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California’s primary factor into the nationwide redistricting battle? Tuesday’s primary will be the first time the state uses its new congressional map. That map is part of a larger battle between Democrats
California's primary system, some of these more competitive seats are creating competitive primaries between Democrats, allowing primary voters to signal to the party what kinds of candidates speak to them most in places that
congressional lines to create five Republican leaning districts at the behest of President Trump - in November last year. Meanwhile, Iowa, Montana, New Jersey, [South Dakota](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/south-dakota) and New Mexico also hold elections
California This year a highly political redistricting war upended an already polarized political environment, with states rushing to draw new districts to favor their parties. Trump has pushed for redrawn congressional maps in several Republican
New Mexico** Contests in the state include primaries for congressional seats, a US Senate seat and a long list of statewide offices, but the governor’s race is the main event. **Deb Haaland
primary race for the US House seat. Thanks to a successful restricting effort that redrew California’s voting maps to favor [Democrats](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/democrats), Huntington Beach is now part of Garcia’s congressional district
primary or rush to redraw congressional maps, following a Supreme Court ruling that [gutted the Voting Rights Act](https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/29/voting-rights-act-supreme-court-future-00898949) and [triggered a Republican-led](https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/29/voting-rights-act-2026-midterms-republicans-gerrymandering-redistricting-00899022?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=dlvr.it) push to redraw districts across
primary coming up in about two weeks. So we’ll see if the state legislature deems it appropriate to go in and draw new maps.” Former President Barack Obama, a Democrat, warned that the ruling
congressional seats nearly even. Donald Trump’s initial call for Texas legislators to add five Republican-leaning districts was answered by California redrawing its own map, and then Virginia answered changes in Missouri and Ohio
districts flip in both the House and Senate, setting up a series of high-stakes general election contests in a midterm year expected to favor Democrats. Among the most watched races are: a New Jersey
districts after [Trump aides put pressure](https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/05/trump-texas-redistricting-00493624) on Texas officials to create five new Republican House seats before the 2026 midterm elections. Red states, including Louisiana, Alabama and Tennessee, are rushing to revise
California, for instance, most statewide primary races are nonpartisan, and the top-two vote-getters from any party move forward to November. So what’s on the ballot this Tuesday? Here’s a breakdown
primaries across the country and despite high profile races. Meanwhile, [Democrats have been showing up](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/08/nx-s1-5770114/democrats-wisconsin-georgia-election-shift-overperformance-trump) in 2026 in a [big way, starting in Texas](https://www.npr.org/2026/03/13/nx-s1-5745932/texas-primary-democrats-turnout-talarico-crockett). So if Republicans cannot appeal
primary 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
congressional maps for this year’s midterms. Republicans think they could win up to nine more seats under revised districts in Texas, Missouri, North Carolina and Ohio. [Democrats](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/democrats) think they could
district in Texas](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/373x373+1078+803/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F15%2F2a%2F10026c0e48db8cdd3cd0b16b5a1e%2Fgrove-redistricting-texas-20250811.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2025/08/18/nx-s1-5495427/trump-redistricting-texas-congress-california) ### [News](https://www.npr.org/sections/news/) ### [Trump prompted a battle over voting maps. Here's how redistricting affects voters](https://www.npr.org/2025/08/18/nx-s1-5495427/trump-redistricting-texas-congress-california) Some of the decision-makers are well-known political
primaries for Congress, after early votes had already been cast. [ on Tuesday to candidates that had Trump’s backing. - **What were the results of some other primaries around the country?** In Ohio, the Democratic senator Sherrod Brown
primary elections for four congressional seats to draw up new maps, have said that they will appeal Tuesday’s decision to the US Supreme Court. Several Republican lawmakers in South Carolina separately joined with Democrats