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Even though Evatt received President Trump's endorsement days ago, it hasn't been enough to help her win the Republican nomination outright.
In a field of five candidates, Evatt has enjoyed strong polling and improved name recognition.
something that she grew over months of crisscrossing the state.
She faces four-term Attorney General Alan Wilson.
In his endorsement, Trump said he expected Evatt to pick the son of her boss, Governor Henry McMaster, to be her running mate, and mentioned that drew widespread criticism by her opponents, including Congresswoman Nancy Mace.
Evatt and McMaster have denied that she's tapped him as her running mate.
Evatt and Wilson will face off again on June 23rd.
The winner of that race will face off against the Democratic state representative Jermaine Johnson in November.
For NPR News, I'm Gavin Jackson in Columbia, South Carolina.
Even though Evatt received President Trump's endorsement days ago, it hasn't been enough to help her win the Republican nomination outright.
In a field of five candidates, Evatt has enjoyed strong polling and improved name recognition.
something that she grew over months of crisscrossing the state.
She faces four-term Attorney General Alan Wilson.
In his endorsement, Trump said he expected Evatt to pick the son of her boss, Governor Henry McMaster, to be her running mate, and mentioned that drew widespread criticism by her opponents, including Congresswoman Nancy Mace.
Evatt and McMaster have denied that she's tapped him as her running mate.
Evatt and Wilson will face off again on June 23rd.
The winner of that race will face off against the Democratic State Representative Jermaine Johnson in November.
For NPR News, I'm Gavin Jackson in Columbia, South Carolina.
Lieutenant Governor Pamela Evatt is a longtime supporter of Trump.
Now she has his support in her bid to become the next governor of South Carolina.