![Jeffrey Collins FILE - South Carolina Sens. Sandy Senn, R-Charleston, left, Katrina Shealy, R-Lexington, center, and Penry Gustafson, R-Camden, right, show off model spines they were sent by groups who want to outlaw almost all abortions. Gustafson and Senn lost in their reelection bids in the Tuesday, June 12, 2024, Republican primary while Shealy faces a runoff. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/c0249eebb2154a05bb1167033ad61d7e/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
FILE - South Carolina Sens. Sandy Senn, R-Charleston, left, Katrina Shealy, R-Lexington, center, and Penry Gustafson, R-Camden, right, show off model spines they were sent by groups who want to outlaw almost all abortions. Gustafson and Senn lost in their reelection bids in the Tuesday, June 12, 2024, Republican primary while Shealy faces a runoff. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins, File)
![Jeffrey Collins South Carolina Sen. Penry Gustafson, R-Camden, records as senators come to meet her husband on Wednesday, June 26, 2024, in Columbia, S.C. Gustafson and the two other Republican women Sister Senators were all voted out in their party's primary. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/64118b7d498048b98268411a5f21a28d/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
South Carolina Sen. Penry Gustafson, R-Camden, records as senators come to meet her husband on Wednesday, June 26, 2024, in Columbia, S.C. Gustafson and the two other Republican women Sister Senators were all voted out in their party's primary. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)
![Jeffrey Collins Sen. Katrina Shealy, R-Lexington, prays before the start of the Senate session on Wednesday, June 26, 2024, in Columbia, S.C. Shealy and the other two Republican women Sister Senators were all voted out in their party's primary. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/a2d9c837a0a746f28079e65303d41489/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Sen. Katrina Shealy, R-Lexington, prays before the start of the Senate session on Wednesday, June 26, 2024, in Columbia, S.C. Shealy and the other two Republican women Sister Senators were all voted out in their party's primary. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)
![Jeffrey Collins Four of South Carolina's Sister Senators, from left to right, Sen. Margie Bright Matthews, D-Walterboro, Sen. Mia McLeod, I-Columbia, Sen. Katrina Shealy, R-Lexington, and Sen. Penry Gustafson, R-Camden, stand in front of the Senate with their John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage award on Wednesday, June 26, 2024, in Columbia, S.C. The three Republican women Sister Senators were all voted out in their party's primary. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/472e665e30474f34b5325d0b7876ff5d/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Four of South Carolina's Sister Senators, from left to right, Sen. Margie Bright Matthews, D-Walterboro, Sen. Mia McLeod, I-Columbia, Sen. Katrina Shealy, R-Lexington, and Sen. Penry Gustafson, R-Camden, stand in front of the Senate with their John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage award on Wednesday, June 26, 2024, in Columbia, S.C. The three Republican women Sister Senators were all voted out in their party's primary. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)
![Jeffrey Collins A poster with every woman who has served in the South Carolina General Assembly from its first meeting 250 years ago to 2021 is displayed outside the governor's office on Wednesday, June 26, 2024, in Columbia, S.C. The South Carolina Senate will likely have two women in its 46-member body next year after three Republican women were all voted out in their party's primary. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/3d63d4b9bedc41c396453f7a084f55cd/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
A poster with every woman who has served in the South Carolina General Assembly from its first meeting 250 years ago to 2021 is displayed outside the governor's office on Wednesday, June 26, 2024, in Columbia, S.C. The South Carolina Senate will likely have two women in its 46-member body next year after three Republican women were all voted out in their party's primary. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)
![Jeffrey Collins South Carolina Sen. Katrina Shealy, R-Lexington, right, talks to Sen. Michael Johnson, R-Tega Cay, the morning after she lost her runoff on Wednesday, June 26, 2024, in Columbia, S.C. Shealy and other other two Republican women Sister Senators were all voted out in their party's primary. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/abb9c27b707a49f3b732275473ea6efa/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
South Carolina Sen. Katrina Shealy, R-Lexington, right, talks to Sen. Michael Johnson, R-Tega Cay, the morning after she lost her runoff on Wednesday, June 26, 2024, in Columbia, S.C. Shealy and other other two Republican women Sister Senators were all voted out in their party's primary. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)
![Jeffrey Collins South Carolina's Sister Senators, from left, Sen. Margie Bright Matthews, D-Walterboro, Sen. Mia McLeod, I-Columbia, Sen. Katrina Shealy, R-Lexington, Sen. Penry Gustafson, R-Camden, and Sen. Sandy Senn, R-Charleston, stand in front of the Senate with their John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage award on Wednesday, June 26, 2024, in Columbia, S.C. The three Republican women Sister Senators were all voted out in their party's primary. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/ec11ada733a347998fa555f71f7e713a/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
South Carolina's Sister Senators, from left, Sen. Margie Bright Matthews, D-Walterboro, Sen. Mia McLeod, I-Columbia, Sen. Katrina Shealy, R-Lexington, Sen. Penry Gustafson, R-Camden, and Sen. Sandy Senn, R-Charleston, stand in front of the Senate with their John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage award on Wednesday, June 26, 2024, in Columbia, S.C. The three Republican women Sister Senators were all voted out in their party's primary. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)
![Jeffrey Collins FILE - The six women in the South Carolina Senate pose after Sen. Tameika Isaac Devine was sworn in on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024. The senators are from left to right: Sen. Mia McLeod, I-Columbia; Sen. Sandy Senn, R-Charleston; Sen. Devine, D-Columbia; Sen. Penry Gustafson, R-Camden; Sen. Margie Bright Matthews, D-Walterboro; and Sen. Katrina Shealy, R-Lexington. All three of the Republican Sister Senators were defeated in their party's primary and McLeod isn't running for reelection, meaning there may only be two women senators in the 46-member body in 2025. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/62b74bf42bdf41be88f4f00565f4f15c/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
FILE - The six women in the South Carolina Senate pose after Sen. Tameika Isaac Devine was sworn in on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024. The senators are from left to right: Sen. Mia McLeod, I-Columbia; Sen. Sandy Senn, R-Charleston; Sen. Devine, D-Columbia; Sen. Penry Gustafson, R-Camden; Sen. Margie Bright Matthews, D-Walterboro; and Sen. Katrina Shealy, R-Lexington. All three of the Republican Sister Senators were defeated in their party's primary and McLeod isn't running for reelection, meaning there may only be two women senators in the 46-member body in 2025. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins, File)