Almost two weeks after 3rd District Court Judge Dianna Gibson ruled that Utah’s congressional maps violated the state Constitution, Democratic operatives are quietly lining up resources ahead of the Sept. 24 deadline to finish the redistricting process.

While there is a chance that the Utah Supreme Court will agree to hear an appeal opposing Gibson’s latest ruling, it was the state Supreme Court that ruled unanimously in July 2024 against the process the legislature took to redraw the districts.

If the congressional maps are redrawn, Utah could see its first competitive House election since 2020, when Democratic Rep. Ben McAdams narrowly lost his reelection bid to former pro football player Burgess Owens by just 3,765 votes.

Despite Utah’s current 4-0 Republican House delegation

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