South Carolina Republican Governor primary: 1st place (1st round)
2dThe market’s top two contenders are now confirmed runoff qualifiers, keeping the June 23 rematch between Pamela Evette and Alan Wilson as the key tradable path in the race.
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Republican
Alan Wilson
Republican
Alan Wilson
South Carolina Republican Governor primary: 1st place (1st round)
$52.0K
JUN 10, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleAttorney General
PartyRepublican
Political ideologyConservative Republican
Age52 years old (Jul 16, 1973)
GenderMale
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LocationSouth Carolina
BackgroundAttorney
EducationFrancis Marion University (B.A., Political Science, 1996)
Notable personal detailsAlan McCrory Wilson is an American lawyer and Republican politician who has served as South Carolina’s 51st attorney general since 2011, after being elected in 2010 and re-elected in 2014, 2018, and 2022. He is also an officer in the South Carolina National Guard and has been described as holding the rank of colonel. Wilson is the son of U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson and has been a candidate in the 2026 South Carolina Republican gubernatorial race.
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Positions
LiberalConservative
Economy & Taxes
The candidate supports major tax reductions, including plans to permanently lower taxes and eliminate the state income tax, and proposes overhauling property taxes and cutting other tax burdens. He frames these proposals as broad tax-cutting and spending-reduction measures.
Healthcare
Alan Wilson has opposed federal health-care mandates and participated in conservative legal and policy efforts addressing the Affordable Care Act; as Attorney General he has also opposed vaccine mandates and emphasized enforcement against Medicaid fraud. His campaign materials and public statements emphasize limited federal involvement in health care and priorities such as veterans’ mental health rather than expanding government-run coverage programs.
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Immigration & Border
Alan Wilson supports stricter immigration enforcement and state-level collaboration with federal authorities, urging local sheriffs to partner with ICE and backing legal actions that restrict birthright citizenship and challenge DACA. He has participated in multi-state GOP attorney general efforts focused on strengthening border enforcement and related federal policies.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Supports strict limits on abortion and has defended South Carolina’s fetal heartbeat (about six-week) law in court; has sought rehearing and coordinated legal support with other state attorneys general to uphold the law. The campaign emphasizes promoting a "culture of life" and expanding support for adoption, foster care, and crisis pregnancy centers.
Climate & Energy
Supports limiting federal/regulatory actions that would close coal-fired plants or impose broad greenhouse-gas reporting mandates, emphasizes affordable/secure electricity and enabling local energy development (including incentives for data centers to generate power). Positions favor energy development and resisting aggressive climate regulation rather than endorsing aggressive emissions-phaseout policies.
Public Safety & Guns
Alan Wilson has repeatedly acted to defend broad Second Amendment rights, joining multi-state lawsuits and friend-of-the-court briefs opposing federal and state gun restrictions and urging Congress to expand concealed-carry reciprocity. He frames efforts to restrict firearms or create registries as unconstitutional and has sued or joined coalitions to block such rules.
Latest Insights
South Carolina Republican Governor primary: 1st place (1st round)
3dWilson fell from 11% to 20% in the past hour as fresh primary-day coverage points to a likely runoff and continued Trump-centered consolidation around Evette.
20%9%
News
AINews Summary
Last updatedJun 11, 2026
Alan Wilson has advanced to a runoff in South Carolina’s Republican governor primary, where he will face Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette on June 23 after neither candidate won a majority. Evette led the first round, with Wilson finishing second. Nancy Mace, who lost her own governor bid, has endorsed Wilson in the runoff. The winner will go on to face Democrat Jermaine Johnson in the general election.
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Articles
UTUSA TODAY16 hours ago
Mace lost her primary because voters saw she was useless
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L5Live 5 News WCSC1 day ago
Evette, Wilson trade barbs as SC GOP race moves to runoff
Neutral
GNGreenville News1 day ago
SC runoff elections are June 23. Here's what you need to know to vote
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BNBreitbart News Network2 days ago
Nancy Mace's unpredictable career is up in the air after finishing last in South Carolina primary
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Polls
South Carolina Republican Governor primary: 1st place (1st round)
Polling Average
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18.8%
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12.2%
Aggregation source: FiftyPlusOne
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We're monitoring and will update when new data impacts the race.
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