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Trump Endorses Both Republicans in South Carolina Governor Runoff

The unusual double backing is a hedge after recent Trump-backed losses that could reshape momentum ahead of the June 23 GOP runoff.

South Carolina Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette speaks at an election night watch party after advancing to a GOP primary runoff in the governor's race on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, in Greenville, S.C. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard)
FILE - South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson speaks to his staff before a South Carolina Legislative Oversight Committee looking at his office Nov. 5, 2025, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins, File)
Pamela Evette, South Carolina's lieutenant governor and Republican gubernatorial candidate, and South Carolina's Attorney General Alan Wilson.
Pamela Evette and Alan Wilson

Overview

  • President Trump posted on Truth Social Friday, June 19, saying he would back both Lt. Gov. Pam Evette and Attorney General Alan Wilson in the June 23 Republican runoff for governor.
  • Both campaigns welcomed the move, with Evette calling herself proud to be Trump’s endorsed candidate and Wilson saying he was honored by the president’s support.
  • Trump had given Evette an exclusive “complete and total” endorsement before the June 9 primary, and analysts say the new dual endorsement erodes her earlier claim to be his sole preferred pick.
  • Wilson has picked up endorsements from several eliminated primary rivals and from Sen. Tim Scott, a string of consolidations that polls and outlets describe as shifting momentum toward him.
  • News outlets framed the double endorsement as a strategic hedge after recent high-profile losses by Trump-backed candidates, and the winner of the GOP runoff is widely seen as the clear favorite in November in reliably Republican South Carolina.