US EditionGOP governors seek new congressional maps
The governors plan to redraw districts before the midterms after the Supreme Court weakened a key voting-rights safeguard, with Alabama already advancing a special session.
- Following a Supreme Court ruling Wednesday that weakened the Voting Rights Act, Republican governors in Alabama, South Carolina, and Tennessee announced plans to redraw congressional districts ahead of November's midterms, with Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey calling legislators to Montgomery starting Monday.
- The Supreme Court's decision struck down a majority-Black congressional district in Louisiana, ruling the map relied too much on race and removing a key impediment to Republican redistricting under the Voting Rights Act.
- Eight states have already adopted new House districts; Alabama's seven-member delegation currently contains two Democrats, yet Republican leaders claimed new maps would give the state a fighting chance to send seven Republican members to Congress.
- President Donald Trump encouraged the effort on Sunday, claiming his party could gain 20 House seats, while Democratic State Sen. Ramesh Akbari said outside Memphis's Civil Rights Museum, 'We cannot keep doing things like this and calling ourselves a democracy.'
- The redistricting battle has escalated nationwide as Democrats in California responded by doing the same; Tennessee faces a compressed timeline with the primary scheduled for August 6, while Louisiana suspended its May 16 primary amid legal challenges.
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Alabama Legislature to begin special session with redistricting possible
The Alabama House of Representatives as seen on April 9, 2026. The Alabama Legislature is scheduled to begin a special session on Monday that could result in the elimination of congressional districts currently represented by Black Democrats. (Andrea Tinker/Alabama Reflector)The Alabama Legislature will begin a special session Monday afternoon that could lead to new congressional and legislative maps — if the U.S. Supreme Court allows it. Gov. K…
Several Republican governors push for new congressional maps
The Republican governors of Alabama, South Carolina and Tennessee made clear they will try to push through congressional maps more favorable to their party ahead of November's midterm elections, fallout from the U.S. Supreme Court's seismic voting rights ruling Wednesday.
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Alabama and Tennessee move to draw new congressional districts in wake of Supreme Court ruling
Republican governors in Alabama and Tennessee have called lawmakers into special sessions seeking new congressional districts. The U.S.
Republican governors seek to draw new congressional maps
The Republican governors of Alabama, South Carolina and Tennessee made clear they will try to push through congressional maps more favorable to their party ahead of November's midterm elections, fallout from the U.S. Supreme Court's seismic voting rights ruling Wednesday.
Republican governors seek new congressional maps after ruling
The Republican governors of Alabama, South Carolina and Tennessee made clear they will try to push through congressional maps more favorable to their party ahead of November's midterm elections, fallout from the U.S. Supreme Court's seismic voting rights ruling Wednesday.
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