Evette and Wilson move to governor race runoff

Pamela Evette and Alan Wilson moved to a June 23 governor race runoff after no candidate cleared the majority threshold; Rep. Nancy Mace finished fifth.

1. Frame 1South Carolina GOP voters vote again June 23 in the governor election after Evette and Wilson reached runoff and Mace finished fifth.
2. Frame 2Evette, the lieutenant governor, entered the runoff with Trump's late endorsement and about 29% support.
3. Frame 3Wilson, South Carolina's attorney general, held about 26%, keeping the attorney general in the final round.
4. Frame 4Mace finished a distant fifth, leaving her congressional-to-governor campaign and next political move uncertain.
5. Frame 5The eventual Republican nominee will be favored this fall in solidly red South Carolina.
6. Frame 6June 23 decides whether Trump-backed Evette or Wilson becomes the front-runner to replace term-limited Gov. McMaster.