An eight-term member of the House of Representatives was the sole Southern Baptist in Congress to lose in voting Nov. 7.
Rep. Charles Taylor, R.-N.C., lost to Democrat challenger Heath Shuler, a former standout quarterback at the University of Tennessee, in his bid to continue representing the western North Carolina district. Shuler, who grew up in the district, defeated Taylor with 54 percent of the vote.
Shuler also is a member of a Southern Baptist church, Biltmore in Arden, N.C.
There were no Southern Baptist members of the Senate seeking re-election this year.
Following is a list of the ballot results for members of Southern Baptist churches in South Carolina who sought re-election to the House of Representatives: Rep. Henry Brown-R., First District, seeking fourth term, Cooper River Baptist Church, North Charleston, defeated Randy Maata-D., and James Dunn-G.; Rep. Gresham Barrett-R., Third District, seeking third term, Westminster Baptist Church, Westminster, defeated Lee Ballenger-D.