Redrawn GOP Districts Fall to Democrats
Midterm results show new congressional maps in Florida, Texas, and other states failed to prevent Democratic gains.
By Emmanuel Obasi ·
President Trump urged Republicans to redraw congressional maps last year to cushion against expected midterm losses. As of Tuesday night, many of those efforts had failed.
In Florida, Democrats Kathy Castor, Pia Dandiya, and Jared Moskowitz won in districts that Republicans had redrawn to favor their party. The Associated Press called all three races for the Democratic candidates.
North Carolina’s 1st District also shifted. Democratic Rep. Don Davis retained his seat despite state Republicans redrawing the map to make it more competitive for the GOP. The Downballot noted that Trump would have won the redrawn district by nearly 12 percentage points.
Similar results emerged in Alabama and Texas. Democratic Rep. Shomari Figures held onto Alabama’s 2nd District, a seat that Trump would have won by a wider margin. Alabama redid its congressional map after the U.S. Supreme Court weakened the Voting Rights Act earlier this year.
Texas was the first state to implement mid-decade redistricting at Trump’s urging. Republicans designed the new maps expecting the coalition of voters Trump won in 2024 to support GOP candidates. In particular, they counted on gains with Latino voters in the new districts. Many of those voters shifted their support to Democrats this year, resulting in several Democratic wins in the redrawn seats.
