The South Carolina Republican primary for governor on June 9 remains tightly contested, with trader consensus reflecting Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette’s narrow edge over Attorney General Alan Wilson. Recent polls, including a Trafalgar survey from early May, show the pair essentially tied in the low-to-mid 20s among likely GOP voters, while U.S. Reps. Nancy Mace and Ralph Norman trail in the mid-teens. Strong fundraising by Evette and Wilson, combined with multiple debates highlighting state-level experience versus federal profiles, has kept the field compressed. High undecided shares and overlapping voter bases in key regions sustain the uncertainty, with any late endorsement or turnout shift among conservative blocs potentially widening the gap before primary day.