South Carolina Senate Rejects Redistricting Push Backed by Trump
Senate vote fell two votes short to extend session to redraw South Carolina’s seven congressional districts, blocking an effort to eliminate the state’s lone Democratic-leaning seat before June 9 primaries.
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Overview
The South Carolina state Senate on Tuesday voted 29-17, falling two votes short of the two-thirds majority needed to extend the legislative session to consider congressional redistricting.
The failed effort followed a Supreme Court ruling that limited using race in redistricting and a wider GOP push to redraw maps in several states ahead of midterm contests.
President Donald Trump urged senators to pass the extension, while Senate Majority Leader Shane Massey delivered a floor speech opposing a redraw that could eliminate the state's Democratic-leaning district.
All Democrats and five Republicans voted against the measure, leaving South Carolina with six Republican members and one Democratic member in its U.S. House delegation, with primaries set for June 9.
Republican Gov. Henry McMaster could call a special session to pursue redistricting, and senators are not up for re-election until 2028, leaving the next steps for map changes uncertain.
Analysis
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