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redistricting process that had nothing to do with President Trump and everything to do with a [years-long legal battle](https://www.npr.org/2025/10/09/nx-s1-5564011/utah-redistricting-midterm-elections-faith) to prevent partisan gerrymandering. The legal battle ended with Utah's four
legal challenge contends the general assembly violated procedural rules by placing the constitutional amendment before voters to authorize the mid-decade redistricting. If the court agrees that lawmakers broke the rules, it could invalidate
legal tool that voters of colour rely on to challenge discriminatory maps and election systems.” A redrawn Louisiana map is expected to benefit Republicans, with Black majority districts typically favouring Democratic candidates. The ruling could
congressional map, the latest salvo in an unprecedented [national battle](/news/2026/4/23/democrats-up-in-virginia-but-us-voters-may-pay-price-for-redistricting-war) of redistricting before the midterm elections in November. The vote in both the Florida state Senate and House on Wednesday comes just days after
battle could be all for nothing Months into his second term, [Donald Trump](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump) wagered that he could beat the historic trend of the party in power losing seats in midterm elections
battle, which has been shifting both parties’ electoral calculus ahead of consequential midterms that will determine control of the US House and Senate and, in turn, set the tone for the final two years
Utah that resulted in about six new Democrat-dominated districts. Virginia’s victory largely neutralised Republican gains, adding between two and four seats for Democrats. “This could shift Virginia from a 6-5 split