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Trump's redistricting gave Republicans a head start, now it goes to the voters
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In Short: Voters across much of the South are casting ballots in newly redrawn congressional districts following calls from former President Donald Trump, according to NPR.
In South Carolina, lawmakers dealt a blow to Trump's national redistricting effort when the state Senate voted against redistricting after three weeks of rushed hearings and long debate.
Around 26,000 voters cast ballots within the first several hours of polls opening, putting Tuesday on track to break early primary voting records.
In Tennessee, administrators are working quickly to adjust voter rolls on a tight timeline before the Aug. 6 primary election.
In southern Middle Tennessee, Maury County went from being in District 5 to being split between District 5 and District 9, affecting voters living at 19,662 addresses, according to Elections Administrator Chris Mackinlay.
The Missouri Supreme Court ruled in favor of striking the map, citing that it was never the law and would not take effect unless voters approve it in November.
The 30 counties where voters have been switched to new districts under the gerrymandered map approved last year must update the district assignments before they can prepare for the Aug. primary.
Charles County was split between the 2nd and 3rd districts in the redistricting plan approved in 2022 but is entirely within the 3rd District in the map passed last year.
Despite cost-of-living issues and eye-popping fuel prices, voters outside of Trump's rally in Wichita, Kan., told Fox News Digital their biggest fear was Democratic control of Congress.
Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan warned that the bench's conservative majority has damaged democracy and 'created a race to the bottom' through congressional redistricting.
Meanwhile, 31% of Latino voters say they or someone close to them started carrying ID because of concerns about getting swept up by ICE enforcement operations, and 27% say they know someone who has been deported or detained by ICE since Trump’s second term began.
The race between Marshall and Hamilton, who led the Church of the Resurrection which now boasts a congregation of nearly 23,000, according to the church's website, before jumping into politics, reflects the broader strategy to motivate Republican voters during a midterm election cycle.
An individual federal judge cannot overrule the Missouri Supreme Court, said attorney Chuck Hatfield, who represents People Not Politicians, the group that sponsored the referendum petition.
What's confirmed
- In South Carolina, lawmakers dealt a blow to Trump's national redistricting effort when the state Senate voted against redistricting after three weeks of rushed hearings and long debate.
- Around 26,000 voters cast ballots within the first several hours of polls opening, putting Tuesday on track to break early primary voting records.
- In Tennessee, administrators are working quickly to adjust voter rolls on a tight timeline before the Aug. 6 primary election.
- In southern Middle Tennessee, Maury County went from being in District 5 to being split between District 5 and District 9, affecting voters living at 19,662 addresses, according to Elections Administrator Chris Mackinlay.
- The Missouri Supreme Court ruled in favor of striking the map, citing that it was never the law and would not take effect unless voters approve it in November.
- The 30 counties where voters have been switched to new districts under the gerrymandered map approved last year must update the district assignments before they can prepare for the Aug. primary.
- Charles County was split between the 2nd and 3rd districts in the redistricting plan approved in 2022 but is entirely within the 3rd District in the map passed last year.
- Despite cost-of-living issues and eye-popping fuel prices, voters outside of Trump's rally in Wichita, Kan., told Fox News Digital their biggest fear was Democratic control of Congress.
- Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan warned that the bench's conservative majority has damaged democracy and 'created a race to the bottom' through congressional redistricting.
- Meanwhile, 31% of Latino voters say they or someone close to them started carrying ID because of concerns about getting swept up by ICE enforcement operations, and 27% say they know someone who has been deported or detained by ICE since Trump’s second term began.
- The race between Marshall and Hamilton, who led the Church of the Resurrection which now boasts a congregation of nearly 23,000, according to the church's website, before jumping into politics, reflects the broader strategy to motivate Republican voters during a midterm election cycle.
- An individual federal judge cannot overrule the Missouri Supreme Court, said attorney Chuck Hatfield, who represents People Not Politicians, the group that sponsored the referendum petition.
What's still developing
- Voters across much of the South are casting ballots ahead of next month's midterm elections in congressional districts that were redrawn following calls from President Trump.
- The Republicans could lose many of the districts they targeted.
- (That's an estimate, shown on the bar graph below.) But it's the voters who will decide whether it works.
- Fox News correspondent Mark Meredith has the latest on the key storylines shaping the race to the 2026 midterm elections, including the political fallout from the Supreme Court's Missouri redistricting decision, the battle for control of Congress, and the issues driving voters as both parties intensify their push toward November on 'Special Report.' The Missouri Supreme Court signaled Tuesday that it was considering holding Secretary of State Denny Hoskins in contempt amid an escalating battle over proposed congressional maps.
- Justice Brett Kavanaugh turned down a Republican-backed emergency appeal that sought to block a Missouri Supreme Court ruling last week restoring earlier district lines and ordering that voters to weigh in on the redistricting plan in November for use in future elections.
- Lieb/AP 09/08/2026 06:09 PM EDT | Updated: 09/08/2026 10:12 PM EDT A Republican-led bid to revive a redistricting plan that favors the GOP fell short at the Supreme Court Tuesday, but it later picked up steam after a federal judge in Missouri ruled that officials must move ahead with the districts used in primaries last month — a map that’s likely to net Republicans an additional House seat.
- That’s the broad takeaway from the NBC News/Telemundo poll that came out Sunday, which showed Democrats with a 24-point lead among Latino registered voters on a 2026 ballot test.
- On Dec. 11, Dernulc joined 21 GOP senators and 10 Democrats in the 31-19 vote to defeat the redistricting bill, backed earlier by House members, 57-41.
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