In the first marquee race of the night, state Rep. Nikki Haley (R) was just shy of the votes needed to avoid a runoff in the South Carolina GOP gubernatorial primary.
Haley snagged 49% of the vote to Rep. Gresham Barrett's 22%. She will be the heavy favorite in the June 22 runoff, the winner of which will face state Sen. Vincent Sheheen (D)--who avoided a runoff of his own--in the general election.
In the 4th district, Rep. Bob Inglis's (R) performance was anemic tonight. Spartanburg County Solicitor Trey Gowdy (R), who is running to Inglis's right, beat the congressman 40% to 27% but fell short of the 50%+1 to clinch the nomination outright. Gowdy will be heavily favored to unseat Inglis in the June 22 runoff.
UPDATE: Politico is reporting that the Republican Governors Association is endorsing Haley, and is trying to put pressure on Barrett not to contest the runoff. Good luck with that.
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