry celebrates his win over U.S. Rep. Tom Rice for his congressional seat in the Republican primary, at the 8th Avenue Tiki Bar in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Tuesday, June 14, 2022.(Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) South Carolina Rep. Tom Rice greets supporters at Brother's Grill in Myrtle Beach, S.C., as he waits for primary election results to come in, Tuesday, June 14, 2022. (Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) FILE - Bruce Poliquin, Republican candidate for Maine's 2nd Congressional District, speaks at the Republican state convention in Augusta, Maine, April 30, 2022. Poliquin is running against Liz Caruso in the Republican primary. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File) Signs for Republican congressional candidate Mayra Flores decorate the lawn outside a polling location Tuesday, June 14, 2022, for the Special Election for Congressional District 34 in Harlingen, Texas. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald via AP) Supporters celebrate South Carolina Rep. Russell Fry's win over U.S. Rep. Tom Rice for his congressional seat in the Republican primary, at the 8th Avenue Tiki Bar in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Tuesday, June 14, 2022. (Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) Former state Rep. Katie Arrington speaks with reporters outside a polling place during the state's primary election, on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Summerville, S.C. Arrington, who is backed in the 1st District race by former President Donald Trump, told The Associated Press she felt she would win the GOP primary election over incumbent U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace with "53 percent." (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina speaks to supporters at her election night event after defeating former state Rep. Katie Arrington in the 1st District primary on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Mount Pleasant, S.C. Arrington had the backing of former President Donald Trump, who backed Mace during her 2020 run but soured on her following her criticism of him following the Capitol violence in 2021. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) South Carolina Rep. Russell Fry celebrates his win over U.S. Rep. Tom Rice for his congressional seat in the Republican primary, at the 8th Avenue Tiki Bar in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Tuesday, June 14, 2022.(Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) South Carolina Rep. Tom Rice greets supporters at Brother's Grill in Myrtle Beach, S.C., as he waits for primary election results to come in, Tuesday, June 14, 2022. (Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) FILE - Bruce Poliquin, Republican candidate for Maine's 2nd Congressional District, speaks at the Republican state convention in Augusta, Maine, April 30, 2022. Poliquin is running against Liz Caruso in the Republican primary. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File) Signs for Republican congressional candidate Mayra Flores decorate the lawn outside a polling location Tuesday, June 14, 2022, for the Special Election for Congressional District 34 in Harlingen, Texas. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald via AP) Supporters celebrate South Carolina Rep. Russell Fry's win over U.S. Rep. Tom Rice for his congressional seat in the Republican primary, at the 8th Avenue Tiki Bar in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Tuesday, June 14, 2022. (Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) Former state Rep. Katie Arrington speaks with reporters outside a polling place during the state's primary election, on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Summerville, S.C. Arrington, who is backed in the 1st District race by former President Donald Trump, told The Associated Press she felt she would win the GOP primary election over incumbent U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace with "53 percent." (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina speaks to supporters at her election night event after defeating former state Rep. Katie Arrington in the 1st District primary on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Mount Pleasant, S.C. Arrington had the backing of former President Donald Trump, who backed Mace during her 2020 run but soured on her following her criticism of him following the Capitol violence in 2021. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) South Carolina Rep. Russell Fry celebrates his win over U.S. Rep. Tom Rice for his congressional seat in the Republican primary, at the 8th Avenue Tiki Bar in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Tuesday, June 14, 2022.(Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) South Carolina Rep. Tom Rice greets supporters at Brother's Grill in Myrtle Beach, S.C., as he waits for primary election results to come in, Tuesday, June 14, 2022. (Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) FILE - Bruce Poliquin, Republican candidate for Maine's 2nd Congressional District, speaks at the Republican state convention in Augusta, Maine, April 30, 2022. Poliquin is running against Liz Caruso in the Republican primary. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File) Signs for Republican congressional candidate Mayra Flores decorate the lawn outside a polling location Tuesday, June 14, 2022, for the Special Election for Congressional District 34 in Harlingen, Texas. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald via AP) Supporters celebrate South Carolina Rep. Russell Fry's win over U.S. Rep. Tom Rice for his congressional seat in the Republican primary, at the 8th Avenue Tiki Bar in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Tuesday, June 14, 2022. (Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) Former state Rep. Katie Arrington speaks with reporters outside a polling place during the state's primary election, on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Summerville, S.C. Arrington, who is backed in the 1st District race by former President Donald Trump, told The Associated Press she felt she would win the GOP primary election over incumbent U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace with "53 percent." (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina speaks to supporters at her election night event after defeating former state Rep. Katie Arrington in the 1st District primary on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Mount Pleasant, S.C. Arrington had the backing of former President Donald Trump, who backed Mace during her 2020 run but soured on her following her criticism of him following the Capitol violence in 2021. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) South Carolina Rep. Russell Fry celebrates his win over U.S. Rep. Tom Rice for his congressional seat in the Republican primary, at the 8th Avenue Tiki Bar in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Tuesday, June 14, 2022.(Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) South Carolina Rep. Tom Rice greets supporters at Brother's Grill in Myrtle Beach, S.C., as he waits for primary election results to come in, Tuesday, June 14, 2022. (Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) FILE - Bruce Poliquin, Republican candidate for Maine's 2nd Congressional District, speaks at the Republican state convention in Augusta, Maine, April 30, 2022. Poliquin is running against Liz Caruso in the Republican primary. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File) Signs for Republican congressional candidate Mayra Flores decorate the lawn outside a polling location Tuesday, June 14, 2022, for the Special Election for Congressional District 34 in Harlingen, Texas. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald via AP) Supporters celebrate South Carolina Rep. Russell Fry's win over U.S. Rep. Tom Rice for his congressional seat in the Republican primary, at the 8th Avenue Tiki Bar in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Tuesday, June 14, 2022. (Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) Former state Rep. Katie Arrington speaks with reporters outside a polling place during the state's primary election, on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Summerville, S.C. Arrington, who is backed in the 1st District race by former President Donald Trump, told The Associated Press she felt she would win the GOP primary election over incumbent U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace with "53 percent." (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina speaks to supporters at her election night event after defeating former state Rep. Katie Arrington in the 1st District primary on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Mount Pleasant, S.C. Arrington had the backing of former President Donald Trump, who backed Mace during her 2020 run but soured on her following her criticism of him following the Capitol violence in 2021. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) South Carolina Rep. Russell Fry celebrates his win over U.S. Rep. Tom Rice for his congressional seat in the Republican primary, at the 8th Avenue Tiki Bar in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Tuesday, June 14, 2022.(Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) South Carolina Rep. Tom Rice greets supporters at Brother's Grill in Myrtle Beach, S.C., as he waits for primary election results to come in, Tuesday, June 14, 2022. (Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) FILE - Bruce Poliquin, Republican candidate for Maine's 2nd Congressional District, speaks at the Republican state convention in Augusta, Maine, April 30, 2022. Poliquin is running against Liz Caruso in the Republican primary. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File) Signs for Republican congressional candidate Mayra Flores decorate the lawn outside a polling location Tuesday, June 14, 2022, for the Special Election for Congressional District 34 in Harlingen, Texas. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald via AP) Supporters celebrate South Carolina Rep. Russell Fry's win over U.S. Rep. Tom Rice for his congressional seat in the Republican primary, at the 8th Avenue Tiki Bar in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Tuesday, June 14, 2022. (Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) Former state Rep. Katie Arrington speaks with reporters outside a polling place during the state's primary election, on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Summerville, S.C. Arrington, who is backed in the 1st District race by former President Donald Trump, told The Associated Press she felt she would win the GOP primary election over incumbent U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace with "53 percent." (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina speaks to supporters at her election night event after defeating former state Rep. Katie Arrington in the 1st District primary on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Mount Pleasant, S.C. Arrington had the backing of former President Donald Trump, who backed Mace during her 2020 run but soured on her following her criticism of him following the Capitol violence in 2021. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) South Carolina Rep. Russell Fry celebrates his win over U.S. Rep. Tom Rice for his congressional seat in the Republican primary, at the 8th Avenue Tiki Bar in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Tuesday, June 14, 2022.(Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) South Carolina Rep. Tom Rice greets supporters at Brother's Grill in Myrtle Beach, S.C., as he waits for primary election results to come in, Tuesday, June 14, 2022. (Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) FILE - Bruce Poliquin, Republican candidate for Maine's 2nd Congressional District, speaks at the Republican state convention in Augusta, Maine, April 30, 2022. Poliquin is running against Liz Caruso in the Republican primary. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File) Signs for Republican congressional candidate Mayra Flores decorate the lawn outside a polling location Tuesday, June 14, 2022, for the Special Election for Congressional District 34 in Harlingen, Texas. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald via AP) Supporters celebrate South Carolina Rep. Russell Fry's win over U.S. Rep. Tom Rice for his congressional seat in the Republican primary, at the 8th Avenue Tiki Bar in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Tuesday, June 14, 2022. (Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) Former state Rep. Katie Arrington speaks with reporters outside a polling place during the state's primary election, on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Summerville, S.C. Arrington, who is backed in the 1st District race by former President Donald Trump, told The Associated Press she felt she would win the GOP primary election over incumbent U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace with "53 percent." (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina speaks to supporters at her election night event after defeating former state Rep. Katie Arrington in the 1st District primary on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Mount Pleasant, S.C. Arrington had the backing of former President Donald Trump, who backed Mace during her 2020 run but soured on her following her criticism of him following the Capitol violence in 2021. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) South Carolina Rep. Russell Fry celebrates his win over U.S. Rep. Tom Rice for his congressional seat in the Republican primary, at the 8th Avenue Tiki Bar in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Tuesday, June 14, 2022.(Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) South Carolina Rep. Tom Rice greets supporters at Brother's Grill in Myrtle Beach, S.C., as he waits for primary election results to come in, Tuesday, June 14, 2022. (Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) FILE - Bruce Poliquin, Republican candidate for Maine's 2nd Congressional District, speaks at the Republican state convention in Augusta, Maine, April 30, 2022. Poliquin is running against Liz Caruso in the Republican primary. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File) Signs for Republican congressional candidate Mayra Flores decorate the lawn outside a polling location Tuesday, June 14, 2022, for the Special Election for Congressional District 34 in Harlingen, Texas. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald via AP) Supporters celebrate South Carolina Rep. Russell Fry's win over U.S. Rep. Tom Rice for his congressional seat in the Republican primary, at the 8th Avenue Tiki Bar in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Tuesday, June 14, 2022. (Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) Former state Rep. Katie Arrington speaks with reporters outside a polling place during the state's primary election, on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Summerville, S.C. Arrington, who is backed in the 1st District race by former President Donald Trump, told The Associated Press she felt she would win the GOP primary election over incumbent U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace with "53 percent." (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina speaks to supporters at her election night event after defeating former state Rep. Katie Arrington in the 1st District primary on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Mount Pleasant, S.C. Arrington had the backing of former President Donald Trump, who backed Mace during her 2020 run but soured on her following her criticism of him following the Capitol violence in 2021. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) South Carolina Rep. Russell Fry celebrates his win over U.S. Rep. Tom Rice for his congressional seat in the Republican primary, at the 8th Avenue Tiki Bar in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Tuesday, June 14, 2022.(Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) South Carolina Rep. Tom Rice greets supporters at Brother's Grill in Myrtle Beach, S.C., as he waits for primary election results to come in, Tuesday, June 14, 2022. (Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) FILE - Bruce Poliquin, Republican candidate for Maine's 2nd Congressional District, speaks at the Republican state convention in Augusta, Maine, April 30, 2022. Poliquin is running against Liz Caruso in the Republican primary. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File) Signs for Republican congressional candidate Mayra Flores decorate the lawn outside a polling location Tuesday, June 14, 2022, for the Special Election for Congressional District 34 in Harlingen, Texas. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald via AP) Supporters celebrate South Carolina Rep. Russell Fry's win over U.S. Rep. Tom Rice for his congressional seat in the Republican primary, at the 8th Avenue Tiki Bar in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Tuesday, June 14, 2022. (Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) Former state Rep. Katie Arrington speaks with reporters outside a polling place during the state's primary election, on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Summerville, S.C. Arrington, who is backed in the 1st District race by former President Donald Trump, told The Associated Press she felt she would win the GOP primary election over incumbent U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace with "53 percent." (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina speaks to supporters at her election night event after defeating former state Rep. Katie Arrington in the 1st District primary on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Mount Pleasant, S.C. Arrington had the backing of former President Donald Trump, who backed Mace during her 2020 run but soured on her following her criticism of him following the Capitol violence in 2021. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) South Carolina Rep. Russell Fry celebrates his win over U.S. Rep. Tom Rice for his congressional seat in the Republican primary, at the 8th Avenue Tiki Bar in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Tuesday, June 14, 2022.(Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) South Carolina Rep. Tom Rice greets supporters at Brother's Grill in Myrtle Beach, S.C., as he waits for primary election results to come in, Tuesday, June 14, 2022. (Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) FILE - Bruce Poliquin, Republican candidate for Maine's 2nd Congressional District, speaks at the Republican state convention in Augusta, Maine, April 30, 2022. Poliquin is running against Liz Caruso in the Republican primary. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File) Signs for Republican congressional candidate Mayra Flores decorate the lawn outside a polling location Tuesday, June 14, 2022, for the Special Election for Congressional District 34 in Harlingen, Texas. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald via AP) Supporters celebrate South Carolina Rep. Russell Fry's win over U.S. Rep. Tom Rice for his congressional seat in the Republican primary, at the 8th Avenue Tiki Bar in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Tuesday, June 14, 2022. (Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) Former state Rep. Katie Arrington speaks with reporters outside a polling place during the state's primary election, on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Summerville, S.C. Arrington, who is backed in the 1st District race by former President Donald Trump, told The Associated Press she felt she would win the GOP primary election over incumbent U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace with "53 percent." (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina speaks to supporters at her election night event after defeating former state Rep. Katie Arrington in the 1st District primary on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Mount Pleasant, S.C. Arrington had the backing of former President Donald Trump, who backed Mace during her 2020 run but soured on her following her criticism of him following the Capitol violence in 2021. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) South Carolina Rep. Russell Fry celebrates his win over U.S. Rep. Tom Rice for his congressional seat in the Republican primary, at the 8th Avenue Tiki Bar in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Tuesday, June 14, 2022.(Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) South Carolina Rep. Tom Rice greets supporters at Brother's Grill in Myrtle Beach, S.C., as he waits for primary election results to come in, Tuesday, June 14, 2022. (Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) FILE - Bruce Poliquin, Republican candidate for Maine's 2nd Congressional District, speaks at the Republican state convention in Augusta, Maine, April 30, 2022. Poliquin is running against Liz Caruso in the Republican primary. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File) Signs for Republican congressional candidate Mayra Flores decorate the lawn outside a polling location Tuesday, June 14, 2022, for the Special Election for Congressional District 34 in Harlingen, Texas. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald via AP) Supporters celebrate South Carolina Rep. Russell Fry's win over U.S. Rep. Tom Rice for his congressional seat in the Republican primary, at the 8th Avenue Tiki Bar in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Tuesday, June 14, 2022. (Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) Former state Rep. Katie Arrington speaks with reporters outside a polling place during the state's primary election, on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Summerville, S.C. Arrington, who is backed in the 1st District race by former President Donald Trump, told The Associated Press she felt she would win the GOP primary election over incumbent U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace with "53 percent." (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina speaks to supporters at her election night event after defeating former state Rep. Katie Arrington in the 1st District primary on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Mount Pleasant, S.C. Arrington had the backing of former President Donald Trump, who backed Mace during her 2020 run but soured on her following her criticism of him following the Capitol violence in 2021. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) South Carolina Rep. Russell Fry celebrates his win over U.S. Rep. Tom Rice for his congressional seat in the Republican primary, at the 8th Avenue Tiki Bar in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Tuesday, June 14, 2022.(Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) South Carolina Rep. Tom Rice greets supporters at Brother's Grill in Myrtle Beach, S.C., as he waits for primary election results to come in, Tuesday, June 14, 2022. (Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) FILE - Bruce Poliquin, Republican candidate for Maine's 2nd Congressional District, speaks at the Republican state convention in Augusta, Maine, April 30, 2022. Poliquin is running against Liz Caruso in the Republican primary. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File) Signs for Republican congressional candidate Mayra Flores decorate the lawn outside a polling location Tuesday, June 14, 2022, for the Special Election for Congressional District 34 in Harlingen, Texas. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald via AP) Supporters celebrate South Carolina Rep. Russell Fry's win over U.S. Rep. Tom Rice for his congressional seat in the Republican primary, at the 8th Avenue Tiki Bar in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Tuesday, June 14, 2022. (Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) Former state Rep. Katie Arrington speaks with reporters outside a polling place during the state's primary election, on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Summerville, S.C. Arrington, who is backed in the 1st District race by former President Donald Trump, told The Associated Press she felt she would win the GOP primary election over incumbent U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace with "53 percent." (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina speaks to supporters at her election night event after defeating former state Rep. Katie Arrington in the 1st District primary on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Mount Pleasant, S.C. Arrington had the backing of former President Donald Trump, who backed Mace during her 2020 run but soured on her following her criticism of him following the Capitol violence in 2021. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) South Carolina Rep. Russell Fry celebrates his win over U.S. Rep. Tom Rice for his congressional seat in the Republican primary, at the 8th Avenue Tiki Bar in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Tuesday, June 14, 2022.(Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) South Carolina Rep. Tom Rice greets supporters at Brother's Grill in Myrtle Beach, S.C., as he waits for primary election results to come in, Tuesday, June 14, 2022. (Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) FILE - Bruce Poliquin, Republican candidate for Maine's 2nd Congressional District, speaks at the Republican state convention in Augusta, Maine, April 30, 2022. Poliquin is running against Liz Caruso in the Republican primary. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File) Signs for Republican congressional candidate Mayra Flores decorate the lawn outside a polling location Tuesday, June 14, 2022, for the Special Election for Congressional District 34 in Harlingen, Texas. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald via AP) Supporters celebrate South Carolina Rep. Russell Fry's win over U.S. Rep. Tom Rice for his congressional seat in the Republican primary, at the 8th Avenue Tiki Bar in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Tuesday, June 14, 2022. (Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) Former state Rep. Katie Arrington speaks with reporters outside a polling place during the state's primary election, on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Summerville, S.C. Arrington, who is backed in the 1st District race by former President Donald Trump, told The Associated Press she felt she would win the GOP primary election over incumbent U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace with "53 percent." (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina speaks to supporters at her election night event after defeating former state Rep. Katie Arrington in the 1st District primary on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Mount Pleasant, S.C. Arrington had the backing of former President Donald Trump, who backed Mace during her 2020 run but soured on her following her criticism of him following the Capitol violence in 2021. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) South Carolina Rep. Russell Fry celebrates his win over U.S. Rep. Tom Rice for his congressional seat in the Republican primary, at the 8th Avenue Tiki Bar in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Tuesday, June 14, 2022.(Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) South Carolina Rep. Tom Rice greets supporters at Brother's Grill in Myrtle Beach, S.C., as he waits for primary election results to come in, Tuesday, June 14, 2022. (Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) FILE - Bruce Poliquin, Republican candidate for Maine's 2nd Congressional District, speaks at the Republican state convention in Augusta, Maine, April 30, 2022. Poliquin is running against Liz Caruso in the Republican primary. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File) Signs for Republican congressional candidate Mayra Flores decorate the lawn outside a polling location Tuesday, June 14, 2022, for the Special Election for Congressional District 34 in Harlingen, Texas. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald via AP) Supporters celebrate South Carolina Rep. Russell Fry's win over U.S. Rep. Tom Rice for his congressional seat in the Republican primary, at the 8th Avenue Tiki Bar in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Tuesday, June 14, 2022. (Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) Former state Rep. Katie Arrington speaks with reporters outside a polling place during the state's primary election, on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Summerville, S.C. Arrington, who is backed in the 1st District race by former President Donald Trump, told The Associated Press she felt she would win the GOP primary election over incumbent U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace with "53 percent." (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina speaks to supporters at her election night event after defeating former state Rep. Katie Arrington in the 1st District primary on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Mount Pleasant, S.C. Arrington had the backing of former President Donald Trump, who backed Mace during her 2020 run but soured on her following her criticism of him following the Capitol violence in 2021. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) South Carolina Rep. Russell Fry celebrates his win over U.S. Rep. Tom Rice for his congressional seat in the Republican primary, at the 8th Avenue Tiki Bar in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Tuesday, June 14, 2022.(Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) South Carolina Rep. Tom Rice greets supporters at Brother's Grill in Myrtle Beach, S.C., as he waits for primary election results to come in, Tuesday, June 14, 2022. (Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) FILE - Bruce Poliquin, Republican candidate for Maine's 2nd Congressional District, speaks at the Republican state convention in Augusta, Maine, April 30, 2022. Poliquin is running against Liz Caruso in the Republican primary. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File) Signs for Republican congressional candidate Mayra Flores decorate the lawn outside a polling location Tuesday, June 14, 2022, for the Special Election for Congressional District 34 in Harlingen, Texas. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald via AP) Supporters celebrate South Carolina Rep. Russell Fry's win over U.S. Rep. Tom Rice for his congressional seat in the Republican primary, at the 8th Avenue Tiki Bar in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Tuesday, June 14, 2022. (Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) Former state Rep. Katie Arrington speaks with reporters outside a polling place during the state's primary election, on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Summerville, S.C. Arrington, who is backed in the 1st District race by former President Donald Trump, told The Associated Press she felt she would win the GOP primary election over incumbent U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace with "53 percent." (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina speaks to supporters at her election night event after defeating former state Rep. Katie Arrington in the 1st District primary on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Mount Pleasant, S.C. Arrington had the backing of former President Donald Trump, who backed Mace during her 2020 run but soured on her following her criticism of him following the Capitol violence in 2021. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) South Carolina Rep. Russell Fry celebrates his win over U.S. Rep. Tom Rice for his congressional seat in the Republican primary, at the 8th Avenue Tiki Bar in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Tuesday, June 14, 2022.(Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) South Carolina Rep. Tom Rice greets supporters at Brother's Grill in Myrtle Beach, S.C., as he waits for primary election results to come in, Tuesday, June 14, 2022. (Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) FILE - Bruce Poliquin, Republican candidate for Maine's 2nd Congressional District, speaks at the Republican state convention in Augusta, Maine, April 30, 2022. Poliquin is running against Liz Caruso in the Republican primary. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File) Signs for Republican congressional candidate Mayra Flores decorate the lawn outside a polling location Tuesday, June 14, 2022, for the Special Election for Congressional District 34 in Harlingen, Texas. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald via AP) Supporters celebrate South Carolina Rep. Russell Fry's win over U.S. Rep. Tom Rice for his congressional seat in the Republican primary, at the 8th Avenue Tiki Bar in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Tuesday, June 14, 2022. (Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) Former state Rep. Katie Arrington speaks with reporters outside a polling place during the state's primary election, on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Summerville, S.C. Arrington, who is backed in the 1st District race by former President Donald Trump, told The Associated Press she felt she would win the GOP primary election over incumbent U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace with "53 percent." (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina speaks to supporters at her election night event after defeating former state Rep. Katie Arrington in the 1st District primary on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Mount Pleasant, S.C. Arrington had the backing of former President Donald Trump, who backed Mace during her 2020 run but soured on her following her criticism of him following the Capitol violence in 2021. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) South Carolina Rep. Russell Fry celebrates his win over U.S. Rep. Tom Rice for his congressional seat in the Republican primary, at the 8th Avenue Tiki Bar in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Tuesday, June 14, 2022.(Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) South Carolina Rep. Tom Rice greets supporters at Brother's Grill in Myrtle Beach, S.C., as he waits for primary election results to come in, Tuesday, June 14, 2022. (Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) FILE - Bruce Poliquin, Republican candidate for Maine's 2nd Congressional District, speaks at the Republican state convention in Augusta, Maine, April 30, 2022. Poliquin is running against Liz Caruso in the Republican primary. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File) Signs for Republican congressional candidate Mayra Flores decorate the lawn outside a polling location Tuesday, June 14, 2022, for the Special Election for Congressional District 34 in Harlingen, Texas. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald via AP) Supporters celebrate South Carolina Rep. Russell Fry's win over U.S. Rep. Tom Rice for his congressional seat in the Republican primary, at the 8th Avenue Tiki Bar in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Tuesday, June 14, 2022. (Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) Former state Rep. Katie Arrington speaks with reporters outside a polling place during the state's primary election, on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Summerville, S.C. Arrington, who is backed in the 1st District race by former President Donald Trump, told The Associated Press she felt she would win the GOP primary election over incumbent U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace with "53 percent." (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina speaks to supporters at her election night event after defeating former state Rep. Katie Arrington in the 1st District primary on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Mount Pleasant, S.C. Arrington had the backing of former President Donald Trump, who backed Mace during her 2020 run but soured on her following her criticism of him following the Capitol violence in 2021. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) South Carolina Rep. Russell Fry celebrates his win over U.S. Rep. Tom Rice for his congressional seat in the Republican primary, at the 8th Avenue Tiki Bar in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Tuesday, June 14, 2022.(Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) South Carolina Rep. Tom Rice greets supporters at Brother's Grill in Myrtle Beach, S.C., as he waits for primary election results to come in, Tuesday, June 14, 2022. (Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) FILE - Bruce Poliquin, Republican candidate for Maine's 2nd Congressional District, speaks at the Republican state convention in Augusta, Maine, April 30, 2022. Poliquin is running against Liz Caruso in the Republican primary. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File) Signs for Republican congressional candidate Mayra Flores decorate the lawn outside a polling location Tuesday, June 14, 2022, for the Special Election for Congressional District 34 in Harlingen, Texas. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald via AP) Supporters celebrate South Carolina Rep. Russell Fry's win over U.S. Rep. Tom Rice for his congressional seat in the Republican primary, at the 8th Avenue Tiki Bar in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Tuesday, June 14, 2022. (Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) Former state Rep. Katie Arrington speaks with reporters outside a polling place during the state's primary election, on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Summerville, S.C. Arrington, who is backed in the 1st District race by former President Donald Trump, told The Associated Press she felt she would win the GOP primary election over incumbent U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace with "53 percent." (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina speaks to supporters at her election night event after defeating former state Rep. Katie Arrington in the 1st District primary on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Mount Pleasant, S.C. Arrington had the backing of former President Donald Trump, who backed Mace during her 2020 run but soured on her following her criticism of him following the Capitol violence in 2021. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) South Carolina Rep. Russell Fry celebrates his win over U.S. Rep. Tom Rice for his congressional seat in the Republican primary, at the 8th Avenue Tiki Bar in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Tuesday, June 14, 2022.(Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) South Carolina Rep. Tom Rice greets supporters at Brother's Grill in Myrtle Beach, S.C., as he waits for primary election results to come in, Tuesday, June 14, 2022. (Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) FILE - Bruce Poliquin, Republican candidate for Maine's 2nd Congressional District, speaks at the Republican state convention in Augusta, Maine, April 30, 2022. Poliquin is running against Liz Caruso in the Republican primary. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File) Signs for Republican congressional candidate Mayra Flores decorate the lawn outside a polling location Tuesday, June 14, 2022, for the Special Election for Congressional District 34 in Harlingen, Texas. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald via AP) Supporters celebrate South Carolina Rep. Russell Fry's win over U.S. Rep. Tom Rice for his congressional seat in the Republican primary, at the 8th Avenue Tiki Bar in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Tuesday, June 14, 2022. (Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) Former state Rep. Katie Arrington speaks with reporters outside a polling place during the state's primary election, on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Summerville, S.C. Arrington, who is backed in the 1st District race by former President Donald Trump, told The Associated Press she felt she would win the GOP primary election over incumbent U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace with "53 percent." (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina speaks to supporters at her election night event after defeating former state Rep. Katie Arrington in the 1st District primary on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Mount Pleasant, S.C. Arrington had the backing of former President Donald Trump, who backed Mace during her 2020 run but soured on her following her criticism of him following the Capitol violence in 2021. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) South Carolina Rep. Russell Fry celebrates his win over U.S. Rep. Tom Rice for his congressional seat in the Republican primary, at the 8th Avenue Tiki Bar in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Tuesday, June 14, 2022.(Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) South Carolina Rep. Tom Rice greets supporters at Brother's Grill in Myrtle Beach, S.C., as he waits for primary election results to come in, Tuesday, June 14, 2022. (Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) FILE - Bruce Poliquin, Republican candidate for Maine's 2nd Congressional District, speaks at the Republican state convention in Augusta, Maine, April 30, 2022. Poliquin is running against Liz Caruso in the Republican primary. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File) Signs for Republican congressional candidate Mayra Flores decorate the lawn outside a polling location Tuesday, June 14, 2022, for the Special Election for Congressional District 34 in Harlingen, Texas. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald via AP) Supporters celebrate South Carolina Rep. Russell Fry's win over U.S. Rep. Tom Rice for his congressional seat in the Republican primary, at the 8th Avenue Tiki Bar in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Tuesday, June 14, 2022. (Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) Former state Rep. Katie Arrington speaks with reporters outside a polling place during the state's primary election, on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Summerville, S.C. Arrington, who is backed in the 1st District race by former President Donald Trump, told The Associated Press she felt she would win the GOP primary election over incumbent U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace with "53 percent." (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina speaks to supporters at her election night event after defeating former state Rep. Katie Arrington in the 1st District primary on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Mount Pleasant, S.C. Arrington had the backing of former President Donald Trump, who backed Mace during her 2020 run but soured on her following her criticism of him following the Capitol violence in 2021. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) South Carolina Rep. Russell Fry celebrates his win over U.S. Rep. Tom Rice for his congressional seat in the Republican primary, at the 8th Avenue Tiki Bar in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Tuesday, June 14, 2022.(Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) South Carolina Rep. Tom Rice greets supporters at Brother's Grill in Myrtle Beach, S.C., as he waits for primary election results to come in, Tuesday, June 14, 2022. (Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) FILE - Bruce Poliquin, Republican candidate for Maine's 2nd Congressional District, speaks at the Republican state convention in Augusta, Maine, April 30, 2022. Poliquin is running against Liz Caruso in the Republican primary. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File) Signs for Republican congressional candidate Mayra Flores decorate the lawn outside a polling location Tuesday, June 14, 2022, for the Special Election for Congressional District 34 in Harlingen, Texas. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald via AP) Supporters celebrate South Carolina Rep. Russell Fry's win over U.S. Rep. Tom Rice for his congressional seat in the Republican primary, at the 8th Avenue Tiki Bar in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Tuesday, June 14, 2022. (Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) Former state Rep. Katie Arrington speaks with reporters outside a polling place during the state's primary election, on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Summerville, S.C. Arrington, who is backed in the 1st District race by former President Donald Trump, told The Associated Press she felt she would win the GOP primary election over incumbent U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace with "53 percent." (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina speaks to supporters at her election night event after defeating former state Rep. Katie Arrington in the 1st District primary on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Mount Pleasant, S.C. Arrington had the backing of former President Donald Trump, who backed Mace during her 2020 run but soured on her following her criticism of him following the Capitol violence in 2021. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) South Carolina Rep. Russell Fry celebrates his win over U.S. Rep. Tom Rice for his congressional seat in the Republican primary, at the 8th Avenue Tiki Bar in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Tuesday, June 14, 2022.(Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) South Carolina Rep. Tom Rice greets supporters at Brother's Grill in Myrtle Beach, S.C., as he waits for primary election results to come in, Tuesday, June 14, 2022. (Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) FILE - Bruce Poliquin, Republican candidate for Maine's 2nd Congressional District, speaks at the Republican state convention in Augusta, Maine, April 30, 2022. Poliquin is running against Liz Caruso in the Republican primary. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File) Signs for Republican congressional candidate Mayra Flores decorate the lawn outside a polling location Tuesday, June 14, 2022, for the Special Election for Congressional District 34 in Harlingen, Texas. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald via AP) Supporters celebrate South Carolina Rep. Russell Fry's win over U.S. Rep. Tom Rice for his congressional seat in the Republican primary, at the 8th Avenue Tiki Bar in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Tuesday, June 14, 2022. (Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) Former state Rep. Katie Arrington speaks with reporters outside a polling place during the state's primary election, on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Summerville, S.C. Arrington, who is backed in the 1st District race by former President Donald Trump, told The Associated Press she felt she would win the GOP primary election over incumbent U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace with "53 percent." (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina speaks to supporters at her election night event after defeating former state Rep. Katie Arrington in the 1st District primary on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Mount Pleasant, S.C. Arrington had the backing of former President Donald Trump, who backed Mace during her 2020 run but soured on her following her criticism of him following the Capitol violence in 2021. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) South Carolina Rep. Russell Fry celebrates his win over U.S. Rep. Tom Rice for his congressional seat in the Republican primary, at the 8th Avenue Tiki Bar in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Tuesday, June 14, 2022.(Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) South Carolina Rep. Tom Rice greets supporters at Brother's Grill in Myrtle Beach, S.C., as he waits for primary election results to come in, Tuesday, June 14, 2022. (Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) FILE - Bruce Poliquin, Republican candidate for Maine's 2nd Congressional District, speaks at the Republican state convention in Augusta, Maine, April 30, 2022. Poliquin is running against Liz Caruso in the Republican primary. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File) Signs for Republican congressional candidate Mayra Flores decorate the lawn outside a polling location Tuesday, June 14, 2022, for the Special Election for Congressional District 34 in Harlingen, Texas. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald via AP) Supporters celebrate South Carolina Rep. Russell Fry's win over U.S. Rep. Tom Rice for his congressional seat in the Republican primary, at the 8th Avenue Tiki Bar in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Tuesday, June 14, 2022. (Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) Former state Rep. Katie Arrington speaks with reporters outside a polling place during the state's primary election, on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Summerville, S.C. Arrington, who is backed in the 1st District race by former President Donald Trump, told The Associated Press she felt she would win the GOP primary election over incumbent U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace with "53 percent." (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina speaks to supporters at her election night event after defeating former state Rep. Katie Arrington in the 1st District primary on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Mount Pleasant, S.C. Arrington had the backing of former President Donald Trump, who backed Mace during her 2020 run but soured on her following her criticism of him following the Capitol violence in 2021. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) South Carolina Rep. Russell Fry celebrates his win over U.S. Rep. Tom Rice for his congressional seat in the Republican primary, at the 8th Avenue Tiki Bar in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Tuesday, June 14, 2022.(Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) South Carolina Rep. Tom Rice greets supporters at Brother's Grill in Myrtle Beach, S.C., as he waits for primary election results to come in, Tuesday, June 14, 2022. (Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) FILE - Bruce Poliquin, Republican candidate for Maine's 2nd Congressional District, speaks at the Republican state convention in Augusta, Maine, April 30, 2022. Poliquin is running against Liz Caruso in the Republican primary. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File) Signs for Republican congressional candidate Mayra Flores decorate the lawn outside a polling location Tuesday, June 14, 2022, for the Special Election for Congressional District 34 in Harlingen, Texas. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald via AP) Supporters celebrate South Carolina Rep. Russell Fry's win over U.S. Rep. Tom Rice for his congressional seat in the Republican primary, at the 8th Avenue Tiki Bar in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Tuesday, June 14, 2022. (Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) Former state Rep. Katie Arrington speaks with reporters outside a polling place during the state's primary election, on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Summerville, S.C. Arrington, who is backed in the 1st District race by former President Donald Trump, told The Associated Press she felt she would win the GOP primary election over incumbent U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace with "53 percent." (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina speaks to supporters at her election night event after defeating former state Rep. Katie Arrington in the 1st District primary on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Mount Pleasant, S.C. Arrington had the backing of former President Donald Trump, who backed Mace during her 2020 run but soured on her following her criticism of him following the Capitol violence in 2021. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) South Carolina Rep. Russell Fry celebrates his win over U.S. Rep. Tom Rice for his congressional seat in the Republican primary, at the 8th Avenue Tiki Bar in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Tuesday, June 14, 2022.(Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) FILE - Bruce Poliquin, Republican candidate for Maine's 2nd Congressional District, speaks at the Republican state convention in Augusta, Maine, April 30, 2022. Poliquin is running against Liz Caruso in the Republican primary. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File) Signs for Republican congressional candidate Mayra Flores decorate the lawn outside a polling location Tuesday, June 14, 2022, for the Special Election for Congressional District 34 in Harlingen, Texas. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald via AP) Supporters celebrate South Carolina Rep. Russell Fry's win over U.S. Rep. Tom Rice for his congressional seat in the Republican primary, at the 8th Avenue Tiki Bar in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Tuesday, June 14, 2022. (Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina speaks to reporters at her election night event after defeating former state Rep. Katie Arrington in the 1st District primary on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Mount Pleasant, S.C. Arrington had the backing of former President Donald Trump, who backed Mace during her 2020 run but soured on her following her criticism of him following the Capitol violence in 2021. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) Former state Rep. Katie Arrington speaks with reporters outside a polling place during the state's primary election, on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Summerville, S.C. Arrington, who is backed in the 1st District race by former President Donald Trump, told The Associated Press she felt she would win the GOP primary election over incumbent U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace with "53 percent." (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina speaks to supporters at her election night event after defeating former state Rep. Katie Arrington in the 1st District primary on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Mount Pleasant, S.C. Arrington had the backing of former President Donald Trump, who backed Mace during her 2020 run but soured on her following her criticism of him following the Capitol violence in 2021. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) South Carolina Rep. Russell Fry celebrates his win over U.S. Rep. Tom Rice for his congressional seat in the Republican primary, at the 8th Avenue Tiki Bar in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Tuesday, June 14, 2022.(Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) South Carolina Rep. Tom Rice greets supporters at Brother's Grill in Myrtle Beach, S.C., as he waits for primary election results to come in, Tuesday, June 14, 2022. (Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) FILE - Bruce Poliquin, Republican candidate for Maine's 2nd Congressional District, speaks at the Republican state convention in Augusta, Maine, April 30, 2022. Poliquin is running against Liz Caruso in the Republican primary. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File) Signs for Republican congressional candidate Mayra Flores decorate the lawn outside a polling location Tuesday, June 14, 2022, for the Special Election for Congressional District 34 in Harlingen, Texas. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald via AP) Supporters celebrate South Carolina Rep. Russell Fry's win over U.S. Rep. Tom Rice for his congressional seat in the Republican primary, at the 8th Avenue Tiki Bar in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Tuesday, June 14, 2022. (Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina speaks to reporters at her election night event after defeating former state Rep. Katie Arrington in the 1st District primary on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Mount Pleasant, S.C. Arrington had the backing of former President Donald Trump, who backed Mace during her 2020 run but soured on her following her criticism of him following the Capitol violence in 2021. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) Former state Rep. Katie Arrington speaks with reporters outside a polling place during the state's primary election, on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Summerville, S.C. Arrington, who is backed in the 1st District race by former President Donald Trump, told The Associated Press she felt she would win the GOP primary election over incumbent U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace with "53 percent." (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina speaks to supporters at her election night event after defeating former state Rep. Katie Arrington in the 1st District primary on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Mount Pleasant, S.C. Arrington had the backing of former President Donald Trump, who backed Mace during her 2020 run but soured on her following her criticism of him following the Capitol violence in 2021. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) South Carolina Rep. Russell Fry celebrates his win over U.S. Rep. Tom Rice for his congressional seat in the Republican primary, at the 8th Avenue Tiki Bar in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Tuesday, June 14, 2022.(Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) South Carolina Rep. Tom Rice greets supporters at Brother's Grill in Myrtle Beach, S.C., as he waits for primary election results to come in, Tuesday, June 14, 2022. (Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) FILE - Bruce Poliquin, Republican candidate for Maine's 2nd Congressional District, speaks at the Republican state convention in Augusta, Maine, April 30, 2022. Poliquin is running against Liz Caruso in the Republican primary. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File) Signs for Republican congressional candidate Mayra Flores decorate the lawn outside a polling location Tuesday, June 14, 2022, for the Special Election for Congressional District 34 in Harlingen, Texas. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald via AP) Former state Rep. Katie Arrington speaks with reporters outside a polling place during the state's primary election, on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Summerville, S.C. Arrington, who is backed in the 1st District race by former President Donald Trump, told The Associated Press she felt she would win the GOP primary election over incumbent U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace with "53 percent." (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina speaks to supporters at her election night event after defeating former state Rep. Katie Arrington in the 1st District primary on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Mount Pleasant, S.C. Arrington had the backing of former President Donald Trump, who backed Mace during her 2020 run but soured on her following her criticism of him following the Capitol violence in 2021. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) FILE - Bruce Poliquin, Republican candidate for Maine's 2nd Congressional District, speaks at the Republican state convention in Augusta, Maine, April 30, 2022. Poliquin is running against Liz Caruso in the Republican primary. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File) Signs for Republican congressional candidate Mayra Flores decorate the lawn outside a polling location Tuesday, June 14, 2022, for the Special Election for Congressional District 34 in Harlingen, Texas. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald via AP) Former state Rep. Katie Arrington speaks with reporters outside a polling place during the state's primary election, on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Summerville, S.C. Arrington, who is backed in the 1st District race by former President Donald Trump, told The Associated Press she felt she would win the GOP primary election over incumbent U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace with "53 percent." (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina speaks to supporters at her election night event after defeating former state Rep. Katie Arrington in the 1st District primary on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Mount Pleasant, S.C. Arrington had the backing of former President Donald Trump, who backed Mace during her 2020 run but soured on her following her criticism of him following the Capitol violence in 2021. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) FILE - Bruce Poliquin, Republican candidate for Maine's 2nd Congressional District, speaks at the Republican state convention in Augusta, Maine, April 30, 2022. Poliquin is running against Liz Caruso in the Republican primary. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File) Signs for Republican congressional candidate Mayra Flores decorate the lawn outside a polling location Tuesday, June 14, 2022, for the Special Election for Congressional District 34 in Harlingen, Texas. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald via AP) Former state Rep. Katie Arrington speaks with reporters outside a polling place during the state's primary election, on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Summerville, S.C. Arrington, who is backed in the 1st District race by former President Donald Trump, told The Associated Press she felt she would win the GOP primary election over incumbent U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace with "53 percent." (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina speaks to supporters at her election night event after defeating former state Rep. Katie Arrington in the 1st District primary on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Mount Pleasant, S.C. Arrington had the backing of former President Donald Trump, who backed Mace during her 2020 run but soured on her following her criticism of him following the Capitol violence in 2021. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) FILE - Bruce Poliquin, Republican candidate for Maine's 2nd Congressional District, speaks at the Republican state convention in Augusta, Maine, April 30, 2022. Poliquin is running against Liz Caruso in the Republican primary. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File) Signs for Republican congressional candidate Mayra Flores decorate the lawn outside a polling location Tuesday, June 14, 2022, for the Special Election for Congressional District 34 in Harlingen, Texas. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald via AP) Former state Rep. Katie Arrington speaks with reporters outside a polling place during the state's primary election, on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Summerville, S.C. Arrington, who is backed in the 1st District race by former President Donald Trump, told The Associated Press she felt she would win the GOP primary election over incumbent U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace with "53 percent." (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina speaks to supporters at her election night event after defeating former state Rep. Katie Arrington in the 1st District primary on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Mount Pleasant, S.C. Arrington had the backing of former President Donald Trump, who backed Mace during her 2020 run but soured on her following her criticism of him following the Capitol violence in 2021. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) FILE - Bruce Poliquin, Republican candidate for Maine's 2nd Congressional District, speaks at the Republican state convention in Augusta, Maine, April 30, 2022. Poliquin is running against Liz Caruso in the Republican primary. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File) Signs for Republican congressional candidate Mayra Flores decorate the lawn outside a polling location Tuesday, June 14, 2022, for the Special Election for Congressional District 34 in Harlingen, Texas. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald via AP) Former state Rep. Katie Arrington speaks with reporters outside a polling place during the state's primary election, on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Summerville, S.C. Arrington, who is backed in the 1st District race by former President Donald Trump, told The Associated Press she felt she would win the GOP primary election over incumbent U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace with "53 percent." (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina speaks to supporters at her election night event after defeating former state Rep. Katie Arrington in the 1st District primary on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Mount Pleasant, S.C. Arrington had the backing of former President Donald Trump, who backed Mace during her 2020 run but soured on her following her criticism of him following the Capitol violence in 2021. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) FILE - Bruce Poliquin, Republican candidate for Maine's 2nd Congressional District, speaks at the Republican state convention in Augusta, Maine, April 30, 2022. Poliquin is running against Liz Caruso in the Republican primary. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File) Signs for Republican congressional candidate Mayra Flores decorate the lawn outside a polling location Tuesday, June 14, 2022, for the Special Election for Congressional District 34 in Harlingen, Texas. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald via AP) Former state Rep. Katie Arrington speaks with reporters outside a polling place during the state's primary election, on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Summerville, S.C. Arrington, who is backed in the 1st District race by former President Donald Trump, told The Associated Press she felt she would win the GOP primary election over incumbent U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace with "53 percent." (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina speaks to supporters at her election night event after defeating former state Rep. Katie Arrington in the 1st District primary on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Mount Pleasant, S.C. Arrington had the backing of former President Donald Trump, who backed Mace during her 2020 run but soured on her following her criticism of him following the Capitol violence in 2021. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) FILE - Bruce Poliquin, Republican candidate for Maine's 2nd Congressional District, speaks at the Republican state convention in Augusta, Maine, April 30, 2022. Poliquin is running against Liz Caruso in the Republican primary. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File) Signs for Republican congressional candidate Mayra Flores decorate the lawn outside a polling location Tuesday, June 14, 2022, for the Special Election for Congressional District 34 in Harlingen, Texas. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald via AP) Former state Rep. Katie Arrington speaks with reporters outside a polling place during the state's primary election, on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Summerville, S.C. Arrington, who is backed in the 1st District race by former President Donald Trump, told The Associated Press she felt she would win the GOP primary election over incumbent U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace with "53 percent." (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina speaks to supporters at her election night event after defeating former state Rep. Katie Arrington in the 1st District primary on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Mount Pleasant, S.C. Arrington had the backing of former President Donald Trump, who backed Mace during her 2020 run but soured on her following her criticism of him following the Capitol violence in 2021. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) FILE - Bruce Poliquin, Republican candidate for Maine's 2nd Congressional District, speaks at the Republican state convention in Augusta, Maine, April 30, 2022. Poliquin is running against Liz Caruso in the Republican primary. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File) Former state Rep. Katie Arrington speaks with reporters outside a polling place during the state's primary election, on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Summerville, S.C. Arrington, who is backed in the 1st District race by former President Donald Trump, told The Associated Press she felt she would win the GOP primary election over incumbent U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace with "53 percent." (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace arrives at her election night party following the close of polls in South Carolina's primary elections on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Mount Pleasant, S.C. Mace is facing a challenger, former state Rep. Katie Arrington, who has the backing of former President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) FILE - Bruce Poliquin, Republican candidate for Maine's 2nd Congressional District, speaks at the Republican state convention in Augusta, Maine, April 30, 2022. Poliquin is running against Liz Caruso in the Republican primary. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File) Former state Rep. Katie Arrington speaks with reporters outside a polling place during the state's primary election, on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Summerville, S.C. Arrington, who is backed in the 1st District race by former President Donald Trump, told The Associated Press she felt she would win the GOP primary election over incumbent U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace with "53 percent." (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace arrives at her election night party following the close of polls in South Carolina's primary elections on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Mount Pleasant, S.C. Mace is facing a challenger, former state Rep. Katie Arrington, who has the backing of former President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) FILE - Bruce Poliquin, Republican candidate for Maine's 2nd Congressional District, speaks at the Republican state convention in Augusta, Maine, April 30, 2022. Poliquin is running against Liz Caruso in the Republican primary. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File) Former state Rep. Katie Arrington speaks with reporters outside a polling place during the state's primary election, on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Summerville, S.C. Arrington, who is backed in the 1st District race by former President Donald Trump, told The Associated Press she felt she would win the GOP primary election over incumbent U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace with "53 percent." (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace arrives at her election night party following the close of polls in South Carolina's primary elections on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Mount Pleasant, S.C. Mace is facing a challenger, former state Rep. Katie Arrington, who has the backing of former President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) FILE - Bruce Poliquin, Republican candidate for Maine's 2nd Congressional District, speaks at the Republican state convention in Augusta, Maine, April 30, 2022. Poliquin is running against Liz Caruso in the Republican primary. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File) Former state Rep. Katie Arrington speaks with reporters outside a polling place during the state's primary election, on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Summerville, S.C. Arrington, who is backed in the 1st District race by former President Donald Trump, told The Associated Press she felt she would win the GOP primary election over incumbent U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace with "53 percent." (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace arrives at her election night party following the close of polls in South Carolina's primary elections on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Mount Pleasant, S.C. Mace is facing a challenger, former state Rep. Katie Arrington, who has the backing of former President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) FILE - Bruce Poliquin, Republican candidate for Maine's 2nd Congressional District, speaks at the Republican state convention in Augusta, Maine, April 30, 2022. Poliquin is running against Liz Caruso in the Republican primary. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File) Former state Rep. Katie Arrington speaks with reporters outside a polling place during the state's primary election, on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Summerville, S.C. Arrington, who is backed in the 1st District race by former President Donald Trump, told The Associated Press she felt she would win the GOP primary election over incumbent U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace with "53 percent." (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace arrives at her election night party following the close of polls in South Carolina's primary elections on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Mount Pleasant, S.C. Mace is facing a challenger, former state Rep. Katie Arrington, who has the backing of former President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) FILE - Bruce Poliquin, Republican candidate for Maine's 2nd Congressional District, speaks at the Republican state convention in Augusta, Maine, April 30, 2022. Poliquin is running against Liz Caruso in the Republican primary. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File) Former state Rep. Katie Arrington speaks with reporters outside a polling place during the state's primary election, on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Summerville, S.C. Arrington, who is backed in the 1st District race by former President Donald Trump, told The Associated Press she felt she would win the GOP primary election over incumbent U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace with "53 percent." (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace arrives at her election night party following the close of polls in South Carolina's primary elections on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Mount Pleasant, S.C. Mace is facing a challenger, former state Rep. Katie Arrington, who has the backing of former President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) FILE - Bruce Poliquin, Republican candidate for Maine's 2nd Congressional District, speaks at the Republican state convention in Augusta, Maine, April 30, 2022. Poliquin is running against Liz Caruso in the Republican primary. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File) Former state Rep. Katie Arrington speaks with reporters outside a polling place during the state's primary election, on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Summerville, S.C. Arrington, who is backed in the 1st District race by former President Donald Trump, told The Associated Press she felt she would win the GOP primary election over incumbent U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace with "53 percent." (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace arrives at her election night party following the close of polls in South Carolina's primary elections on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Mount Pleasant, S.C. Mace is facing a challenger, former state Rep. Katie Arrington, who has the backing of former President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) FILE - Bruce Poliquin, Republican candidate for Maine's 2nd Congressional District, speaks at the Republican state convention in Augusta, Maine, April 30, 2022. Poliquin is running against Liz Caruso in the Republican primary. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File) Former state Rep. Katie Arrington speaks with reporters outside a polling place during the state's primary election, on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Summerville, S.C. Arrington, who is backed in the 1st District race by former President Donald Trump, told The Associated Press she felt she would win the GOP primary election over incumbent U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace with "53 percent." (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) Former state Rep. Katie Arrington speaks with reporters outside a polling place during the state's primary election, on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Summerville, S.C. Arrington, who is backed in the 1st District race by former President Donald Trump, told The Associated Press she felt she would win the GOP primary election over incumbent U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace with "53 percent." (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) FILE - Bruce Poliquin, Republican candidate for Maine's 2nd Congressional District, speaks at the Republican state convention in Augusta, Maine, April 30, 2022. Poliquin is running against Liz Caruso in the Republican primary. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File) Former state Rep. Katie Arrington speaks with reporters outside a polling place during the state's primary election, on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Summerville, S.C. Arrington, who is backed in the 1st District race by former President Donald Trump, told The Associated Press she felt she would win the GOP primary election over incumbent U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace with "53 percent." (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) FILE - Bruce Poliquin, Republican candidate for Maine's 2nd Congressional District, speaks at the Republican state convention in Augusta, Maine, April 30, 2022. Poliquin is running against Liz Caruso in the Republican primary. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File) Former state Rep. Katie Arrington speaks with reporters outside a polling place during the state's primary election, on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Summerville, S.C. Arrington, who is backed in the 1st District race by former President Donald Trump, told The Associated Press she felt she would win the GOP primary election over incumbent U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace with "53 percent." (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) Former state Rep. Katie Arrington speaks with reporters outside a polling place during the state's primary election, on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Summerville, S.C. Arrington, who is backed in the 1st District race by former President Donald Trump, told The Associated Press she felt she would win the GOP primary election over incumbent U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace with "53 percent." (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) Former state Rep. Katie Arrington speaks with reporters outside a polling place during the state's primary election, on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Summerville, S.C. Arrington, who is backed in the 1st District race by former President Donald Trump, told The Associated Press she felt she would win the GOP primary election over incumbent U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace with "53 percent." (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) Former state Rep. Katie Arrington speaks with reporters outside a polling place during the state's primary election, on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Summerville, S.C. Arrington, who is backed in the 1st District race by former President Donald Trump, told The Associated Press she felt she would win the GOP primary election over incumbent U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace with "53 percent." (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) Former state Rep. Katie Arrington speaks with reporters outside a polling place during the state's primary election, on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Summerville, S.C. Arrington, who is backed in the 1st District race by former President Donald Trump, told The Associated Press she felt she would win the GOP primary election over incumbent U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace with "53 percent." (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) Former state Rep. Katie Arrington speaks with reporters outside a polling place during the state's primary election, on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Summerville, S.C. Arrington, who is backed in the 1st District race by former President Donald Trump, told The Associated Press she felt she would win the GOP primary election over incumbent U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace with "53 percent." (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) Former state Rep. Katie Arrington speaks with reporters outside a polling place during the state's primary election, on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Summerville, S.C. Arrington, who is backed in the 1st District race by former President Donald Trump, told The Associated Press she felt she would win the GOP primary election over incumbent U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace with "53 percent." (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) Former state Rep. Katie Arrington speaks with reporters outside a polling place during the state's primary election, on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Summerville, S.C. Arrington, who is backed in the 1st District race by former President Donald Trump, told The Associated Press she felt she would win the GOP primary election over incumbent U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace with "53 percent." (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) Former state Rep. Katie Arrington speaks with reporters outside a polling place during the state's primary election, on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Summerville, S.C. Arrington, who is backed in the 1st District race by former President Donald Trump, told The Associated Press she felt she would win the GOP primary election over incumbent U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace with "53 percent." (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) Former state Rep. Katie Arrington speaks with reporters outside a polling place during the state's primary election, on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Summerville, S.C. Arrington, who is backed in the 1st District race by former President Donald Trump, told The Associated Press she felt she would win the GOP primary election over incumbent U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace with "53 percent." (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) Former state Rep. Katie Arrington speaks with reporters outside a polling place during the state's primary election, on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Summerville, S.C. Arrington, who is backed in the 1st District race by former President Donald Trump, told The Associated Press she felt she would win the GOP primary election over incumbent U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace with "53 percent." (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) Former state Rep. Katie Arrington speaks with reporters outside a polling place during the state's primary election, on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Summerville, S.C. Arrington, who is backed in the 1st District race by former President Donald Trump, told The Associated Press she felt she would win the GOP primary election over incumbent U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace with "53 percent." (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) Former state Rep. Katie Arrington speaks with reporters outside a polling place during the state's primary election, on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Summerville, S.C. Arrington, who is backed in the 1st District race by former President Donald Trump, told The Associated Press she felt she would win the GOP primary election over incumbent U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace with "53 percent." (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) Former state Rep. Katie Arrington speaks with reporters outside a polling place during the state's primary election, on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Summerville, S.C. Arrington, who is backed in the 1st District race by former President Donald Trump, told The Associated Press she felt she would win the GOP primary election over incumbent U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace with "53 percent." (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) Former state Rep. Katie Arrington speaks with reporters outside a polling place during the state's primary election, on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Summerville, S.C. Arrington, who is backed in the 1st District race by former President Donald Trump, told The Associated Press she felt she would win the GOP primary election over incumbent U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace with "53 percent." (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) Former state Rep. Katie Arrington speaks with reporters outside a polling place during the state's primary election, on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Summerville, S.C. Arrington, who is backed in the 1st District race by former President Donald Trump, told The Associated Press she felt she would win the GOP primary election over incumbent U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace with "53 percent." (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) Former state Rep. Katie Arrington speaks with reporters outside a polling place during the state's primary election, on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Summerville, S.C. Arrington, who is backed in the 1st District race by former President Donald Trump, told The Associated Press she felt she would win the GOP primary election over incumbent U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace with "53 percent." (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) Former state Rep. Katie Arrington speaks with reporters outside a polling place during the state's primary election, on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Summerville, S.C. Arrington, who is backed in the 1st District race by former President Donald Trump, told The Associated Press she felt she would win the GOP primary election over incumbent U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace with "53 percent." (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) Former state Rep. Katie Arrington speaks with reporters outside a polling place during the state's primary election, on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Summerville, S.C. Arrington, who is backed in the 1st District race by former President Donald Trump, told The Associated Press she felt she would win the GOP primary election over incumbent U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace with "53 percent." (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) Former state Rep. Katie Arrington speaks with reporters outside a polling place during the state's primary election, on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Summerville, S.C. Arrington, who is backed in the 1st District race by former President Donald Trump, told The Associated Press she felt she would win the GOP primary election over incumbent U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace with "53 percent." (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) Former state Rep. Katie Arrington speaks with reporters outside a polling place during the state's primary election, on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Summerville, S.C. Arrington, who is backed in the 1st District race by former President Donald Trump, told The Associated Press she felt she would win the GOP primary election over incumbent U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace with "53 percent." (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) Former state Rep. Katie Arrington speaks with reporters outside a polling place during the state's primary election, on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Summerville, S.C. Arrington, who is backed in the 1st District race by former President Donald Trump, told The Associated Press she felt she would win the GOP primary election over incumbent U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace with "53 percent." (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) Former state Rep. Katie Arrington speaks with reporters outside a polling place during the state's primary election, on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Summerville, S.C. Arrington, who is backed in the 1st District race by former President Donald Trump, told The Associated Press she felt she would win the GOP primary election over incumbent U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace with "53 percent." (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) Former state Rep. Katie Arrington speaks with reporters outside a polling place during the state's primary election, on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Summerville, S.C. Arrington, who is backed in the 1st District race by former President Donald Trump, told The Associated Press she felt she would win the GOP primary election over incumbent U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace with "53 percent." (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) Former state Rep. Katie Arrington speaks with reporters outside a polling place during the state's primary election, on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Summerville, S.C. Arrington, who is backed in the 1st District race by former President Donald Trump, told The Associated Press she felt she would win the GOP primary election over incumbent U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace with "53 percent." (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) FILE - Rep. Tom Rice, R-S.C., questions IRS commissioner Charles Rettig during a hearing of the Oversight Subcommittee about the 2022 tax filing season, on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 17, 2022. Rice faces a half-dozen Republican challengers as he seeks the nomination for his sixth term.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File) FILE - Former state Rep. Katie Arrington speaks to a crowd gathered to hear former President Donald Trump, March 12, 2022, in Florence, S.C. Arrington is facing incumbent Rep. Nancy Mace, whose 1st District runs from Charleston to Hilton Head Island in the Republican primary. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard, File)
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