Washington • The Latest on Tuesday’s elections for governor and other state offices (all times local):
Voters in Alabama and South Carolina have chosen to give full terms to a pair of Republican governors who rose to power because of political circumstances.
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster defeated Democratic state Rep. James Smith on Tuesday to win a four-year term.
McMaster had been elevated from lieutenant governor in 2017 when Gov. Nikki Haley left office to become President Donald Trump's ambassador to the United Nations.
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey defeated Democrat Walt Maddox to win a four-year term.