COLUMBIA — In the state’s most competitive congressional race, a former chief of the Navy Reserve and a Charleston County councilwoman will face off for the coastal 1st District in November.
In Tuesday’s runoff election, Jenny Costa Honeycutt, an attorney, clinched the Republican nomination over state Rep. Mark Smith. Honeycutt had 54% of the vote when The Associated Press called the race at 9:43 p.m., with 82% of votes counted.
She will face Democrat Nancy Lacore, a Navy veteran, who fended off Charleston attorney Mac Deford in a tight race. As of 9:53 p.m., when The Associated Press called the winner, Lacore had 52% of the vote, with 90% of ballots counted…