US EditionUtah judge rejects GOP redistricting effort, approving new map with a Democratic seat
- On Monday, Third District Judge Dianna Gibson rejected the Legislature's map and selected Map 1 for the 2026 midterm elections just before the midnight deadline, granting Democrats a likely seat in Utah.
- The conflict stems from the GOP-controlled Utah Legislature weakening Proposition 4's 2018 Better Boundaries reforms, prompting the League of Women Voters of Utah and Mormon Women for Ethical Government to sue and challenge SB1012 advancing Map C.
- Court filings show Map 1 is about 43% Republican and features a northern Salt Lake County 'donut hole' district including Salt Lake City and West Jordan, favoring Democrats by more than 17 points.
- The immediate effect is the court ordered the Lieutenant Governor of Utah to implement the plaintiffs' map for 2026, likely ending Utah's 4-0 GOP delegation and shifting one seat to Democrats.
- The GOP is pursuing a Proposition 4 repeal initiative and gathering around 141,000 signatures, though Utah Republican Party leaders denounced the ruling as 'judicial activism' amid national mid-decade redistricting.
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State Bar reams GOP for threats to impeach judge who smacked down election-rigging scheme
The Utah State Bar put out a message on Tuesday afternoon, condemning the push by Republicans in the state legislature to impeach a state judge who twice ruled their attempt to gerrymander congressional districts in their favor was illegal. "The Utah State Bar strongly condemns any effort to impeach Judge Dianna Gibson based on her recent ruling," said the bar in a statement. "Judges are charged with applying the law to the facts of their cases …
Democrats Get Surprise Redistricting Win in Utah
A judge in Utah has blocked a GOP-approved congressional map, siding instead with a plan that gives Democrats a clearer shot at a House seat by carving out a solidly Democratic district around Salt Lake City. Judge Dianna Gibson's ruling came just before a midnight deadline: She concluded that a...
Utah judge rejects GOP's redistricting effort, adopts map favored by Democrats
Utah will use congressional maps that give Democrats a chance to win elections in two districts after a state judge struck down state Republicans’ redistricting attempt, according to court records. The new map now keeps most of Salt Lake City together, forging a path for more competitive elections for next year’s midterm elections. A state judge issued an order just before midnight Tuesday, tossing out maps Republicans adopted in 2021 that brok…
Judge Rules Utah’s GOP-Backed Congressional Maps Unconstitutional
A Utah judge on Nov. 10 rejected Republican congressional redistricting maps for the state and adopted a more Democratic-favorable alternate proposal. Judge Dianna Gibson ruled that the map presented by state lawmakers “unduly favors Republicans and disfavors Democrats.” Currently, all four of Utah’s House of Representatives seats are held by Republicans. Gibson previously ordered in an Aug. 25 ruling that the state Legislature must draw a new …
A judge in Utah rejects a Republican proposal to redraw electoral districts ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. Instead, a counterproposal that favors the Democrats is adopted.
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