Overview
- Judge Dianna Gibson rejected the Legislature’s “Map C,” finding it was drawn with partisan data and violated Proposition 4’s neutral redistricting standards.
- She adopted plaintiffs’ “Map 1,” submitted by the League of Women Voters of Utah and Mormon Women for Ethical Government, which keeps most of Salt Lake County in a single district.
- Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson said she will begin implementing the court‑ordered map to keep the 2026 election calendar on track, pending any appellate rulings.
- Republican leaders criticized the decision as judicial overreach, signaled emergency appeals, and a state representative announced a move to pursue impeachment of the judge.
- The map gives Democrats a realistic chance to flip a Utah seat for the first time since 2021 and becomes a new front in the mid‑decade redistricting fight encouraged by President Donald Trump, as Democrats pursue countermeasures in states such as California.