{"id":1639,"date":"2026-06-10T09:38:39","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T09:38:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=1639"},"modified":"2026-06-10T09:38:39","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T09:38:39","slug":"pamela-evette-and-alan-wilson-advance-to-republican-runoff-for-south-carolina-governor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=1639","title":{"rendered":"Pamela Evette and Alan Wilson advance to Republican runoff for South Carolina governor"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) &#8211; Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette and state Attorney General Alan Wilson advanced to a runoff for the Republican nomination for South Carolina governor, while U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham won his own primary outright Tuesday in his pursuit of a fifth term in November.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=1637\">Platner wins Democratic Senate primary in Maine, will face Collins<\/a><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump early on gave his endorsement of Graham, a political confidant and regular golfing partner of the president, despite their on-again, off-again relationship. Graham also had secured the support of some leading state Republicans, Sen. Tim Scott and Gov. Henry McMaster, to plow a path to another nomination.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing Trump in his victory speech, Graham said \u201cI\u2019m going to help you change this world and change this country.\u201d He has been outspoken in favor of military action against Iran.<\/p>\n<p>However, Evette only secured a runoff berth in the governor\u2019s race a week after garnering Trump\u2019s endorsement. She will face Wilson in the June 23 primary. Others in the race included U.S. Reps. Nancy Mace and Ralph Norman. Mace quickly threw her support to Wilson for the upcoming primary.<\/p>\n<div>\n<section>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p>No Democrat has won a U.S. Senate seat in South Carolina in decades, and Republicans in recent history typically have taken statewide seats by double-digit margins.<\/p>\n<p>When he last ran in 2020, Graham defeated his Democratic opponent by a 10 percentage point margin. This year, he\u2019ll face Charleston pediatrician Annie Andrews in November.<\/p>\n<h3>Republican governor candidates have played largely to Trump<\/h3>\n<p>Competition among Republicans for Trump\u2019s support seemed more intense than any other facet of the primary campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Even before Evette received the president\u2019s endorsement, she frequently featured photos and videos of herself with Trump in campaign materials. She was backed by McMaster, the term-limited outgoing governor, a longstanding ally of Trump whose support telegraphed the president\u2019s own.<\/p>\n<p>Mace also wanted Trump\u2019s support, and he endorsed her congressional reelection in 2024 even though she criticized his actions of Jan. 6, 2021, when his supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol.<\/p>\n<div>\n<section>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p>Norman, among the most conservative members of the House and a member of the Freedom Caucus, strongly supported Trump in the president\u2019s first term. But in the 2024 campaign, Norman stumped for former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley instead of Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Rom Reddy, a coastal businessman who has eschewed campaign donations and self-funded his effort, had touted his lack of political experience as an asset, drawing comparisons between Trump and himself.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=1635\">SPLC on hot seat over evidence staffer shacked up with paid neo-Nazi informant<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Graham, backed by Trump, hopes to bounce Lynch en route to 5th term<\/h3>\n<p>South Carolina\u2019s other top contest Tuesday saw Graham clinching the Republican nomination without need of a runoff.<\/p>\n<p>Although their relationship has undulated through the years, Graham has remained close with Trump, who fulfilled the senator\u2019s longstanding wish for direct confrontation between Washington and Tehran. Graham cheered Trump\u2019s decision to strike nuclear sites last year and recently said he often speaks to the president about the ongoing conflict.<\/p>\n<p>Among Graham\u2019s primary foes was Greenville businessman Mark Lynch, who said Graham wasn\u2019t conservative enough to represent the state. Calling himself an \u201cAmerica First\u201d candidate, Lynch campaigned as a Trump supporter. However, the president has called him a \u201clunatic\u201d and a \u201cdisaster for the Republican Party.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Winning statewide in November remains a tall order for SC Democrats<\/h3>\n<p>Democrats haven\u2019t won the governor\u2019s office or a Senate seat in South Carolina for decades.<\/p>\n<p>Andrews, the Charleston pediatrician, ran unsuccessfully against Mace in 2022. Now running for Senate against Graham, she\u2019s challenged what she\u2019s characterized as Graham\u2019s waffling positions over the course of his political career.<\/p>\n<p>She is among the Democrats hoping to capitalize on dissatisfaction with Trump this year.<\/p>\n<p>In the governor\u2019s race, state Rep. Jermaine Johnson won the Democratic nomination in the South Carolina governor\u2019s race.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson has represented a district in the Columbia area for three terms. Seen as a rising star in the state party, Johnson was tapped to give this year\u2019s Democratic response to McMaster\u2019s state of the state address. McMaster has been in office since Nikki Haley left her term early to join the first Trump administration.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats have not won a general election for governor in South Carolina since 1998, and Republicans have controlled all statewide-elected offices in the state for more than a decade.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=1633\">A government-commissioned study found drinking risks. U.S. guidelines didn\u2019t feature its findings<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette and state Attorney General Alan Wilson advanced to a runoff for the Republican nomination for South Carolina governor, while U.S. Sen. 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