COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A 180-year-old private Christian university in South Carolina is closing at the end of the semester after failing to raise $6 million to keep its doors open.

The 1st District, which spans South Carolina’s southeastern coast in what’s known as the Lowcountry, was held by a Democrat for a single term until Mace won it back for Republicans in 2020.

In that contest, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley — who also served as Trump's United Nations ambassador — bested her former boss in the 1st District but lost the state as a whole.

The 1st District, which spans South Carolina’s southeastern coast in what’s known as the Lowcountry, was held by a Democrat for a single term until Mace won it back for Republicans in 2020.