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Ohio Panel Approves GOP-Leaning Map as Mid-Decade Redistricting Battle Escalates

The vote intensifies a fast-moving state-by-state fight over House control in 2026.

FILE - The William McKinley Monument is silhouetted in front of the west side of the Ohio Statehouse, April 15, 2024, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
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San Diego, California residents carry their Proposition 50 ballots to the Registrar of Voters on Oct. 27, 2025.
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Overview

  • Ohio’s Redistricting Commission unanimously adopted a six-year congressional map favoring Republicans in 12 of 15 districts, a redraw required because the 2021 plan lacked bipartisan support.
  • The new lines make Democratic Reps. Greg Landsman’s Cincinnati-area seat tilt Republican and further toughen Rep. Marcy Kaptur’s Toledo-based district, while Rep. Emilia Sykes’ Akron district becomes more Democratic-leaning.
  • Leaders in both parties struck a late deal to avoid sending the task to the GOP-led Legislature for a more lopsided map, a move that could also lessen the chance of a repeal referendum, though voting-rights groups blasted the process.
  • California voters decide Nov. 4 on Proposition 50, which would let the Legislature replace the independent commission’s map and could add up to five Democratic-leaning seats if approved.
  • President Trump’s push spurred GOP redraws in Texas, Missouri and North Carolina that now face lawsuits and possible referendums, while Virginia Democrats are advancing a constitutional amendment that still requires another legislative vote and a statewide ballot.