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A Utah judge just handed Democrats a major win ahead of the 2026 midterms, tossing out a GOP-drawn congressional map and replacing it with one that carves out a new Democratic-leaning district in the deep-red state.
Utah District Judge Dianna Gibson ruled late Monday that the map approved by the Republican-controlled legislature “unduly favors Republicans and disfavors Democrats.” The ruling wipes out the current lines, which gave the GOP control of all four congressional districts.
The move marks the latest flashpoint in a coast-to-coast redistricting war, one pitting President Donald Trump and his Republican allies against Democrats fighting for control of the House.
Gibson’s decision stemmed from a lawsuit by the League of Women Voters of Utah and Mormon Women for Ethical Government, who claimed the legislature’s map violated a 2018 voter-approved redistricting reform measure banning partisan gerrymandering. The new map, backed by the plaintiffs, keeps almost all of heavily blue Salt Lake County intact in one district — instead of slicing it into four Republican strongholds as the old map did.
Democrats cheered the ruling. “The DNC applauds the decision to choose a fair, impartial map that reflects the diversity and ideological makeup of the state,” said DNC Chair Ken Martin. “Utah Republicans gerrymandered the maps because they knew they were losing power in the state. Republicans doubled down when they chose to submit another gerrymandered map, but today, they were once again thwarted by impartial Courts.”
Martin added that “Democrats will continue to fight for fair maps in Utah, regardless of what Donald Trump and Utah Republicans try next.”
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