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Off-Cycle Redistricting Race Accelerates as Texas Democrats Deny Quorum

States from California to Florida are weighing off-cycle redraws that could target more than a dozen incumbents, triggering lawsuits under the Voting Rights Act.

Representative Kevin Kiley, a California Republican, speaks during a Los Angeles press conference on February 20, 2025.
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Data: Axios research; Chart: Axios Visuals

Overview

  • Texas Republicans’ bid for a new mid-decade map remains stalled after over 50 Democratic lawmakers fled the state in early August to deny the quorum needed to target five Democratic seats.
  • California Governor Gavin Newsom held a joint press conference with Texas Democrats and threatened a retaliatory redistricting plan to counter any GOP advantages from the Texas proposal.
  • Florida’s House leadership has established a select committee on congressional remapping, and Vice President Vance traveled to Indiana to persuade GOP leaders to join the mid-cycle redistricting push.
  • Off-cycle proposals in Missouri and Ohio aim to reshape the districts of Reps. Emanuel Cleaver, Marcy Kaptur and Emilia Sykes, while California’s draft map singles out five Republican incumbents.
  • Prominent members of both parties have criticized unscheduled redraws as norm-breaking, and state and federal lawsuits under the Voting Rights Act are expected to challenge the off-cycle efforts.