SC Attorney General Alan Wilson wins runoff for GOP candidate for governor

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Alan Wilson will be the Republican nominee for Governor of South Carolina. CNN and the AP are reporting the current state Attorney General has defeated Lieutenant Governor Pamela Evette in Tuesday’s runoff election.

It comes after President Donald Trump shifted his support from Evette in the first election, to endorsing both candidates in the runoff.

Wilson will face Democratic nominee Jermaine Johnson in November.