Governor's race

Results are in from the state’s primary runoffs. Here’s what to know. This article was updated throughout the day June 23.

McMaster Jr. says he has no plans to join Lt. Gov. Evette's campaign trail.

Kimbrell, who represents parts of Spartanburg County, announced the end of his run for governor in a social media video. The decision comes with two days left in early voting and less than a week until the June 9 primary election.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster is backing Lieutenant Governor Pamela Evette's bid to succeed him, and he tries to thin a crowded Republican primary. The official endorsement will be released Thursday, when they are scheduled to appear together.

CHAPIN, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette is highlighting her connection to President Donald Trump in her first campaign ad for the state's gubernatorial race.

After hinting for months about a possible bid, Nancy Mace announced Monday she is running for governor, hoping to replace Henry McMaster whose term expires in 2027.

Democrat Joe Cunningham lost his bid for governor but told supporters this is not the nail in his coffin, "far from that, folks"

Republican South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster has won a historic reelection bid. The 75-year-old incumbent defeated Democrat Joe Cunningham on Tuesday. If he completes his second term, McMaster would serve as governor a total of 10 years, longer than any other executive in South Carolina history. McMaster touted the state's booming economy and willingness to fight Democratic President Joe Biden when needed. He also said he would likely sign any further restrictions from the state's General Assembly beyond a six-week abortion ban currently under a court review. A Democrat hasn't won South Carolina's governor's race since 1998. Republicans also swept all other statewide races.

Joe Cunningham has chosen a civil litigator who flew combat missions in Iraq to be his running mate. Cunningham is trying to become South Carolina's first Democratic governor in 20 years. He previewed his pick of Tally Parham Casey ahead of a formal announcement Monday in her hometown of Greenville. Cunningham told The Associated Press that Casey's military service, legal savvy and the fact that she's a woman make her the right fit. Casey was South Carolina's first female fighter pilot, serving three combat tours over Iraq, and has been an attorney for more than two decades. Gov. Henry McMaster and Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette filed for reelection last week.

Gov. Henry McMaster and Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette made history on Wednesday as the first gubernatorial ticket to file for reelection in South Carolina. Evette signed her paperwork with state officials in Columbia. As he sought his first full term in 2018, McMaster became the first governor to run on the same ticket as his pick for lieutenant governor. At the time, Evette was a political newcomer. McMaster said he picked the Greenville businesswoman in part due to her "fresh eyes" when it came to governing, as well as her relationships with the business community.