Gov. Wes Moore falls short in push to redraw Maryland's congressional map to boost Democrats
Source: Associated Press
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Gov. Wes Moore falls short in push to redraw Maryland’s congressional map to boost Democrats
By BRIAN WITTE
Updated 8:33 AM EDT, April 14, 2026
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Democrats have rejected an effort to redraw the state’s congressional map to boost their party’s chances in the midterm elections, a setback for Gov. Wes Moore who put his clout behind the attempt to blunt President Donald Trump’s own redistricting campaign.
The clock officially ran out on the proposal late Monday night as the state legislative session ended, a casualty of internal party disagreements. In the end, the Maryland Senate left the bill in a committee, with Democrats who control the chamber concerned it could backfire under judicial review.
The unusual mid-decade redistricting, which started when Trump encouraged Republican-controlled Texas to redraw their map last year, is expected to continue next week. Republicans want to change congressional boundaries during a special legislative session in Florida, while Democrats are asking voters to approve a redistricting referendum in Virginia.
But Democrats will not be poised to pick up a seat in Maryland, where the proposed map would have made it easier for voters to oust the state’s lone Republican member of the U.S. House.
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WMRA | By Randi B. Hagi
Published April 13, 2026 at 4:04 PM EDT
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Virginia currently has six Democrat and five Republican representatives in the House. They are elected from geographically succinct districts that correspond with regions such as the Shenandoah Valley, Southwest Virginia, parts of Tidewater, et cetera.
The proposed new maps would likely elect 10 Democrats and one Republican. Many of them bridge Northern Virginia with more conservative parts of the state. Five of the 11 districts would connect to the Democratic stronghold of Fairfax County, prompting the opposition's slogan of "don't Fairfax me."
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