2026 Midterms

South Carolina Senate Votes Against Extending Session, Putting Redistricting in Jeopardy

If the redistricting effort is ultimately successful, the primary would be delayed from June 9 to Aug. 11.
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South Carolina Senate Votes Against Extending Session, Putting Redistricting in Jeopardy
A monument to Confederate soldiers is seen outside the South Carolina Statehouse, in Columbia, S.C., on April 14, 2026. Jeffrey Collins/AP Photo
Jackson Richman
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The South Carolina state Senate voted on May 12 against extending its current session, a setback in the effort to postpone the congressional primaries in the state and to redraw the state’s congressional map.

Five Republicans joined all Democrats in the result, which required the support of a two-thirds majority.

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Jackson Richman
Jackson Richman
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Jackson Richman is a Washington correspondent for The Epoch Times. In addition to Washington politics, he covers the intersection of politics and sports/sports and culture. He previously was a writer at Mediaite and Washington correspondent at Jewish News Syndicate. His writing has also appeared in The Washington Examiner. He is an alum of George Washington University.
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