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109th Lineup: 4 R, 2 D
108th Lineup: 4 R, 2 D
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Control of the South Carolina redistricting process was split between Democratic Governor Jim Hodges and the Republican-controlled legislature. The legislature, after toying with proposals for major changes, passed in September 2001 a plan with no major changes. It expanded the black-majority 6th District, which extends from Columbia to Charleston and includes much of the Low Country and Pee Dee area, and increased its black percentage from 61% to 63%. Hodges vetoed the plan and Republicans failed to override. A three-judge federal court took over, and in March 2002 decided on a plan that smoothed out the lines considerably and reduced the black percentage in the 6th District to 57%.