Updated
Updated · The New York Times · Jun 23
Alan Wilson Wins SC GOP Governor Runoff With 68.6%, David Stumbo Takes Attorney General
Updated
Updated · The New York Times · Jun 23

Alan Wilson Wins SC GOP Governor Runoff With 68.6%, David Stumbo Takes Attorney General

3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jun 23

Summary

  • Alan Wilson carried South Carolina’s Republican gubernatorial runoff with 218,321 votes, or 68.6%, defeating Pamela Evette’s 100,123 votes and 31.4%.
  • David Stumbo also won a called statewide GOP runoff, taking the attorney general nomination with 172,944 votes, or 55.7%, over Stephen Goldfinch’s 44.3%.
  • The latest reported totals showed 318,444 votes in the governor’s race and 310,214 in the attorney general contest, giving both winners clear margins as results were finalized.
  • Down-ballot Republican runoffs were also called, with Don Chapman winning House District 8, Hunter Hackett taking District 96 and Jarrod Brooks prevailing in District 99.

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