Alan Wilson prevails in South Carolina GOP governor primary runoff election

Wilson defeated Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette, NBC News projects, after a campaign in which President Donald Trump initially endorsed Evette and then backed Wilson, too.

State Attorney General Alan Wilson has won the Republican nomination for governor of South Carolina, NBC News projected Tuesday, after a closely watched runoff that featured President Donald Trump’s unusual double endorsement of two candidates.

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Wilson is now heavily favored heading into the general election in South Carolina’s first open governor’s race since 2010. Republican Gov. Henry McMaster was term-limited and could not seek re-election. Democratic candidate Jermaine Johnson won his primary this month.

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