South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster wins runoff election

Donald Trump and Henry McMaster.
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On Tuesday night, South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster (R) won the GOP nomination for governor, defeating businessman John Warren.

With 84 percent of precincts reporting, McMaster has 54 percent of the vote, compared to Warren with 46 percent. McMaster, a former South Carolina Republican Party chairman, took office last year after Nikki Haley became U.N. ambassador.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.