House GOP passes new voting lines for SC ahead of court hearing on first lawsuit

By: Jessica Holdman, Seanna Adcox

Outlets: South Carolina Daily Gazette

Published: May 19, 2026

Words: 1,903

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 5 days ago

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Editor’s note: This article was last updated following the House vote.

COLUMBIA — Republicans in the South Carolina House passed a new congressional map hours after voters’ rights groups sued the chamber’s GOP leaders Tuesday to stop the process.

The 74-36 vote at 12:21 a.m. Wednesday embraced a White House-backed plan aimed at securing a Republican clean sweep of South Carolina’s congressional delegation in November.

Four Republicans — Reps. Nathan Ballentine of …

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