Republican-led redistricting games continue this week in several states in advance of the mid-term elections this fall with some good and bad news.
• NBC News: The GOP-led South Carolina Senate has voted against a new congressional map, ending the last-minute redistricting effort in the state for now. The failed vote was a surprise rejection of Donald Trump, who wanted lawmakers to pass a redrawn map that would eliminate the state’s one majority-Black district.
The Republican-led South Carolina Senate has voted against a measure to advance a new congressional map that eliminated the state’s single majority-Black district and gave Republicans a chance to win the seat. https://t.co/q4yGseFgjg
— NBC News (@NBCNews) May 26, 2026
• New York Times: A panel of federal judges has rejected Alabama’s effort to use a new voting map for the November midterm elections, saying that the districts discriminated against Black people and could not be used so shortly before a vote. An appeal of the decision is most certainly in the cards.
Florida’s map was allowed to stand, but Alabama’s was struck down this morning
— Jennie Coughlin (@jenniecoughlin.bsky.social) May 26, 2026 at 1:35 PM
• Democracy Docket: A judge appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) has approved a new congressional map — drawn by DeSantis’ office — for use in the 2026 midterm elections, despite what plaintiffs called “staggering” evidence that it violates the state’s voter-approved ban on partisan gerrymandering.
BREAKING: In a loss for Florida voters, A DeSantis-appointed judge greenlit the GOP’s newly enacted gerrymander for use in the 2026 midterms.
The ruling comes after pro-voting groups argued there was “staggering” evidence the map violates a state ban on partisan gerrymandering. pic.twitter.com/Umt6Xtlh5v
— Democracy Docket (@DemocracyDocket) May 26, 2026
• The Hill: A federal judge denied a request from several Black Memphis voters and organizations to temporarily halt the use of a new GOP-favored House map until a three-judge panel could weigh the merits of their case. The new map wipes out the state’s only Black-majority district, effectively handing Republicans one more congressional seat.
Judge rejects challenge to block new GOP-favored House map in Tennessee https://t.co/4qhIdkmgyI
— The Hill (@thehill) May 26, 2026
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