The Utah state Legislature on Monday approved a new congressional map, choosing one that state Republicans reportedly viewed as most favorable to the party among six options that legislators considered.

But the new map would offer Democrats a chance to flip at least one House seat in the Beehive State, where they haven’t won a congressional election since 2018.

“The approved map adheres to Proposition 4 requirements and reflects the diversity of Utah by ensuring every district includes both rural and urban communities,” GOP state Sen. Scott Sandall said in a statement, referring to the 2018 ballot initiative approved by voters to enact an independent redistricting process.

Sandall is a co-chair of the Legislative Redistricting Committee, which approved the map along party lines earlie

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