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George Chidi

Nancy Mace blames Epstein files backlash as she concedes in South Carolina governor’s race

Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette speaks at a microphone, with three people in campaign shirts standing beside her
Pamela Evette in Greer, South Carolina, on Monday. Photograph: Meg Kinnard/AP

Donald Trump-backed Pamela Evette, South Carolina’s lieutenant governor, and Alan Wilson, the state’s attorney general, have advanced to a runoff in a competitive race to represent the Republican party in South Carolina’s gubernatorial election.

The winner of the Republican primary is favored to win the closely watched general election, given South Carolina’s conservative tilt, although Democrats are hoping to ride a wave of progressive enthusiasm to make political gains across the ticket.

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