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Newsdata · Florida Government·June 5, 2026Florida StateFederal

Another contentious Republican primary in the Fifth District in the offing

The Republican side in the Fifth District has been just plain odd for several years now, so, it should be no surprise that there’s another intraparty contest for the congressional nomination this year. The post Another contentious Republican primary in the Fifth District in the offing appeared first on Augusta Free Press .

The Republican side in the Fifth District has been just plain odd for several years now, so, it should be no surprise that there’s another intraparty contest for the congressional nomination this year.

“They spent $10 million and needed a recount to beat Good by only 366 votes to barely drag my opponent through the last brutal primary. This time there’s no swamp money big enough to hide McGuire’s record now,” said Melanie Lucero , who is challenging John McGuire for the GOP nomination in the Fifth, in a post on her campaign’s Facebook page posted on Friday.

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