COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina Republicans Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette, who was backed by President Trump, and Attorney General Alan Wilson are headed into a gubernatorial primary runoff in two weeks after neither secured enough votes for a majority, according to a race call by The Associated Press. Loading... In 2017, Gov. Henry McMaster plucked Evette out of relative obscurity to be his 2018 running mate, launching her political career.