US EditionMaryland House Approves New Congressional Map
The new map aims to flip Maryland's sole GOP U.S. House seat to Democrats, with a 99-37 House vote pushing it toward a contentious Senate review.
- On Monday, the Maryland House of Delegates passed a bill 99-37 to redraw the congressional map and sent it to the Senate, with a vote along party lines.
- Gov. Wes Moore first proposed changing maps in August and formed the Governor's Redistricting Advisory Commission, which voted 3 to 2 to recommend a mid-cycle redraw amid redistricting in other states.
- Del. C.T. Wilson sponsored a map that nearly entirely reshapes District 1 by cutting Eastern Shore conservatives and adding Democrats from Howard and Anne Arundel counties to challenge Rep. Andy Harris.
- The Senate now confronts a bill facing uncertain support, with Senate President Bill Ferguson warning of legal risks and Republican lawmakers threatening lawsuits that could disrupt the Feb. 24 candidate filing deadline and June 23 primary.
- Given past court rulings, legal challenges could affect Maryland's U.S. House delegation, which Democrats currently hold seven of eight seats and may win all eight under the new map.
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Maryland House passes new congressional maps; Bill now heads to state Senate for vote
The Maryland House voted to pass new congressional maps that could lead to Democrats taking all eight of the state’s seats. Gov. Wes Moore first floated the idea of changing the state’s maps in August, amid a proposal in Texas aimed at increasing the number of Republicans in the House of Representatives. The issue now heads to the State Senate to be voted on. Not all state Democrats are for the new maps, though. Maryland State Senate President B…
Maryland House Passes Mid-Decade Redistricting Bill, Sending Measure to Senate
Maryland’s House of Delegates on Feb. 2 passed House Bill 488, advancing a plan to redraw the state’s congressional map ahead of the 2026 elections and sending the legislation to the Maryland Senate. The vote followed weeks of debate over whether Maryland should redraw its map in the middle of the decade, as other states have moved to do so. HB 488 would implement a new congressional map recommended by a redistricting advisory commission created…
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