None of the seven GOP candidates vying to replace retiring Rep. Jeff Duncan won a majority of the vote in Tuesday’s Republican primary.
will head to a runoff after none of the seven GOP candidates won a majority of the vote in Tuesday’s election.said at 9:16 p.m. after polls closed at 7 p.m. that Trump-endorsed pastor Mark Burns and nurse Sheri Biggs advanced to a June 25 runoff.
The last time a Democrat won the district was prior to now-Sen. Lindsey Graham flipping the seat in 1994 during a national red wave. He defeated Democratic State Sen. James Bryan Jr. to replace retiring longtime Rep. Butler Derrick , a feat that made Graham the first Republican since 1877 to hold the seat.
“At some point in a career, one needs to step aside and allow others to bring fresh ideas and abilities into the fight for liberty,” Duncan said in his retirement announcement. In 2023, Duncan wrote in a statement posted to social media that his family was “dealing with a difficult and private moment, and I’m not going to comment on a deeply personal matter.”
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