Trump-backed candidates score primary victories in South Carolina, Oklahoma

Mike Mazzei narrowly won the Republican gubernatorial runoff Tuesday, defeating state Attorney General Gentner Drummond in a razor-thin contest after President Donald Trump mounted a late push for his endorsed candidate.

Drummond finished in first place by just more than 1,000 votes over Mazzei.

Having beaten out Genter Drummond, the current Oklahoma attorney general, Mazzei is now the heavy favorite to become the Sooner State’s next governor.

Mike Mazzei, a former state senator and state budget secretary, is facing off against state Attorney General Gentner Drummond.