SC Republican Party

On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for June 27, 2026: we take you on the final two weeks of the gubernatorial runoff primary trail; we also look at how Attorney General Alan Wilson won a decisive victory in securing the Republican nomination over Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette; and more!

On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for June 23, 2026: we have segments from host Gavin Jackson’s most recent interviews with Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette and A.G. Alan Wilson; Gavin also caught up with Wilson moments after Pres. Donald Trump also endorsed him, in addition to Evette, just days before the runoff; and more!

On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for June 20, 2026: we bring you some highlights from the Republican gubernatorial runoff debate between Lt. Gov. Pam Evette and Attorney General Alan Wilson; we also have some cuts from the 1st Congressional District Republican runoff between Charleston County Councilwoman Jenny Costa Honeycutt and state Rep. Mark Smith; and more!

On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for June 16, 2026: we look at the ongoing endorsement game leading up to the June 23 runoff; we also continue to look at the runoff races in the First Congressional District; we have highlights from a May forum the Democrats participated in; and more!

On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for June 13, 2026: we look at what happened on primary election night; we hear from folks on the trail, including the two republican gubernatorial candidates in the June 23 runoff; we also have analysis from Winthrop University political science professor Dr. Scott Huffmon and strategic communications consultant Rob Godfrey; and more!

On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for June 6, 2026: we bring you highlights from the Republican and Democratic gubernatorial debates that Gavin Jackson moderated this week as we enter the sprint to the June 9 primary.

On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for June 2, 2026: we look at the last Republican gubernatorial debate; Lt. Gov. Evette got Pres. Trump’s endorsement, and he let the cat out of the bag on who her running mate MAY be; we look at new polling and early voting numbers: and more!

On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for May 9, 2026: we’re bringing you everything we have right now on an expedited redistricting push by Statehouse Republicans, all at the behest of the White House, with a week left in the legislative session.

On this episode of the South Carolina Lede forMay5,2026:we continue our look at the Republican gubernatorial field with Attorney General Alan Wilson; we also talk with the new state election commission director Conway Belangia about the upcoming primaries; we look atthe agreement the state has signed with the U.S. Dept. of Justice over sensitive voter information; and more!

On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for April 28, 2026: we’re looking at two of the Republican candidates running for the party’s nomination on June 9 and for the win in November, Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette and 5th District Congressman Ralph Norman; while we are in a full sprint to sine die, we wanted to look at these two candidates as we start rolling out our profiles on several statewide candidates; and more!