POLITICS

Pamela Evette and Alan Wilson Advance to Runoff in South Carolina GOP Gubernatorial Primary

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South Carolina Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette at a campaign event in Columbia, S.C., on Feb. 24, 2024. Sean Rayford/Getty Images Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette and Attorney General Alan Wilson will advance to a runoff election for the Republican gubernatorial primary later this month.   At around 9:00 p.m. ET, The Associated Press projected the race would go

Pamela Evette, Alan Wilson advance to runoff in crowded South Carolina primary, CBS News projects

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Pamela Evette and Alan Wilson are heading to a runoff in South Carolina’s Republican primary for governor after none of the six candidates in the primary reached the required majority threshold of votes to avoid a runoff. The runoff election will be June 23.  Evette is South Carolina’s current lieutenant governor and had President Trump’s

GOP Rep. Valadao to face progressive Villegas in key California House district

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Republican Rep. David Valadao will run against progressive Randy Villegas in the general election in California’s 22nd Congressional District, CBS News projects. Last week’s primary pitted the Republican incumbent against two Democrats, with the top two vote-getters advancing to November. Villegas was projected as the second candidate to advance on Tuesday, a week after the

Ken Calvert, Young Kim advance in Congressional CA-40 primary, CBS News projects

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Republican Reps. Ken Calvert and Young Kim have advanced to the November election for California’s 40th Congressional District, CBS News projects.  Calvert, who currently represents California’s 41st Congressional District, announced his campaign shortly after California voters passed Proposition 50, which shifted five districts to be more favorable to Democrats in the midterm elections this year.  The