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Rep. Mark Sanford loses to Republican primary challenger at Trump’s urging

By W. James Antle III
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Rep. Mark Sanford loses to Republican primary challenger at Trump’s urging

Rep. Mark Sanford, R-S.C., lost his Tuesday GOP primary to challenger Katie Arrington, hours after President Trump tweeted that he should be defeated.

Sanford’s 2013 election to Congress represented a political comeback for him after an extramarital affair derailed his governorship. He emerged as a strong fiscal conservative, but Arrington’s campaign highlighted his willingness to go against Trump — seen by local Republicans as his one vulnerability.

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