Mac Deford

Nancy Lacore, a navy rear-admiral fired by Pete Hegseth in a defense department purge, won the Democratic primary for South Carolina’s first congressional district. She will run to challenge a Republican House seat in the November midterms.

Nancy Lacore, a navy rear-admiral fired by Pete Hegseth in a defense secretary's purge, won the Democratic primary in South Carolina’s first congressional district. She will lead efforts to flip a Republican House seat in the November midterm elections.

Jenny Costa Honeycutt won the Republican runoff in South Carolina's 1st Congressional District, advancing to the general election against the Democratic winner. The district has been held by Republicans for most of the past four and a half decades, though the Cook Political Report recently downgraded its race rating to 'Likely Republican'.

Nancy Lacore, a three-star admiral fired by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and Jenny Honeycutt are projected to win their primary runoffs and face off in South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District. Lacore defeated Mac Deford, a U.S. Coast Guard veteran and former general counsel.

Nancy Lacore, a retired Navy vice admiral fired by Pete Hegseth, and Mac Deford, a local attorney, advanced to a runoff election for the Democratic primary to replace Nancy Mace's congressional seat. No candidate secured over 50% of the vote, leading to a June 23 runoff. The winner would be the second Democrat in over 40 years to hold South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District.

Nancy Lacore, a retired Navy vice admiral fired by Pete Hegseth, and Mac Deford, a local attorney, advanced to a runoff in a Democratic primary to replace Rep. Nancy Mace in South Carolina's 1st Congressional District. The district has been held by Republicans for over 40 years, with Lacore emphasizing her military background and dismissal by Hegseth as campaign points.

Nancy Lacore, a Navy admiral fired by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, is projected to advance to a runoff against Mac Deford in the Democratic primary for South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District. Both candidates defeated other Democrats in the district.