SC-1 Debate: Lacore, Honeycutt spar over economy, data centers, and guns
In the SC-01 debate for South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District, Democrat Nancy Lacore and Republican Jenny Costa Honeycutt clashed over key issues.
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In the SC-01 debate for South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District, Democrat Nancy Lacore and Republican Jenny Costa Honeycutt clashed over key issues.
Honeycutt pitched against government spending, advocates economic growth, public safety, and fiscal conservatism; she criticized her opponent as inexperienced and framed the Lowcountry as needing proven leadership.
Debate set for SC-01: Democratic candidate Nancy Lacore and Republican candidate Jenny Costa Honeycutt will debate on Thursday at 7 p.m. for South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District.
The article notes that the most competitive U.S. House race in South Carolina is the 1st Congressional District (SC-01), where there is no incumbent.
The article reports that former President Donald Trump held a midterm rally-style phone event to bolster GOP turnout in South Carolina.
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More in Methodology| Outcome | TruthIndex™ | Polymarket | Kalshi | Spread | 24h | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJenny Costa Honeycutt | 71.1% | 69.5% | 72.5% | 3.0 pts | – | |
| DNancy Lacore | 28.9% | 30.5% | 27.5% | 3.0 pts | – |
Jenny Costa Honeycutt, a Republican Charleston County councilor, is the Republican nominee for South Carolina's open 1st congressional district seat in 2026, facing Democrat Nancy Lacore, a former chief of the U.S. Navy Reserve.
Nancy Lacore, a Democrat and retired U.S. Navy vice admiral who served as Chief of Navy Reserve from 2024 to 2025, faces Republican Jenny Costa Honeycutt for South Carolina's open 1st congressional district seat in 2026.
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South Carolina's 1st District margin of victory
| Honeycutt, 1+ pts | 69.0% | |
| Honeycutt, 4+ pts | 57.0% | |
| Honeycutt, 7+ pts | 41.5% | |
| Honeycutt, 10+ pts | 28.0% | |
| Honeycutt, 13+ pts | 21.5% | |
| Honeycutt, 16+ pts | 13.9% | |
| Honeycutt, 19+ pts | 8.1% |
South Carolina's 1st District margin of victory
| Lacore, 2+ pts | 21.0% | |
| Lacore, 5+ pts | 12.3% | |
| Lacore, 8+ pts | 7.7% |
SC-01 House Election Margin of Victory
| Republican 18%+ | 5.4% | |
| Republican 15-18% | 4.1% | |
| Republican 12-15% | – | |
| Republican 9-12% | 5.1% | |
| Republican 6-9% | 19.5% | |
| Republican 3-6% | 17.5% | |
| Republican 0-3% | 17.1% | |
| Democrat 0-3% | 13.5% | |
| Democrat 3-6% | 14.0% | |
| Democrat 6%+ | 11.6% |
Prices which party wins.
Jenny Costa Honeycutt: Counted · bid 69.0% / ask 70.0% · $50.8K within 5 pts
This market will resolve according to the party of the candidate who wins the SC-01 congressional district seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2026 midterm elections. The midterm elections will take place on November 3, 2026. A candidate's party will be determined by their ballot-listed or otherwise identifiable affiliation with that party at the time all of the 2026 House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources. A candidate without a ballot-listed affiliation to either the Democrat or Republican parties will be considered a member of one of these parties based on the party with which they most recently expressed their intent to caucus at the time all of the House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources. This market will resolve based on the result of the election as indicated by a consensus of credible reporting. If there is ambiguity, this market will resolve based solely on the official results as reported by the United States government, specifically the Federal Election Commission (https://www.fec.gov/).
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Jenny Costa Honeycutt: Counted · bid 72.0% / ask 73.0% · $61.2K within 5 pts
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If the House member sworn in for SC-01 for the term beginning in 2027 is a member of the Republican Party, then the market resolves to Yes.
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