Trump Critic Rejected by Republican Voters in South Carolina
- Incumbent Sanford loses in contest focused on loyalty to Trump
- Primaries also held in Nevada, Virginia, North Dakota, Maine
Katie Arrington speaks in Summerville, South Carolina, on June 12, 2018.
Photographer: Kathryn Ziesig/The Post And Courier via AP Photo
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Republican voters in South Carolina ousted Representative Mark Sanford in the state’s GOP primary Tuesday in a contest that turned into a test of loyalty to President Donald Trump.
Trump launched a pointedly personal attack on Sanford just hours before polls closed. The incumbent, a frequent critic of the president, lost to state legislator Katie Arrington, who vowed to be more supportive of Trump if elected to the House in November. With 99 percent of precincts reporting, she had 50.6 percent of the vote to Sanford’s 46.5 percent.