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The race is close enough for a recount, but Lacore's campaign stated the lead is outside the automatic recount margin.","category":"Politics","area":"United States","publishedAt":"2026-11-04T15:45:44.683Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-11-04T15:16:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-04T15:45:44.683Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":{"trust":60,"critic":65,"hype":45,"notes":{"trust":"The central claim is attributed to Decision Desk HQ and the South Carolina State Election Commission.","critic":"The reporting clearly separates facts from comment and provides specific figures and dates.","hype":"The headline promises a flip of a seat, which is supported by the reporting."}},"tags":["#USPolitics","#Elections","#SouthCarolina","#NancyLacore","#JennyCostaHoneycutt","#NancyMace"],"entities":["Nancy Lacore","Jenny Costa Honeycutt","Nancy Mace","Pete Hegseth","South Carolina","United States Congress"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["Democratic former U.S. Navy admiral Nancy Lacore is projected to win South Carolina's 1st Congressional District.","Lacore is projected to defeat Republican rival Jenny Costa Honeycutt in the race for the seat previously held by Nancy Mace.","The election margin is 1% or less, triggering a recount under South Carolina state rules.","Lacore's campaign stated their lead is outside the threshold for an automatic recount."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Democratic former U.S. Navy admiral Nancy Lacore is projected to win South Carolina's 1st Congressional District. She was set to defeat Republican rival Jenny Costa Honeycutt for the seat formerly held by Republican Rep. Nancy Mace, who left Congress for a failed gubernatorial bid. The Associated Press had not yet called the race as of Wednesday morning, with 99% of votes counted and Lacore ahead by approximately 3,350 votes, or 1%."},{"type":"heading","text":"Recount looms over narrow margin"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"South Carolina state election rules require a recount when the difference between the winning candidate and any non-winning candidate is 1% or less of the total votes cast. However, the Lacore campaign issued a statement on Wednesday morning asserting that the latest vote totals have expanded their lead, placing the race outside the margin for an automatic recount. The campaign stated that voters have made their choice clear and that Lacore will be the highest-ranking military officer in the 120th Congress."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the right-rated reports mentioned that Nancy Mace previously held the seat and left Congress for a failed gubernatorial bid. 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