{"id":2265558,"date":"2024-06-11T22:16:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-12T02:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-primary-to-replace-south-carolina-rep-jeff-duncan-heads-to-runoff\/"},"modified":"2024-06-11T22:17:18","modified_gmt":"2024-06-12T02:17:18","slug":"gop-primary-to-replace-south-carolina-rep-jeff-duncan-heads-to-runoff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-primary-to-replace-south-carolina-rep-jeff-duncan-heads-to-runoff\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP primary for Jeff Duncan&#8217;s South Carolina seat goes to runoff"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgop-primary-to-replace-south-carolina-rep-jeff-duncan-heads-to-runoff%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2265558&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The\u200d race to determine the Republican nominee \u200cfor\u200d South Carolina\u2019s 3rd Congressional District, \u200cfollowing Rep. Jeff Duncan&#8217;s decision to retire, is\u200c heading \u2064to a \u200brunoff. \u2064During the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nevada-trump-campaign-says-clark-county-registrar-joe-gloria-hiding-from-subpoena-service\/\" title=\"Nevada: Trump Campaign Says Clark County Registrar Joe Gloria Hiding From Subpoena Service\">recent election<\/a>, neither\u200c of the seven GOP candidates managed to secure a \u2062majority, leading to \u2064a runoff between Trump-endorsed pastor\u200b Mark Burns and nurse Sheri Biggs, scheduled for June 25. The district, which is a \u200bstrong Republican stronghold and has not seen a Democrat win since before 1994,\u2063 is set to have a\u200b new \u200crepresentative for the first time in over a decade. The\u2064 winner of the Republican nomination\u200c is\u200b expected to have\u2064 a \u200csignificant\u2062 advantage\u2062 in the November general election.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_79\">\n<p>The race to replace Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jeff-duncan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Jeff Duncan\">Jeff Duncan<\/a> (R-SC) as the Republican nominee in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/live-blog\/primary-2024-elections-live-updates-south-carolina-nevada-vote\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Jeff Duncan\">South Carolina\u2019s 3rd Congressional District<\/a> will head to a runoff after none of the seven GOP candidates won a majority of the vote in Tuesday\u2019s election.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Associated Press<\/em> 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.<\/p>\n<p>The candidates are seeking to replace Duncan, who announced earlier this year he was retiring from Congress and would not seek an eighth term. His exit means the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/longtime-democrats-offer-sigh-of-relief-in-partys-efforts-to-reclaim-house-by-bucking-retirement-trend\/\" title=\"Democrats breathe a sigh of relief as longtime party members defy retirement trend to help reclaim House\">reliably red district<\/a> that borders northeast Georgia is up for grabs for the first time in more than a decade, and whoever can clinch the Republican nomination will likely cruise to victory in the November general election.<\/p>\n<p>The last time a Democrat won the district was prior to now-Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) flipping the seat in 1994 during a national red wave. He defeated Democratic State Sen. James Bryan Jr. to replace retiring longtime Rep.\u00a0Butler Derrick (D-SC), a feat that made Graham the first Republican since 1877 to hold the seat.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-SC) attends a session at the COP28 U.N. Climate Summit, Dec. 9, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo\/Joshua A. Bickel, file)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cAt some point in a career, one needs to step aside and allow others to bring fresh ideas and abilities into the fight for liberty,\u201d Duncan said in his retirement announcement. <\/p>\n<div>\n<p>He was mired in controversy last year after his wife filed for divorce. She accused Duncan of being unfaithful in their marriage and leaving her for a lobbyist, claims that ran counter to the conservative family values that he publicly portrayed.<\/p>\n<p>In 2023, Duncan wrote in a statement posted to social media that his family was \u201cdealing with a difficult and private moment, and I\u2019m not going to comment on a deeply personal matter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy focus is fighting on behalf of the people of South Carolina\u2019s 3rd District,\u201d he said at the time and made reference to a potential looming government shutdown. \u201cI am proud to have one of the most conservative voting records in all of Congress, and that is the approach I will continue taking on behalf of my constituents to fight back against this fiscal insanity.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump in April endorsed Burns, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-lewandowski-to-head-new-soon-to-be-formed-super-pac\/\" title=\"Report: Lewandowski to head new soon to be formed super PAC\">longtime ally<\/a> who ran for the state\u2019s 4th House District in 2022 but lost to Rep. William Timmons (R-SC).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are many great Conservatives exploring a run for that seat, but Mark Burns has been with me from the very beginning of our Movement to Make America Great Again,\u201d Trump posted at the time on Truth Social.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The race for the Republican nominee in South Carolina\u2019s 3rd Congressional District, previously held by Rep. Jeff Duncan, is set for a runoff. None of the seven GOP candidates secured a majority in Tuesday&#8217;s election. 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