SC's 1st Congressional District runoffs both won by women, setting up all-female duel in November
Democrat Nancy Lacore and Republican Jenny Costa Honeycutt will be their party’s 2026 nominees for South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District race.
Chandler Tocco (left) waits for his grandmother, Karrie Holloway, as she cast her votes in the runoff election at Jennie Moore Elementary School, Tuesday, June 23, 2026, in Mount Pleasant.
Nancy Lacore, a former U.S. Navy admiral, holds a rally at Saint Urban's, Tuesday, June 23, 2026, in Mount Pleasant.
First District congressional candidate Mac Deford shows his father Bill Deford how to check election returns on his phone Tuesday June 23, 2026 at a campaign watch party at Hobcaw Brewing in Mount Pleasant.
Mark Smith, a GOP candidate for the 1st Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives, speaks during a candidates forum on Hilton Head Island, June 15, 2026.
Jenny Costa Honeycutt embraces supporters after delivering a victory speech upon winning the GOP SC District 1 runoff race, Tuesday, June 23, 2026, in Charleston.
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