Midterm redistricting fails in key districts
Democrats won in several redrawn congressional seats across the South despite Republican efforts to shift the maps.
By Lauren Foster ·
Democratic candidates secured victories in multiple redrawn congressional districts on Tuesday, undermining a mid-decade redistricting strategy pushed by President Trump.
In North Carolina, Rep. Don Davis retained his seat in the 1st District. Republicans had redrawn this specific district to make the race more competitive for their party. The Downballot reported that Trump would have won the new 1st District configuration by nearly 12 percentage points.
Similar outcomes occurred in Florida, where Democrats Kathy Castor, Pia Dandiya, and Jared Moskowitz won in districts that Republicans had redrawn. The Associated Press called these races for the Democratic candidates.
Alabama's 2nd Congressional District also remained in Democratic hands. Rep. Shomari Figures held the seat despite the state redrawing its congressional map after the U.S. Supreme Court weakened the Voting Rights Act earlier this year. The Downballot noted that Trump would have won this specific district by a larger margin than in North Carolina.
Texas was the first state to adopt the new maps at Trump's urging. Republicans expected the coalition of voters who supported Trump in 2024 to deliver gains in the new districts, particularly among Latino voters. However, many of those voters shifted their support to Democrats in this election cycle.
Source: WFDD Public Radio · original report published
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