Key facts
- Pamela Evette and Alan Wilson will compete in a runoff for the South Carolina Republican gubernatorial nomination.
- Evette, who received President Trump's endorsement, led the primary field.
- U.S. Representative Nancy Mace lost the primary and trailed Evette and Wilson.
- The runoff election is scheduled for June 23.
- Jermaine Johnson is projected to win the Democratic primary.
Pamela Evette and Alan Wilson have advanced to a runoff election for the Republican nomination for South Carolina governor, with neither candidate securing over 50% of the vote. Evette, who received an endorsement from President Donald Trump, led the field with 63% of votes counted. U.S. Representative Nancy Mace, who was also seeking the nomination, trailed both Evette and Wilson. The race is to succeed term-limited Republican Governor Henry McMaster. On the Democratic side, state Representative Jermaine Johnson is projected to win his party's primary. The crowded Republican primary was seen as a test of Trump's endorsement power.