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曾被战争部长皮特·赫格塞特解职的三星级海军上将拉科雷在这个铁定由共和党掌控的选区中面临艰难挑战
作者：利奥·布里塞尼奥，福克斯新闻
[‘“我知道这关乎成败”：梅斯将特朗普的背书冷落与爱泼斯坦文件投票挂钩’]
梅斯暗示，她支持公开与爱泼斯坦相关的文件可能是特朗普背书其对手帕梅拉·埃维特的原因，并认为基层选民仍对特朗普的背书感到不满。（图片来源：尼古拉斯·巴拉西为福克斯新闻数字频道拍摄）
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前海军中将南希·拉科雷——曾被皮特·赫格塞特解职——与当地律师麦克·德福德于周二晚间晋级决选，他们在竞争激烈的民主党初选中角逐填补众议员南希·梅斯留下的国会席位空缺。
由于没有任何候选人获得赢得初选所需的50%以上选票，本次初选将进入定于6月23日举行的决选。
一旦在决选中胜出，最终候选人将有望成为40多年来第二位执掌南卡罗来纳州第一国会选区的民主党人，其竞选卖点将包括她的军旅履历以及被战争部长皮特·赫格塞特解职的经历。
福克斯新闻预测民主党众议员唐·戴维斯将赢得北卡罗来纳州第一国会选区
南卡罗来纳州共和党众议员南希·梅斯（左）与退休海军上将南希·拉科雷（右）合影。（安德鲁·哈尼克/盖蒂图片社；南希·拉科雷竞选团队供图）
该席位空缺最初源于这位直言不讳的保守派议员梅斯宣布将参选南卡罗来纳州州长一职。
在国会任职期间，梅斯因愿意在重大议题上与本党决裂而受到关注。她是2023年投票支持民主党人罢免前美国众议院议长凯文·麦卡锡的八名共和党议员之一，也是今年早些时候推动投票公开爱泼斯坦文件的四名共和党议员之一。
梅斯表示，她希望在州级层面继续扮演政治特立独行者的角色。
“南卡罗来纳州需要一位能将真相公之于众、扭转局面的州长，”梅斯在宣布参选的演讲中说道。
【视频】梅斯称特朗普的背书并未锁定南卡罗来纳州州长竞选：“这是一场肉搏战”
南卡罗来纳州共和党众议员南希·梅斯于2024年4月12日众议院重新授权《外国情报监控法》第702条后离开美国国会大厦。（汤姆·威廉姆斯/CQ报团 via 盖蒂图片社）
南卡罗来纳州第一国会选区是一个相对稳固的共和党选区，过去40年大部分时间都由共和党掌控。除了2019年至2021年担任该席位议员的民主党人乔·坎宁安之外，共和党自1981年起一直控制着该选区。
梅斯上一次连任是在2024年，她以58.2%比41.6%的优势击败民主党挑战者、商人迈克尔·摩尔。
为了扭转局势、拿下该席位，拉科雷将自己定位为反政坛职业政客的公职人员。
拉科雷最初是海军飞行员，以三星级海军上将的身份结束军旅生涯，随后被赫格塞特解职。拉科雷称这一决定“毫无正当理由”。她被解职正值特朗普政府推进国防部改革期间，与其他高级官员的解雇事件同时发生，包括国防情报局局长肯尼迪·克鲁泽中将和海军特种作战司令部指挥官米尔顿·桑兹少将。
三人均于2025年8月22日被解除职务。
海军老兵洛基·罗奇福德试图让坦帕湾变红，击败任职20年的现任众议员
美国战争部长皮特·赫格塞特于2026年5月30日在新加坡出席IISS香格里拉对话会安全峰会时发表讲话。周四，赫格塞特重申特朗普政府对玻利维亚脆弱政府的支持，当时该国正爆发大规模抗议活动。（埃德加·苏/路透社）
“35年来，我在美国海军服役期间始终坚信，服务、荣誉与正直至关重要，这些才是真正领导者的品质，”拉科雷在一段竞选视频中说道。
“但如今我们的政治领袖并非如此。”
根据联邦选举委员会（FEC）的记录，截至5月底，拉科雷已筹集140万美元竞选资金。
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德福德则将自己塑造成务实的候选人。他在竞选网站上强调，自己曾担任芒特普莱森特镇副总法律顾问，并在新冠疫情、住房倡议以及协调联邦紧急事务管理局（FEMA）联邦资金等事务中为该镇提供咨询。
“这对我而言不是政治跳板，这里就是我的家，我希望能担任你们在华盛顿的下一任代表，”德福德在一段竞选视频中说道。
根据联邦选举委员会的记录，德福德已筹集547800美元竞选资金。
利奥·布里塞尼奥是福克斯新闻数字频道国会团队的政治记者，此前曾任职于《世界杂志》。
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Navy admiral fired by Hegseth and local attorney advance to runoff in Dem primary to replace Nancy Mace
June 9, 2026 9:21pm EDT / Fox News
Lacore, a three-star admiral removed by War Secretary Pete Hegseth, faces an uphill battle in the safely GOP district
By Leo Briceno, Fox News
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Nancy Lacore, a retired Navy vice admiral who was fired by Pete Hegseth, and Mac Deford, a local attorney, advanced to a runoff election on Tuesday evening amid a crowded Democratic primary to fill a congressional vacancy left behind by Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C.
Because no candidate garnered more than 50% of the vote needed to win outright, the primary now heads to a runoff that’s slated to take place on June 23.
Once having cleared the primary, the final candidate will look to become just the second Democrat to hold South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District in over 40 years by highlighting her military record as well as how she was removed from her post by War Secretary Pete Hegseth.
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Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., left, pictured alongside retired Navy Admiral Nancy Lacore, right.(Andrew Harnik/Getty Images; Nancy Lacore for Congress)
The vacancy first came about when Mace, a firebrand conservative, announced her decision to run for governor of the Palmetto State.
During her time in Congress, Mace has attracted attention for her willingness to break with her own party on high-profile issues. She was one of the eight Republicans who voted with Democrats to remove former U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in 2023 and one of four GOP lawmakers who forced a vote on releasing the Epstein Files earlier this year.
Mace said she would look to continue her work as a political maverick at the state level.
“South Carolina needs a governor who will drag the truth into sunlight and flip the tables,” Mace said during her announcement speech.
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Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., leaves the U.S. Capitol after the House reauthorized Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act on April 12, 2024.(Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
S.C.’s first, a relatively safe Republican district, has been held by the GOP for much of the past 40 years. Aside from Rep. Joe Cunningham, D-S.C., who held the seat from 2019 to 2021, Republicans have controlled the district since 1981.
Mace last won re-election in 2024 in a 58.2% to 41.6% victory over Democratic challenger Michael Moore, a businessman.
To turn the tables and flip the seat, Lacore has pitched herself as an anti-politics civil servant.
Lacore originally served as a Navy pilot and finished her career as a three-star admiral before being removed by Hegseth, a decision Lacore has characterized as “without cause.” Her firing came as the Trump administration carried out efforts to reform the Department of Defense and coincided with the dismissals of other high-level figures like Lt. Gen. Kennedy Kruse, director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, and Rear Adm. Milton Sands, commander of the Naval Special Warfare Command.
All three were relieved of their duties on Aug. 22, 2025.
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U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth speaks at the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue security summit in Singapore on May 30, 2026. On Thursday, Hegseth reaffirmed the Trump administration’s support for Bolivia’s fragile government amid mass protests.(Edgar Su/Reuters)
“For 35 years, I served in the United States Navy with the belief that service, honor and integrity matter; that these are the qualities of true leaders,” Lacore said in a campaign video.
“But it’s not what our political leaders believe today.”
She has raised $1.4 million as of late May, according to FEC records.
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Deford, for his own part, presented himself to voters as a pragmatic candidate. On his website, he highlighted a track record serving as the Town of Mount Pleasant’s Associate General Counsel and advising it through the COVID-19 Pandemic, a housing initiative and navigating federal funding through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
“This isn’t a political stop for me. This is home and I want to serve as your next representative in Washington,” Deford said in a campaign video.
According to FEC records, Deford raised $547,800.
Leo Briceno is a politics reporter for the congressional team at Fox News Digital. He was previously a reporter with World Magazine.
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