Nancy Lacore will spearhead effort to flip Republican House seat in November’s midterm elections A three-star navy rear-admiral fired by Pete Hegseth last year in the defense secretary’s purge of senior US military officials has won the Democratic primary in a closely watched congressional race. Nancy Lacore secured th
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Nancy Lacore will spearhead effort to flip Republican House seat in November’s midterm elections A three-star navy rear-admiral fired by Pete Hegseth last year in the defense secretary’s purge of senior US military officials has won the Democratic primary in a closely watched congressional race. Nancy Lacore secured th
Democrat Nancy Lacore and Republican Jenny Honeycutt are projected to win their respective primary runoffs and face off in South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District this November, according to Decision Desk HQ. Lacore, a three-star admiral that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth fired last year, defeated Mac Deford, a U. Nancy Lacore will spearhead effort to flip Republican House seat in November’s midterm elections A three-star navy rear-admiral fired by Pete Hegseth last year in the defense secretary’s purge of senior US military officials has won the Democratic primary in a closely watched congressional race.
Democrats expect Nancy Lacore to run a competitive general election despite the district’s Republican leaning. Republicans choose their candidate in South Carolina's 1st Congressional District runoff, in race to succeed Rep.
The Hill reported the story as "Navy admiral removed by Hegseth faces off against Charleston councilwoman for Mace seat." The Guardian US reported the story as "Admiral fired in Hegseth purge wins Democratic primary in South Carolina." Fox News reported the story as "Republican moves closer to replacing Nancy Mace as GOP looks to hold coastal South Carolina seat."
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4 sources have covered this story, including The Guardian US, The New York Times, Fox News and The Hill. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed about 14 hours ago.
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