Nancy Lacore, a three-star Navy rear admiral who was removed after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth fired senior military officials last year, wins the Democratic nomination for South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District. Both outlets report that Lacore defeats Mac Deford, a U.S. Coast Guard veteran and former general counsel, in a Democratic primary runoff. Decision Desk HQ is cited as projecting Lacore’s win, with her opponent in the November general election coming from the Republican side.
The Hill also reports that Republican Jenny Honeycutt is projected to win her Republican primary runoff, setting up a general-election contest between Lacore and Honeycutt. The Guardian frames the race as closely watched and tied to the possibility of flipping a House seat that is currently held by Republicans, though it does not attribute a specific party label to the district’s current representative in the excerpts provided.
No additional policy specifics or campaign details are included in the provided summaries. Both sources focus on the primary outcome and the background of Lacore’s dismissal from the military during Hegseth’s personnel purge.
