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Admiral fired in Hegseth purge wins Democratic primary in South Carolina [View all]
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/23/admiral-nancy-lacore-democratic-primary-south-carolinaAdmiral fired in Hegseth purge wins Democratic primary in South Carolina
Nancy Lacore will spearhead effort to flip Republican House seat in November’s midterm elections
Guardian staff
Tue 23 Jun 2026 23.15 EDT
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 the party’s nomination for the US House of Representatives in South Carolina’s first congressional district on Tuesday after defeating Mac Deford, a US Coast Guard veteran, in a runoff.
Lacore’s focus will now turn to November, when she will lead an ambitious Democratic bid to flip the Republican seat in the US midterm elections.
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