Republican-led states that redrew U.S. House maps in a mid-decade push encouraged by President Donald Trump did not convert those lines into the net gains the party had sought in Tuesday’s elections, according to a States Newsroom recap published Wednesday and a Reuters report^1,17.

Democratic Rep. Shomari Figures won nearly 54 percent of the vote in Alabama’s 2nd District after the Legislature drew a more Republican-leaning map, States Newsroom reported^1,7. Reuters said Alabama Republicans delayed primaries to complete that map and that Figures still won, with high Black turnout cited as a factor¹⁷.

A National Democratic Redistricting Committee memo said Republicans made no net gains in states where they targeted Democratic seats^1,16. The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter had estimated new Republican maps could net as many as 15 seats, States Newsroom said, with GOP legislatures advancing maps in Florida, Louisiana, North Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama and Texas^1,7.

Reuters, writing as of midday Wednesday, said Democrats had won or were leading in 12 of 15 seats Republicans redrew to be more conservative, and that stretching those lines may have endangered GOP incumbents in North Carolina and Tennessee¹⁷.

In North Carolina, States Newsroom said Republicans were on track to lose six seats^1,7. Reuters said Democrats were poised to flip at least five and potentially six Republican seats there, and that Rep. Don Davis won reelection after the 1st District was drawn more Republican¹⁷.

In Texas, lawmakers sought five additional Republican seats; States Newsroom said the party flipped one newly drawn district and suffered a net loss of one^1,7. Reuters said Democrats appeared to have retained eight of nine targeted seats in Texas and Florida combined, with a shift among Hispanic voters cited in south Texas¹⁷.

California Democrats picked up five seats they had targeted on a retaliatory map, both accounts said^1,17. Reuters said Democrats also gained a Utah seat after a court-ordered redraw¹⁷. States Newsroom said Virginia voters approved a Democratic map that the state Supreme Court struck down, and that a state court imposed a Democratic-leaning district in Utah^1,7.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, said Wednesday, “This is close to an extinction-level event for Republicans in many parts of the country,” as he described his party’s losses, States Newsroom reported^1,7. The National Republican Redistricting Trust did not immediately respond to Reuters¹⁷. The White House did not respond to States Newsroom questions about future GOP redistricting^1,7.

A late April U.S. Supreme Court decision curtailed federal protections against racial gerrymandering and cleared the way for Southern states to break apart majority-Black districts, States Newsroom and Reuters both reported^1,17. States Newsroom said 81 percent of Black voters supported Democrats, citing exit-poll figures analyzed by NPR, up from 70 percent in 2024^1,7.

Maryland voters approved a measure easing a Democratic remap, and Gov. Wes Moore said he wants new maps after Question 3 passed with 60 percent, States Newsroom reported^1,7. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp said he would not call a special session for new maps before Democratic Gov.-elect Keisha Lance Bottoms takes office in January^1,7. Reuters said newly elected Democratic governors in Texas and Georgia would be able to block Republican remap efforts in those states¹⁷.

Missouri voters rejected a Trump-backed congressional map 62 percent to 38 percent; the map was not in effect for 2026 after a state court ruling but would have applied in 2028 if approved, States Newsroom said^1,7. Common Cause said the results set the stage for federal reform of gerrymandering, the same report said¹.