A Utah judge has tossed out a new congressional map drawn by Republican lawmakers, instead adopting an alternative map creating a district expected to lean Democratic in the 2026 midterm elections.
The ruling is a blow for Republicans trying to maintain the state’s all-GOP congressional delegation.
Judge Dianna Gibson ruled the map proposed by the Republican-led Legislature “unduly favors Republicans and disfavors Democrats,” the Associated Press noted.
A Utah judge just threw out the GOP’s redistricting map — and practically handed Democrats a safe blue seat.
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Judge Dianna Gibson ruled that the Republicans’ map didn’t meet the state’s nonpartisan redistricting standards. pic.twitter.com/Fc4MpaMUVx
— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) November 11, 2025
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She had ordered lawmakers to draw a map that
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