South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson has won a runoff election, defeating the Republican whom President Trump had initially picked to become the state's gubernatorial nominee. Wilson won Tuesday over Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette, whom Trump endorsed in the closing days of the primary campaign, the AP reports. Most Republicans in the race had vied for the president's backing during their campaigns. Days before the runoff, Trump said he supported both candidates.
- "Both have had amazing careers, and have been with me from the beginning. They are MAGA and America First all the way! These were the two that I was hoping would get into a Runoff, and they did," Trump said in a Truth Social post on Friday. "I can't hurt one of them by only Endorsing the other, so, therefore, I am going to Endorse, for Governor of South Carolina, both Pam Evette and Alan Wilson!"
- Trump celebrated Wilson's victory in a post Tuesday, noting that he was "endorsed by President Trump!"
Evette also had support from outgoing, term-limited Gov. Henry McMaster, alongside whom she's served for eight years. She and Wilson had advanced over other GOP candidates including US Reps. Nancy Mace and Ralph Norman. Wilson has served as the state's top prosecutor since 2011, taking actions to support Trump's political and personal moves. He is the son of longtime US Rep. Joe Wilson. His victory sets up a November general contest with state Rep. Jermaine Johnson, who won the Democratic nomination outright two weeks ago.
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