The only sitting U.S. Senator to throw his hat into the presidential race has suspended his campaign for the White House.

U.S. Sen. Tim Scott, the two-term junior senator from South Carolina, announced late Sunday that he would no longer actively seek the Republican party nomination.

“Tonight, I suspended my campaign for president. Traveling this country and meeting all of you has been one of the most fantastic experiences of my entire life. From the bottom of my heart, thank you. God Bless the United States of America,” he said via the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.

Tonight, I suspended my campaign for president.

Traveling this country and meeting all of you has been one of the most fantastic experiences of my entire life.

From the bottom of my heart, thank you.

God Bless the United States of America. pic.twitter.com/yniJWQMW1N

— Tim Scott (@votetimscott) November 13, 2023

The end of Scott’s long-shot bid for the nomination comes a couple of weeks after former Vice President Mike Pence suspended his campaign. Scott was the only well-known Black major-party candidate running for the presidency this cycle, and he joined a historically diverse Republican field.

From the start, Scott’s campaign seemed more focused on setting a positive tone for the future than highlighting a negative view of the present, as many of his contemporaries have chosen to frame the choices of the moment. During a September stop in New Hampshire for Saint Anselm College’s “Politics and Eggs” speaker series, Scott delivered a short policy-heavy speech entirely absent the sort of personal insults that have become the norm in Republican politics.

That non-combative message was enough to help Scott find the support and donors required to mount the party’s first three primary debate stages, but not enough to secure even 5% of polled Republicans.

Scott told Fox News he remains committed to a brighter vision of America.

“I am indeed suspending the campaign, but I am going to remain as committed to making sure that this country chooses the right person,” Scott said. “We should all be proud of this country.”

There are now just four candidates remaining who are polling well enough to make further debate requirements and within theoretical striking distance of former President Donald Trump, who has thus far dodged every debate.

Trump holds sway over the majority of polled Republicans despite skipping the debates, garnering more than 58% support, according to polling averages.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis comes in second nationally, at just under 15, with former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley averaged third at 9%. Businessman Vivek Ramaswamy polls at under 5%, but is doing better than former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who averages under 3%.