Gov. Henry McMaster (R-SC) plans to call South Carolina lawmakers back to Columbia after a Republican effort to redraw the state’s congressional map collapsed in the state Senate earlier this week, according to multiple reports.
The move would revive an effort backed by President Donald Trump and state GOP leaders to redraw congressional lines in hopes of turning South Carolina’s lone Democratic-held congressional seat Republican before the 2026 midterm elections.
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The proposal would likely target the 6th Congressional District, represented by Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-SC), the state’s only Democrat in Congress.
Trump publicly pressured South Carolina Republicans to move forward with redistricting, urging lawmakers to “be bold and courageous” and to delay congressional primaries until August to allow for a new map.
A Senate vote Tuesday to allow lawmakers to return after the regular legislative session ended failed to secure the two-thirds majority required, with five Republican senators joining Democrats to block
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