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Updated · WIS News 10 · Jun 24
Pamela Evette Concedes SC GOP Runoff to Alan Wilson After 68.6% Loss
Updated
Updated · WIS News 10 · Jun 24

Pamela Evette Concedes SC GOP Runoff to Alan Wilson After 68.6% Loss

3 articles · Updated · WIS News 10 · Jun 24

Summary

  • Pamela Evette said she called Alan Wilson to congratulate him after losing South Carolina’s Republican gubernatorial runoff and urged supporters to back him in November.
  • Wilson won 68.6% of the vote, beating the lieutenant governor in a race that ended Evette’s 18-month campaign for the GOP nomination.
  • Evette, who has served as South Carolina lieutenant governor since 2019, said she would remain committed to the state despite falling short of becoming governor.
  • Wilson now heads into the general election as the Republican nominee against Democrat Jermaine Johnson, with the GOP holding the office for 28 years.

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