Nancy Mace holds wide lead over primary rivals in South Carolina: Poll

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) holds a sizeable lead over her primary rivals in South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District, according to a new Emerson College Polling/The Hill survey released on Thursday. 

Forty-seven percent of likely South Carolina Republican primary voters said they backed Mace, while 22 percent said they were supporting former state agency official Catherine Templeton. Another seven percent backed businessman Bill Young and another 24 percent said they were undecided.