Pamela Evette

Republican Party

Candidate, Governor of South Carolina

Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina

Tenure

2019 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

7

Compensation

Base salary

$46,545

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 8, 2022

Next election

June 9, 2026

Education

Bachelor's

Cleveland State University

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Pamela Evette (Republican Party) is theLieutenant Governor of South Carolina. She assumed office on January 9, 2019. Her current term ends on January 13, 2027.

Evette (Republican Party) is running for election forGovernor of South Carolina. She declared candidacy for the Republican primary scheduled onJune 9, 2026.^[source]

Evette also ran for re-election forLieutenant Governor of South Carolina. She will not appear on the ballot for the general election onNovember 3, 2026.

Biography

As of 2018, Evette was the president and CEO of Quality Business Solutions and president of Sunkiko, Inc. She had also worked as an accounting consultant and software trainer for PayPlus Software, Inc., and as a controller for Premium Enterprises, Inc. Evette earned her bachelor's degree in accounting from Cleveland State University.^[1][2]

Political career

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Evette's political career includes the following offices:

• 2019-present:Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina

Elections

2026

See also: South Carolina gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on June 9, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Governor of South Carolina

Justin Bennett,Jermaine Johnson, andMullins McLeod are running in the Democratic primary for Governor of South Carolina on June 9, 2026.

		Candidate
		Justin Bennett
		Jermaine Johnson
	Submit photo	Mullins McLeod

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Governor of South Carolina

Pamela Evette,Josh Kimbrell,Nancy Mace,Ralph Norman, andAlan Wilson are running in the Republican primary for Governor of South Carolina on June 9, 2026.

		Candidate
		Pamela Evette
		Josh Kimbrell
		Nancy Mace
		Ralph Norman
		Alan Wilson

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Thomas Ravenel (R)

Endorsements

2022

See also: South Carolina gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022

General election

General election for Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina

IncumbentPamela Evette defeatedTally Parham Casey andJessica Ethridge in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Pamela Evette (R)	58.0	988,501
		Tally Parham Casey (D)	40.7	692,691
		Jessica Ethridge (L)	1.2	20,826
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	1,174

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,703,192
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Labor Party convention

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Harold Geddings III (Labor Party)

2018

See also:South Carolina gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018

Evette was the running mate of gubernatorial candidateHenry McMaster.

General election

General election for Governor of South Carolina

IncumbentHenry McMaster defeatedJames Smith Jr. in the general election for Governor of South Carolina on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Henry McMaster (R)	54.0	921,342
		James Smith Jr. (D)	45.9	784,182
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	2,045

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,707,569
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Martin Barry (American Party)

Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for Governor of South Carolina

IncumbentHenry McMaster defeatedJohn Warren in the Republican primary runoff for Governor of South Carolina on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Henry McMaster	53.6	184,286
	Submit photo	John Warren	46.4	159,349

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 343,635
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Governor of South Carolina

James Smith Jr. defeatedMarguerite Willis andPhil Noble in the Democratic primary for Governor of South Carolina on June 12, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		James Smith Jr.	61.8	148,633
		Marguerite Willis	27.5	66,248
		Phil Noble	10.6	25,587

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 240,468
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Governor of South Carolina

IncumbentHenry McMaster andJohn Warren advanced to a runoff. They defeatedCatherine Templeton,Kevin Bryant, andJohn McGill in the Republican primary for Governor of South Carolina on June 12, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Henry McMaster	42.3	155,723
✔	Submit photo	John Warren	27.8	102,390
		Catherine Templeton	21.4	78,705
		Kevin Bryant	6.7	24,790
		John McGill	1.7	6,375

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 367,983
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Campaign themes

2026

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Tested positive for coronavirus on September 14, 2020

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On September 14, 2020, a representative for Gov.McMaster (R) announced that Evette had tested positive for coronavirus and was quarantining at home.^[3]

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