AG Alan Wilson declared SC’s GOP nominee for governor

By: Alexander Thompson, Jessica Holdman

Outlets: South Carolina Daily Gazette

Published: June 23, 2026

Words: 1,544

Last Updated: 4 weeks, 1 day ago

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COLUMBIA – Attorney General Alan Wilson took a major step toward becoming South Carolina’s chief executive Tuesday, handily winning the runoff for the Republican nomination for governor over Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette.

When The Associated Press called the race at 7:27 p.m., Wilson had 65% of the vote. Only 8% of the vote had been counted less than a half hour after polls closed.

His winning margin only grew: more than 37 percentage points …

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