Pamela Evette and Alan Wilson Advance to Runoff in South Carolina GOP Gubernatorial Primary

The crowded field of high-profile candidates competing for the nomination left the vote closely divided in polls taken in the weeks leading up to the race.

South Carolina Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette at a campaign event in Columbia, S.C., on Feb. 24, 2024. Sean Rayford/Getty Images

Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette and Attorney General Alan Wilson will advance to a runoff election for the Republican gubernatorial primary later this month.  

At around 9:00 p.m. ET, The Associated Press projected the race would go to a runoff. The two defeated a crowded field including Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.), Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.), and businessman Rom Reddy.