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June 10, 2026
Pamela Evette and Alan Wilson Advance to South Carolina GOP Primary Runoff on June 23; Nancy Mace Finishes Fifth After Trump Support Issues
- Pamela Evette and Alan Wilson will compete in a runoff on June 23 after neither secured a majority in the primary, with Evette receiving 28.9% and Wilson 26.2% of the vote.
- Evette has Trump's endorsement and leads in fundraising with $3.5 million, while Wilson has served as attorney general since 2011 and gained national attention from the Alex Murdaugh trial.
- Both candidates share similar policy positions, including no further restrictions on abortion and plans to eliminate the state's personal income tax.
- U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace, who finished fifth with 12.1% of the vote, attributed her loss to a lack of Trump support after her call for the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files.
13 Sources
- Evette, Wilson head to runoff in heated South Carolina GOP governor's raceJun 10, 2026 at 12:29 AM · The Hill
- Trump-backed Pamela Evette advances to GOP primary runoff against Alan Wilson in South Carolina governor’s raceJun 10, 2026 at 1:01 AM · NBC
- Nancy Mace loses GOP primary for South Carolina governorJun 10, 2026 at 1:06 AM · Politico
- Evette and Wilson Advance to Runoff in South Carolina Republican Primary for GovernorJun 10, 2026 at 1:06 AM · NYT
- Trump rekindles endorsement winning streak as GOP gubernatorial hopeful advances to runoffJun 10, 2026 at 1:09 AM · Fox News
- Trump’s endorsement power faces another GOP test in South Carolina after Alan Wilson advancesJun 10, 2026 at 1:13 AM · Fox News
- Evette to face Wilson in South Carolina Republican gubernatorial runoffJun 10, 2026 at 1:16 AM · Reuters
- Pamela Evette, Alan Wilson advance to runoff in crowded South Carolina primary, CBS News projectsJun 10, 2026 at 1:19 AM · CBS News
- Trump-backed Pamela Evette and Alan Wilson head to runoff in South Carolina GOP governor raceJun 10, 2026 at 1:21 AM · The Guardian
- Evette, backed by Trump, and Wilson, a Trump supporter, head to S.C. governor runoffJun 10, 2026 at 1:21 AM · NPR
- Rep. Nancy Mace, a onetime rising star in the Republican Party, was knocked out of the race for South Carolina governorJun 10, 2026 at 1:35 AM · WSJ
- South Carolina primary results: Trump-backed Evette in runoff for governorJun 10, 2026 at 1:56 AM · ABC News
- Nancy Mace loses GOP primary in South Carolina after blaming lack of Trump support on EpsteinJun 10, 2026 at 8:59 AM · Independent