What we know
What we know: Trump-backed Republican redistricting sought a midterm edge. It didn't work
Compiled Nov 4
What we know
- Republicans in eight states redrew congressional district boundaries over the past year at Trump's urging to try to hold their House majority
- Republicans lost most of the Democratic-held seats they targeted and got swept out of power by a Democratic surge
- The redistricting plan fell flat in Alabama, Florida and Texas, was scuttled by courts in Missouri and defeated by its voters, and was offset by retaliatory Democratic redistricting in California
- Texas Republicans reconfigured three heavily Latino Rio Grande Valley districts, but Democratic Reps. Henry Cuellar and Vicente Gonzalez won reelection, and Democrats unseated Republican Rep. Monica De La Cruz
- In Florida, Democratic Reps. Jared Moskowitz and Kathy Castor won reelection in redrawn districts, and Democrat Pia Dandiya won another reshaped open seat
- In Alabama, Democratic Rep. Shomari Figures won reelection despite a Supreme Court ruling letting Republicans revert to a friendlier map
- Maryland voters approved a constitutional amendment making it easier for Democrats to redraw districts, and Democratic lawmakers in New York took an initial step toward redistricting before 2028
What we don’t know yet
- The outcome of the close North Carolina race between Republican Rep. Greg Murphy and Democratic challenger Raymond Smith was not yet decided
- Rep. Don Davis held only a 'slight lead' Tuesday night, suggesting the result was not yet finalized
Open questions
- Who ultimately won the close North Carolina race between Murphy and Smith?
- Did Rep. Don Davis's slight lead hold up to confirm his reelection?
- Will Democrats in New York and other states move forward with redistricting ahead of 2028?
- How will voter behavior shift in 2028 without Trump on the ballot?
Drawn from the Associated Press report. “What we don’t know” lists only what the reporting itself flags as unresolved.