9 states have new US House districts for the midterm elections after Trump urged changes

The battle over U. S. House maps for the November midterms has ended, about 440 days after President Donald Trump pressed Republicans to redraw districts in the middle of the decade. The last dispute was resolved when the U. S. Supreme Court ruled, three times in all and finally on Friday, that Missouri must vote using its 2024 map rather than a new Republican-drawn one that Trump supported. That map had been used in the August primary, but the Missouri Supreme Court held it could not be reused without voter approval in a November referendum, while lower federal judges said changing districts after a primary violated the Constitution. Trump criticized the outcome on social media Sunday, according to ABC News.

His campaign nonetheless changed the landscape elsewhere. Texas moved first after his July 2025 request, and Democratic-led California answered with maps meant to counter Republican gains. Other Republican-led states followed, several in the South after an April Supreme Court ruling weakened Voting Rights Act protections. Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, North Carolina, Ohio and Tennessee also have new lines, as does Utah, whose map came from a state court. Everything favors Republicans except California and Utah, where Democrats may benefit. If the plans work as intended, Republicans could gain up to nine seats, though a strong Democratic year could shrink that.

The Associated Press estimates roughly one in 10 potential voters now sits in a different district than in 2024, including more than 6. 9 million in Texas.

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