June 9, 2026, international coverage outlined a development documented in primary sources.
Republican Rep. Joe Wilson scraped through Barnwell with a narrow 2.9-point edge on June 9, 2026, despite winning 74.2 percent statewide.
The Barnwell County result—only a 2.9 percent margin—showed localized resistance to the veteran congressman even as he secured the nomination.
Wilson’s campaign said county-level tight races would inform general-election outreach to GOP skeptics.
South Carolina primary boards certified the totals before absentee and provisional batches were fully reconciled.
June 9, 2026, reporting traced the development to incumbent scrapes by with 2.9 percent margin, according to accounts tied to the source material.
Quantitative references in the June 9, 2026, material included 2.9 percent, which officials and reporters cited while compiling the public record.
Follow-up notes added that with 2.9 percent margin, rounding out the first June 9, 2026, bulletin.
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Sources:
https://apnews.com/projects/elections-2026/south-carolina-primary-results-governor/