South Carolina’s redistricting effort would focus on eliminating the district that’s been held by Rep. James Clyburn for over 30 years.
Unlike every other southern state that has announced a redistricting effort in the last week, Georgia’s is focused on the 2028 election.
On Monday, Virginia asked the Supreme Court to overturn a ruling by the state Supreme Court that ruled its redistricting effort was illegal.
Should Virginia’s redistricting effort hold up in court, Democrats will hold the advantage in the House race during the upcoming midterm elections.
Should voters approve the amendment, the Virginia state legislature will pass a map that adds four new House seats for Democrats.
Despite having the support of Gov. Wes Moore and the state House, the Maryland Senate never brought the redistricting effort to a vote
Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson refused to put redistricting to a vote due to a lack of support and concerns over potential legal action.
The fate of Virginia’s redistricting effort is uncertain after a judge ruled last week that the redistricting process was illegitimate.
California held a special election in November, in which voters approved a redistricting measure that neutralizes the Texas congressional map.
Lede A panel of federal judges had previously ruled that Texas’ redistricted map was unconstitutional due to evidence of racial gerrymandering.
If the redistricting petition passes, the 2026 midterms will be conducted using Missouri’s old map instead of the recently redistricted one.
Several Republican state legislatures triggered mid-decade redistricting efforts to protect their House majority ahead of the 2026 midterms.