redistricting

On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for May 26, 2026: the Senate kills the redistricting effort after the chamber failed to block a Democratic backed filibuster; 14 Republicans joined the 12 Democrats to kill the bill on the White House’s redistricting push to change South Carolina’s congressional map; we take you from where we last left off to how it died Tuesday afternoon; and more!

S.C. senators will decide whether to adopt a new congressional map while voters cast early ballots.

The SC Senate will reconvene Tuesday to debate a redrawn congressional map that favors the state's GOP.

A rally in opposition of potential congressional redistricting met outside the Statehouse in Columbia Thursday afternoon as debate on the map and redraw of the state's seven congressional districts continued to play out.

Two Lowcountry mayors say they oppose the state's redistricting efforts just weeks before an already scheduled primary. Those running in the 1st Congressional District race are concerned too.

Your questions on redistricting answered.

On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for May 16, 2026: we are post-sine die, but are in a rare extra session that has been called by the governor for lawmakers to continue the effort to change the state’s seven congressional districts at the behest of President Donald Trump. We, again, dedicate the pod to exactly what is happening because, unlike past redistricting efforts, the public has been shut out from this process as military and absentee ballots continue to be cast ahead of the June 9 primaries.

The Supreme Court on Thursday preserved a Republican-held South Carolina congressional district, rejecting a lower-court ruling that said the district discriminated against Black voters.

South Carolina Rep. Russell Ott, D-Calhoun, announced on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024, that he will file in March to run for the redrawn state Senate District 26.

The nation's highest court will now decide if South Carolina's 1st Congressional District was racially gerrymandered and must be redrawn or if a lower court got it wrong.