Five Republicans Vote With Democrats To Keep South Carolina’s Race-Based Congressional Maps Alive

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Five Republicans Vote With Democrats To Keep South Carolina’s Race-Based Congressional Maps Alive

1 sourceUpdated Jul 1, 2026

Five South Carolina Republicans joined Democrats Tuesday to block a Trump-backed redistricting push that could have helped the GOP target the state’s lone Democratic-held House seat. The state Senate voted 29-17 on a…

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