Summary
- Trump urged Republicans to redraw House districts before 2026 elections.
- Texas Republicans led early redistricting efforts favoring GOP incumbents.
- Democrats in California initiated counter-redistricting against GOP plans.
To unseat Republicans from the House, Democrats just need to win three seats. Additionally, Trump is hopeful that redistricting would help buck historical trends that demonstrate that the president's party usually loses seats in midterm elections.
At Trump's insistence, Texas became the first state to implement congressional redistricting. On August 29, Republican Governor Greg Abbott signed a new U.S. House map into law, which may aid Republicans in gaining five more seats. Currently, 25 of the 38 seats are held by Republicans. There is a legal challenge to the new map.
California was the first state with a Democratic majority to oppose Trump's redistricting initiative. Districts chosen by an independent citizens commission following the 2020 census would be omitted from a new U.S. House map approved by the Legislature.
Currently, six of Missouri's eight seats are held by Republicans. Opponents have launched many lawsuits and are collecting signatures for a petition that might compel a statewide referendum to be included on the map.
North Carolina, the third state with a Republican majority to adopt Trump's proposed new House districts. Changes that could help Republicans gain another seat by reconfiguring a Democratic-held district in eastern North Carolina were finally approved by the Republican-led General Assembly on October 22.
The governor's approval is not required. Ten of the fourteen seats are presently held by Republicans.
What legal challenges are pending against these redraws?
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