With over a dozen states weighing up the idea of redrawing their district boundaries ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, Newsweek has mapped out the seats that could change hands if legislatures let fly.

Some of the largest states in the union are currently engaged in a cold war over the House of Representatives, which the Republicans hold with a single-digits majority.

At President Donald Trump 's instruction, Texas legislators proposed a rare mid-decade congressional map change in a bid to maintain this hold, with five seats in Democratic areas redrawn into likely Republican gains.

In response, governors of Democratic states have threatened to take their own pound of flesh , with California's Gavin Newsom , New York's Kathy Hochul, and Illinois' JB Pritzker all promisin

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