The Latest Breaking News from Russell Fry

Russell Fry defeated six other candidates in the Republican primary election for South Carolina’s 7th Congressional District on June 14, 2022. The two candidates who received the most media attention were incumbent Tom Rice and Fry. Rice is the sixth U.S. House incumbent this cycle to lose re-election this cycle.

South Carolina Rep. Nancy Mace won, while GOP colleague Tom Rice lost and their party flipped a Texas seat in Tuesday's elections.

Ex-president had vowed revenge on the GOP lawmakers who crossed party lines to impeach him

Tom Rice, who voted to impeach Donald Trump after the Capitol riot, has lost his re-election bid in South Carolina.

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — South Carolina state Representative Russell Fry — an ambitious young conservative from Surfside Beach — trounced U.S. Rep. Tom Rice in his bid for Congress on Tuesday, snagging a re-election win from a five-term incumbent who had committed Republicans’ one cardinal sin: crossing Donald Trump.

Rice is the first Republican to lose his primary after voting to impeach Trump

Rice is the first House Republican to lose his reelection to a Republican primary challenger after voting to impeach former President Trump.

Trump endorsed two challengers to incumbent members of Congress from South Carolina. Rep. Tom Rice, who voted to impeach Trump after the Capitol riot, was beaten, while Rep. Nancy Mace won.

Results are in from Maine, Nevada, North Dakota, South Carolina and Texas congressional primaries and a special election.

Rep. Tom Rice, R-S.C., didn't back away from his vote for impeaching Trump, and South Carolina voters rejected him in Tuesday's primary.

Tom Rice and Nancy Mace are facing pro-Trump challengers