Virginia Supreme Court Strikes Down Congressional Map, Ruling Democrats Violated Ballot Procedure

The Virginia Supreme Court on May 8, 2026, issued a ruling blocking a new congressional map, overturning the results of a special election that would have led to a new map with four additional Democratic-friendly districts. The court ruled that Democrats did not follow the proper procedure in placing the constitutional amendment on the ballot.

Democrats’ plan to redraw Virginia’s congressional map was narrowly approved by voters two and a half weeks before May 8, 2026.

U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling that states can almost never consider race when drawing district lines. S. Supreme Court ruling overturned Louisiana’s congressional map.

U.S. Supreme Court said its ruling on Louisiana’s map could go into effect immediately at the beginning of the week of May 4, 2026. Later that day, Florida’s Republican-led Legislature gave final approval to a redrawn congressional map designed to allow Republicans to pick up as many as four House seats.

Republican officials moved to delay Louisiana’s House primaries scheduled for May 16. On Thursday, May 7, 2026, Tennessee’s GOP-controlled Legislature passed a redrawn map that carves up the state’s only majority-Black district represented by Democratic Rep. Steve Cohen.

Republican state lawmakers in South Carolina left the door open this week to a redraw of the state’s current congressional map which has one district held by Democratic Rep. Jim Clyburn. Alabama Gov.

Kay Ivey signed legislation on May 8, 2026, that would set up new primary elections in districts affected by a potential new congressional map. Alabama Republicans are awaiting word from the courts on whether they can use a previously drawn map with one majority-minority district instead of the current two.

Based on new maps enacted over the past year, Republicans could pick up as many as 14 seats from redistricting.

Democrats need to flip three seats to win control of the House in November 2026. The past week has brought fresh reminders of President Donald Trump’s grip on the GOP.

Indiana’s Republican primaries resulted in Trump allies knocking off five of the seven targeted state senators. The seven targeted Indiana state senators had blocked Trump’s redistricting push. Trump endorsed Rep.

Andy Barr in the Kentucky Senate race. Businessman Nate Morris dropped out of the Kentucky Senate race after Trump’s endorsement of Rep. Andy Barr. Trump’s approval rating is regularly below 40 percent.

Trump’s approval rating was 37 percent in two new surveys released in the week before May 8, 2026. A recent NPR/PBS/Marist poll found that 61 percent of Americans disapprove of Trump’s handling of the economy. A similar share of Americans say the economy isn’t working well for them and blame Trump for the recent rise in gas prices according to a recent NPR/PBS/Marist poll.

U.S. president. Kristen Welker will speak with Energy Secretary Chris Wright, Sen. Cory Booker, Maryland Democratic Gov. Wes Moore, and Arkansas Republican Gov.

Sarah Huckabee Sanders on ‘Meet the Press’ this Sunday.