Dittmer takes Democratic primary for U.S. House District 5

In the race for U.S. House District 5, Mallory Dittmer defeated Andrew Clough to win the Democratic nomination for Congress on Tuesday and will face Republican nominee Wes Climer in November.

Dittmer captured 55.79% of total votes compared to Clough’s 44.21%. The unofficial tallies were 25,395 votes for Dittmer and 20,122 votes for Clough.

The congressional seat is being vacated by U.S. House Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., who ran in the Republican primary for state governor but did not advance to the runoff.