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Democrats hold many GOP-redrawn House seats after midterms
States Newsroom reports Democrats won several U.S. House seats Republicans redrew after President Trump pressed mid-decade maps, according to AP tallies cited in the account.
Democrats won several U.S. House seats that Republican legislatures had redrawn in a mid-decade mapping drive pressed by President Donald Trump, according to a States Newsroom report published Thursday and Friday by Alabama Reflector and sister outlets1.
As of Thursday afternoon, Democrats had won 247 House seats and Republicans 153, with 35 races uncalled, the report said, citing The Associated Press1.
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter had estimated new Republican maps could have netted the party as many as 15 seats, the account said1. GOP-controlled legislatures advanced maps in Florida, Louisiana, North Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama and Texas1.
In states where Republicans targeted Democratic seats, the party made no net gains, according to a Wednesday memo from the National Democratic Redistricting Committee cited in the report1.
In Alabama, Rep. Shomari Figures won nearly 54% of the vote after lawmakers redrew his district to be more Republican-leaning1. In North Carolina, the report said Republicans were on track to lose six seats, and Democratic Rep. Don Davis won the 1st District with just over 50%1.
Texas lawmakers sought five additional Republican seats; the party flipped one newly gerrymandered district and suffered a net loss of one, the report said1. University of Houston political scientist Brandon Rottinghaus said maps had assumed continued Latino support for Republicans that did not fully materialize1.
A late April U.S. Supreme Court decision limited federal racial-gerrymandering protections, the report said, after which Southern states broke apart majority-Black districts1. Legal Defense Fund president Janai Nelson said turnout was especially strong in Alabama, Florida, Louisiana and Tennessee1.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, said Wednesday the losses were close to an extinction-level event for Republicans in many parts of the country, the report said1. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp said he would not call a special session for new maps, saying voters had spoken1.
Missouri voters rejected a GOP-drawn map 62% to 38%, the account said1. Maryland voters approved a measure that could ease a Democratic remap, and Gov. Wes Moore said he wants new maps1. The White House did not respond to questions about future GOP redistricting, the report said1.
The same States Newsroom article ran across more than two dozen affiliated sites; this filing treats that network as one outlet1.
