COLUMBUS, Ohio - By the end of the year, Ohio will have a new congressional map. The state is constitutionally required to start its next redistricting effort within the next few weeks, with the first deadline to pass a new map coming up on Sept. 30.

“Republicans are going to try to gain two, maybe three seats,” predicted 21 News political analyst Bill Binning. Republicans have supermajority control in the state House and Senate, giving them great control over the new map.

It comes as Texas and California pursue their own controversial efforts to redraw their congressional districts early, ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. President Donald Trump has pushed more Republican-controlled states to revise their maps and add more winnable districts for his party, as the razor-thin G

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