Trump-backed Evette and Wilson advance to South Carolina GOP gubernatorial runoff
South Carolina's lieutenant governor Pamela Evette and attorney general Alan Wilson, both backed by Donald Trump, advanced to a runoff in the Republican gubernatorial primary. The winner will face Democrat Jermaine Johnson, a state representative and former professional basketball player, in the general election. South Carolina's conservative lean makes the Republican nominee the likely favorite in November's general election.
In South Carolina's Republican gubernatorial primary, Pamela Evette and Alan Wilson secured the top two spots and will compete in a runoff to determine the GOP nominee. Evette, the state's lieutenant governor and a successful entrepreneur who built a billion-dollar HR and accounting software company, led fundraising efforts with approximately $3.5 million. Wilson, who has served as attorney general since 2011 and is a reserve colonel in the National Guard, finished second. The primary also saw the decisive defeat of Republican congresswoman Nancy Mace, who finished fifth and attributed her loss to her vote to release the Epstein files. On the Democratic side, Jermaine Johnson, a state representative from a Columbia-area district and former professional basketball player, won the primary with broad party support. The Republican nominee will be favored in the general election given South Carolina's conservative political lean, though Democrats hope to gain ground. Additionally, Senator Lindsey Graham secured the Republican nomination for his Senate seat, facing Democrat Annie Andrews in November.
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Trump-backed Pamela Evette and Alan Wilson head to runoff in South Carolina GOP governor race
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