2026 Midterms

South Carolina Senate Rejects Redistricting Map Targeting Lone Democratic District

The proposal would have pushed the state’s ‌primary elections for the U.S. House from June 9 to Aug. 18.
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South Carolina Senate Rejects Redistricting Map Targeting Lone Democratic District
The South Carolina State House in Columbia on May 16, 2023. Logan Cyrus/AFP/Getty Images
Jacki Thrapp
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The South Carolina Senate rejected a new U.S. congressional map on May 26 that could have eliminated the only Democratic seat in the state ahead of the midterms.

It is currently held by Rep. Jim Clyburn.

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Jacki Thrapp
Jacki Thrapp
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Jacki Thrapp is an Emmy® Award-winning journalist based in Nashville. She previously worked at The New York Post, Fox News Channel and has written a series of Off-Broadway musicals in NYC. Contact her at [email protected]