Pamela Evette and Alan Wilson head to runoff for South Carolina governor

South Carolina Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette and Attorney General Alan Wilson will head to a runoff to see who will face off in the general gubernatorial election after each placed in the top two slots in the Republican primary.

Evette won the GOP gubernatorial primary with about 29.1% of the vote, compared to her closest rival, Wilson, who came in second place with 26.5%, according to the Associated Press as of Tuesday evening. Reps. Ralph Norman (R-SC) and Nancy Mace (R-SC), each self-described MAGA conservatives who were snubbed of the Trump endorsement, came in third and fifth place, with 16.5% and 11.4% of the vote. Businessman Rom Reddy topped Mace, as he placed fourth with 14.9%.