Fired admiral wins SC-1 Democratic primary, eyes bid to flip GOP seat
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Nancy Lacore, a three‑star rear‑admiral fired in Pete Hegseth’s purge of senior officers, won the Democratic nomination in South Carolina’s 1st District after a runoff and will face Republican Jenny Costa Honeycutt in November as Democrats try to flip the seat now held by Nancy Mace, who is running for governor; Lacore is backed by veterans groups and EMILY’s List and has raised over $1.4 million by late May.
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- Navy admiral removed by Hegseth faces off against Charleston councilwoman for Mace seat The Hill
- SC's 1st Congressional District runoffs both won by women, setting up all-female duel in November Post and Courier
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