Kansas Republicans backed off a mid-decade redistricting push that could have targeted the state’s lone Democratic member of Congress, even as blue states press ahead with their own efforts to secure more favorable congressional maps ahead of the 2026 midterms.

Republican state House Speaker Dan Hawkins announced Tuesday that he did not have enough votes to convene a special session to redraw U.S. House districts. Republicans control both chambers of the Kansas Legislature, but a two-thirds majority is needed to call a special session without the permission of Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly.

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