Nancy Lacore, a retired Navy vice admiral who was fired by Pete Hegseth, and Mac Deford, a local attorney, advanced to a runoff election on Tuesday evening amid a crowded Democratic primary to fill a congressional vacancy left behind by Rep.Nancy Mace, R-S.C.Because no candidate garnered more than 50% of the vote needed to win outright, the primary now heads to a runoff that’s slated to take place on June 23. Once having cleared the primary, the final candidate will look to become just the second Democrat to hold South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District in over 40 years by highlighting her military record as well as how she was removed from her post by War Secretary Pete Hegseth.FOX NEWS PROJECTS DEMOCRATIC REP.
DON DAVIS WILL WIN NORTH CAROLINA'S 1ST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTRep.Nancy Mace, R-S.C., left, pictured alongside retired Navy Admiral Nancy Lacore, right.
(Andrew Harnik/Getty Images; Nancy Lacore for Congress)The vacancy first came about when Mace, a firebrand conservative, announced her decision to run for governor of the Palmetto State.During her time in Congress, Mace has attracted attention for her willingness to break with her own party on high-profile issues.She was one of the eight Republicans who voted with Democrats to remove former U.S.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in 2023 and one of four GOP lawmakers who forced a vote on releasing the Epstein Files earlier this year.Mace said she would look to continue her work as a political maverick at the state level."South Carolina needs a governor who will drag the truth into sunlight and flip the tables," Mace said during her announcement speech.WATCH: MACE SAYS TRUMP'S ENDORSEMENT HASN'T SEALED SC GUBERNATORIAL RACE: ‘IT’S A DOG FIGHT’Rep.Nancy Mace, R-S.C., leaves the U.S.
Capitol after the House reauthorized Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act on April 12, 2024.(Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)S.C.'s first, a relatively safe Republican district, has ...