Admiral fired in Hegseth purge wins Democratic primary in South Carolina

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/23/admiral-nancy-lacore-democratic-primary-south-carolina

Admiral 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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1. This is my CD. Her entire campaign ads were that

1) she was an Admiral and 2) she was fired. She has lived here less than one year.

She wasn’t my choice, but of course I’ll support her. Her Republican opponent is a sitting Charleston County council member and a lifelong resident.

[Tree Lady]

3. Where is she from?

Couldn't she run there? I guess being in navy she travelled her whole life.

[livetohike]

4. She was born in Albany, NY and lived there until

she joined the Navy. I don’t know if her parents are still alive. She has six children, but I think they are all adults.

[FakeNoose]

2. Wow! I love this story and I want to donate to her campaign

Go Nancy Lacore! I can't vote for her but I can support her, and I hope she wins.