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.
The Republican-led chamber rejected a motion to proceed to the bill 20–24 after it cleared the state House 74–37 on May 20.
Twenty-six votes were needed for the motion to pass.
The failed effort is a loss for President Donald Trump and his supporters, who have pushed for southern states to redistrict following a Supreme Court decision that struck down a second black-majority district in Louisiana.
The proposal would have pushed the state’s ‌primary elections for the U.S. House from June 9 to Aug. 18 and given election officials time to redistrict areas in Charleston, Greenville, and Columbia….Â
South Carolina Senate Rejects Redistricting Map Targeting Lone Democratic District
