阿兰·威尔逊赢得南卡罗来纳州共和党州长候选人提名Alan Wilson Wins South Carolina Republican Gubernatorial Runoff

在周二举行的南卡罗来纳州共和党州长决选中，现任州总检察长阿兰·威尔逊成功击败副州长帕梅拉·埃维特，赢得了共和党州长候选人提名。由于现任共和党州长亨利·麦克马斯特因任期限制无法竞选连任，南卡罗来纳州迎来了自2010年以来的首次无现任总统/州长参选的空缺席位竞选。威尔逊在此次决选胜出后，将代表共和党在今年11月的普选中对阵民主党州众议员杰梅因·约翰逊，共同角逐这一关键的州长职位。

State Attorney General Alan Wilson secured the Republican nomination for South Carolina governor on Tuesday night, defeating Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette in a closely watched runoff election. The victory positions Wilson as the Republican nominee to succeed incumbent Republican Gov. Henry McMaster, who is term-limited and cannot seek re-election. This contest marks South Carolina's first open-seat gubernatorial race since 2010, drawing significant attention to the transition of power within the state's executive branch.

作为在这个深红州中备受瞩目的对决，威尔逊在11月的普选中被外界普遍看好。在周二晚间的决选结果公布后，媒体预测威尔逊已锁定胜局。他将与在本月早些时候赢得民主党初选的约翰逊展开最终对决，以确保共和党继续掌控该州的最高行政职位。

Following his projected victory in Tuesday's runoff, Wilson enters the general election as the heavy favorite in the reliably red state. He is scheduled to face Democratic state Rep. Jermaine Johnson, who secured his party's nomination earlier this month, in the November general election as Republicans campaign to maintain their hold on the governor's mansion.

在今年6月9日举行的南卡罗来纳州共和党首轮初选中，副州长帕梅拉·埃维特以28.9%的得票率位列第一，而州总检察长阿兰·威尔逊则以26.2%的得票率紧随其后。由于没有任何一位候选人能够获得超过50%的绝对多数选票，得票率前两名的埃维特与威尔逊双双进入了周二的决选，展开最终的对决。

In the initial Republican primary held on June 9, Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette finished in first place with 28.9% of the vote, while State Attorney General Alan Wilson secured second place with 26.2%. Because neither candidate managed to clear the 50% threshold required for an outright victory, the top two finishers advanced to Tuesday's head-to-head runoff election.

在这场激烈的党内初选竞争中，共有九名候选人参与角逐。随着埃维特和威尔逊成功晋级决选，其余七名候选人均在首轮初选中被淘汰。这些被淘汰的候选人中包括了联邦众议员拉尔夫·诺曼、联邦众议员南希·梅斯以及沿海地区企业家罗姆·雷迪。首轮初选的胶着战局，也为威尔逊在随后两周内的逆袭和最终胜出奠定了基础。

The primary featured a crowded field of nine candidates competing for the Republican nomination. With Evette and Wilson advancing, seven other candidates were eliminated from the race in the initial round. Among those eliminated were U.S. Representatives Ralph Norman and Nancy Mace, as well as coastal businessman Rom Reddy. This initial split set the stage for the intense two-week runoff campaign that ultimately culminated in Wilson's victory.

在这场决选中，前总统特朗普的背书策略转变成为外界关注的焦点。特朗普最初在5月公开支持副州长帕梅拉·埃维特，称其为“好朋友、战士和赢家”。然而，在决选前夕，由于有限的公开民意调查显示埃维特在特朗普的支持下依然处于落后态势，特朗普在社交媒体平台“真实社交”（Truth Social）上宣布改口，决定同时背书埃维特和威尔逊。他写道，这两位候选人正是他希望进入决选的人选，由于不想因为仅支持其中一人而伤害另一人，因此决定对两人进行双重背书，并称这属于“财富的富余”，无论谁当选都不会出错。

The runoff election drew intense scrutiny due to a sudden shift in former President Donald Trump's endorsement strategy. Trump had initially endorsed Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette in May, calling her a "good friend, fighter, and WINNER." However, after limited public polling showed Evette trailing in the race despite his support, Trump posted on Truth Social just days before the runoff to announce a dual endorsement of both candidates. He wrote that Evette and Wilson were the two candidates he had hoped would reach the runoff, adding that he could not hurt one by only endorsing the other and describing the choice as a "wealth of riches" where voters could not go wrong with either.

这一罕见的“双重背书”举动，在客观上帮助特朗普维护了其在党内初选中近乎无瑕的背书纪录。在此之前，特朗普支持的候选人在佐治亚州和爱荷华州的州长初选中接连遭遇挫败，而南卡罗来纳州的这一及时调整，使他成功避免了第三次引人瞩目的州长初选背书失利。通过在最后时刻将威尔逊纳入支持名单，特朗普确保了无论周二的决选结果如何，最终的胜出者都将是其背书的候选人。

This unusual double endorsement allowed Trump to protect his nearly blemish-free endorsement record from another high-profile blunder. Having recently seen his preferred candidates suffer stinging defeats in the Republican gubernatorial primaries in Georgia and Iowa, the last-minute addition of Wilson to his endorsement list in South Carolina successfully shielded the former president from a third consecutive high-profile gubernatorial primary setback.

在为期两周的短暂决选阶段，阿兰·威尔逊的竞选活动迅速积累了强大的势头。作为自2010年以来任职时间最长的南卡罗来纳州总检察长，威尔逊还担任该州陆军国民警卫队军事司法参谋处（JAG）上校，并因在亚历克斯·穆尔多（Alex Murdaugh）谋杀案审判中的工作而广为人知。这些深厚的个人背景为他赢得了广泛的信任，也帮助他在决选冲刺阶段迅速凝聚了党内力量。

During the brief two-week runoff campaign, Alan Wilson built rapid momentum by leveraging his extensive background and a wave of key political endorsements. Wilson has served as South Carolina's attorney general since 2010, making him the longest-serving person to hold that office in the state's history. Beyond his legal career, he serves as a colonel in the Judge Advocate General's Corps for the South Carolina Army National Guard and gained widespread recognition for his work prosecuting the high-profile Alex Murdaugh murder trial.

在首轮初选结束后，威尔逊迅速获得了除一人之外的所有前初选对手的支持，其中包括保守派代表人物、联邦众议员南希·梅斯。此外，在特朗普宣布双重背书之前，威尔逊就已经获得了多位州外共和党重量级人物的公开支持，包括德克萨斯州联邦参议员泰德·克鲁兹和西弗吉尼亚州州长帕特里克·莫里西。这些来自党内各方的强力背书，最终帮助威尔逊在决选中成功实现逆袭。

This established profile helped Wilson quickly consolidate support within his party following the initial primary. He secured endorsements from all but one of his four former primary challengers, including high-profile conservative Representative Nancy Mace. Furthermore, even before former President Trump issued his dual endorsement, notable out-of-state Republicans had already rallied behind Wilson, including Texas Senator Ted Cruz and West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey, providing crucial support that propelled him to victory.