根据Decision Desk HQ（DDHQ）的预测，南卡罗来纳州总检察长艾伦·威尔逊（共和党）将击败民主党州众议员杰梅恩·约翰逊，赢得该州州长选举。
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson (R) is projected to defeat Democratic state Rep. Jermaine Johnson in the state’s governor’s race, according to Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ).
威尔逊自2011年以来一直担任棕榈树州的最高检察官，他将接替任期届满的州长亨利·麦克马斯特（共和党），延续共和党对州长官邸的控制。
Wilson, who has served as the Palmetto State’s top prosecutor since 2011, will succeed term-limited Gov. Henry McMaster (R), extending the GOP’s control of the governor’s mansion.
截至周二晚上9点54分，DDHQ已统计84%的选票，威尔逊以近7个百分点的优势领先约翰逊——约为52%对47%。
Wilson led Johnson by nearly 7 percentage points — almost 52 to 47 percent — with 84 percent of the vote reported by DDHQ as of 9:54 p.m. Tuesday.
威尔逊从一场拥挤的州长初选中脱颖而出，该初选包括南卡罗来纳州副州长帕梅拉·埃维特以及共和党众议员南希·梅斯和拉尔夫·诺曼。
The Republican emerged from a crowded gubernatorial primary that included South Carolina Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette and GOP Reps. Nancy Mace and Ralph Norman.
威尔逊在6月的初选中最初以第二名落后于埃维特，但后来在当月晚些时候的决选中击败了她，获得了约69%的选票。
Wilson initially finished second to Evette in the June primary but defeated her in a runoff later that month, winning approximately 69 percent of the vote.
特朗普总统最初支持埃维特，但后来在决选前支持了两位候选人。威尔逊还获得了共和党参议员蒂姆·斯科特（南卡罗来纳州）和泰德·克鲁兹（得克萨斯州）的背书。DDHQ在选举日前给予威尔逊77%的获胜概率。
President Trump initially endorsed Evette but later backed both candidates ahead of the runoff. Wilson also received endorsements from GOP Sens. Tim Scott (S.C.) and Ted Cruz (Texas). DDHQ gave the Republican a 77 percent chance of winning heading into Election Day.
威尔逊的竞选主张包括降低税收、削减政府开支和改善基础设施。他提议取消南卡罗来纳州的州个人所得税，并对州机构进行审计，以找出浪费性支出。
Wilson campaigned on lowering taxes, cutting government spending and improving infrastructure. He proposed eliminating South Carolina’s state income tax and conducting audits of state agencies to identify wasteful spending.
代表南卡罗来纳州哥伦比亚地区的州立法者约翰逊，其竞选主张包括提高工资、扩大医疗保健可及性以及使住房更加负担得起。
Johnson, a state lawmaker representing the Columbia, S.C., area, campaigned on raising wages, expanding access to healthcare and making housing more affordable.
两位候选人在10月的一场辩论中就税收和医疗补助计划发生争论。威尔逊反对扩大该医疗援助计划，理由是担心该州无法负担该项目的费用，而约翰逊支持一项拟议的扩大计划。
The two candidates sparred over taxes and Medicaid during an October debate. Wilson opposed expanding the healthcare assistance, citing concerns about the state’s ability to afford the program, while Johnson supported a proposed expansion.
威尔逊是南卡罗来纳州陆军国民警卫队的一名上校，他于2010年首次当选为最高检察官，并成为该州历史上任职时间最长的总检察长。
Wilson, a colonel in the South Carolina Army National Guard, was first elected to his role as top prosecutor in 2010 and became the longest-serving attorney general in state history.
共和党自2003年以来一直控制着该州州长职位，当时前州长马克·桑福德（共和党）就职。该州上一次选出民主党州长是在1998年。
Republicans have controlled the governor’s mansion in the state since 2003, when former Gov. Mark Sanford (R) took office. The state last elected a Democratic governor in 1998.