Republican South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson won the state’s gubernatorial race on Tuesday, defeating Democratic state Rep. Jermaine Johnson.

Wilson, who has served as the state’s top law enforcement official since 2011, will succeed term-limited Republican Gov. Henry McMaster.

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