Overview

• State District Judge Dianna Gibson barred Utah’s 2021 congressional map from the 2026 ballot and set a Sept. 24 deadline for a Proposition 4–compliant replacement.
• House Speaker Mike Schultz and Senate President J. Stuart Adams said they will attempt to redraw on the court’s timeline while pursuing legal options, including a possible stay.
• President Donald Trump condemned the ruling as “absolutely unconstitutional” on Truth Social, and Sen. Mike Lee criticized the decision as empowering an unelected commission.
• The tossed map, enacted in 2021, split Democratic-leaning Salt Lake County among all four districts, producing an all-Republican delegation and drawing vote-dilution challenges.
• Analysts say a remedial plan could introduce at least one competitive or Democratic-leaning seat, placing Utah’s case within a wider mid-decade redistricting clash involving Texas and California.