Evette, Johnson Lead South Carolina Governor Primaries With 8% Reporting
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Updated · Greenville News · Jun 9
Evette, Johnson Lead South Carolina Governor Primaries With 8% Reporting
3 articles · Updated · Greenville News · Jun 9
Summary
With 8% of precincts fully reporting, Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette led South Carolina's Republican gubernatorial primary with 37,717 votes, while state Rep. Jermaine Johnson led the Democratic race with 94,914.
Neither contest appeared settled because candidates need more than 50% to avoid a runoff and claim the nomination outright for November's general election.
Alan Wilson ran second among Republicans with 32,973 votes, followed by Ralph Norman at 22,446, Rom Reddy at 22,239 and Nancy Mace at 13,667.
Billy Webster trailed Johnson with 51,724 votes and Mullins McLeod had 15,906 in the Democratic primary.
Evette's early edge came after Donald Trump endorsed her less than two weeks before the vote, jolting a crowded Republican field in one of South Carolina's most-watched races this year.