Alan Wilson projected to win runoff in South Carolina GOP gubernatorial primary
Summary
Alan Wilson won the Republican runoff for South Carolina governor and will run against Democrat Jermaine Johnson in the November election. Wilson has been South Carolina’s attorney general since 2010 and defeated Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette despite her earlier endorsement from President Donald Trump.Key Facts
- Alan Wilson won the Republican runoff for South Carolina governor on Tuesday night.
- He will face Democratic state Representative Jermaine Johnson in the November general election.
- No Republican candidate got over 50% in the first primary, triggering the runoff.
- Wilson has been South Carolina’s attorney general since 2010, the longest in the state’s history.
- He also serves as a colonel in the South Carolina Army National Guard’s Judge Advocate General’s Corps.
- Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette had earlier been endorsed by President Trump, but Trump endorsed both candidates just before the runoff.
- Former candidates Ralph Norman, Nancy Mace, and Rom Reddy were eliminated in the primary.
- Wilson is favored to win the general election in a state that hasn’t elected a Democratic governor since 1998.
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