Top sev­en take­aways from Tuesday’s pri­maries in South Car­oli­na, Neva­da, and more

Con­gres­sion­al pri­maries in Maine, Neva­da, North Dako­ta, and South Car­oli­na are once again prov­ing how hard it is to unseat incum­bent law­mak­ers.
Reps. Nan­cy Mace (R‑SC), Joe Wil­son (R‑SC), and Susie Lee (D‑NV) all beat back com­peti­tors in their par­ty pri­maries.
For­mer Pres­i­dent Don­ald Trump proved his hold over the Repub­li­can par­ty once again, even though he wasn’t on the pri­ma­ry bal­lots Tues­day night, after most of his endorsed can­di­dates saw suc­cess in sev­er­al races.
One of the Trump-backed can­di­dates that saw suc­cess was Sam Brown, who Repub­li­cans select­ed to com­pete against vul­ner­a­ble Sen. Jacky Rosen (D‑NV) in one of the most close­ly watched races this elec­tion cycle.
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Here are the Wash­ing­ton Examiner’s top take­aways from Tuesday’s pri­maries.
Nan­cy Mace sur­vives McCarthy-backed pri­ma­ry chal­lenger

For­mer House Speak­er Kevin McCarthy speaks in Wash­ing­ton, Oct. 19, 2023, left, and Rep. Nan­cy Mace (R‑SC) speaks Nov. 15, 2021, on Capi­tol Hill in Wash­ing­ton. (AP Pho­to)

Rep. Nan­cy M …