One of the two wins was in a democratic majority district that lost by a percentage point previously.

After redistricting, the 2nd district has once again become a black majority district.

Although Bean was considered vulnerable due to her majority Republican district, she won reelection with slightly more than 50 percent of the vote.

In others, minorities were so dispersed there was no way to create a majority black district.

As the redistricting fights were being carried out, some Democrats sounded warnings that the creation of majority black districts could mean trouble.

Our position is you can't go below a majority district, period.

By 1980, Christman had served eight years in a majority Republican district.

The state's task now is to defend two new majority black districts, especially the 12th District, which snakes across 160 miles of the state.

The 54th District was created as a majority Hispanic district.

But the vast majority are local politicians in majority black districts.