Overview
- Nancy Lacore secured the Democratic nomination Tuesday with roughly 52% of the vote, ending a crowded primary and becoming the party’s nominee for the November general election.
- Lacore is a retired three-star Navy admiral who was removed from her Pentagon post by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, a detail she uses to frame her move from uniformed service into politics.
- Her campaign emphasizes bipartisan problem-solving and federal experience, with Lacore saying she has worked with leaders across party lines and wants to focus on local issues like cost of living and veterans’ needs.
- National groups EMILY’s List and VoteVets have publicly backed Lacore, signaling outside investment in the race and targeted outreach to women and veteran voters.
- South Carolina’s 1st District has leaned Republican for decades, so the November matchup against Charleston County Councilwoman Jenny Costa Honeycutt will be watched as a rare chance for Democrats to flip the seat and for outside groups to influence a competitive local contest.