Nancy Lacore, a retired Navy rear admiral who was dismissed earlier this year by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth during a controversial Pentagon leadership shakeup, has won the Democratic primary runoff in South Carolina's 1st Congressional District, setting up a high-profile general election battle that is already drawing national attention.
Lacore defeated attorney Michael Moore in Tuesday's runoff election, securing the Democratic nomination in a district that has become one of the party's top targets in the 2026 midterm elections. Her victory transforms her from a recently fired military officer into one of the Democrats' most prominent challengers to the Trump administration.
