White House map of SC voting lines could help Democrats, GOP leader warns

By: Seanna Adcox, Jessica Holdman

Outlets: South Carolina Daily Gazette

Published: May 7, 2026

Words: 1,148

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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COLUMBIA — A proposed overhaul of South Carolina’s voting lines for Congress would draw U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn out of the district he’s represented for 34 years.

It could also make ruby red districts up and down the ballot suddenly in play for Democrats in November, warned Senate Majority Leader Shane Massey.

A map endorsed by the White House circulated Thursday at the Statehouse, as House Republicans introduced legislation that could change the entire …

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