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Mississippi legislature to redraw congressional districts in an attempt to target Bennie Thompson, Mississippi’s lone
redrawing the state’s congressional district with a focus on Thompson’s district. Thompson, the state’s lone congressional Democrat, is also the longest-serving Black elected official in Mississippi
redraw congressional districts, potentially before the midterm elections in November. Louisiana governor **Jeff Landry** and attorney general **Liz Murrill**, both Republicans, said in a joint statement that the state can no longer use its current
congressional districts. The ruling raised the bar for a map to be considered illegal under the law, requiring challengers to prove racist intent behind how districts are drawn. It deemed Louisiana’s current map, which
congressional delegation, South Carolina risks losing influence the next time a Democrat occupies the White House. Given Tuesday’s vote, any further attempts to change the map will likely be met with similar resistance. Under
redraw House maps to add more Republican seats. [![Outside a polling place in West Lafayette, Ind., Republican state Sen. Spencer Deery greets voters arriving for early voting on April 28. Deery is a Republican incumbent