Honeycutt, Smith Advance to June 23 Runoff for Nancy Mace's 1st District Seat
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Updated · Fox News · Jun 10
Honeycutt, Smith Advance to June 23 Runoff for Nancy Mace's 1st District Seat
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 10
Summary
Jenny Honeycutt and Mark Smith moved into a June 23 GOP runoff after no candidate cleared the 50% threshold in South Carolina's open 1st Congressional District primary.
The seat opened when Nancy Mace left the House race to run for governor, turning the safely Republican district into a closely watched succession contest.
Smith entered the runoff with the biggest fundraising edge at about $750,700 through May, compared with roughly $345,600 for Honeycutt and $220,600 for Jay Byars.
South Carolina's 1st District has been in Republican hands for nearly all of the past 40 years, making the GOP runoff winner the likely favorite in the general election.