Utah judge rejects Republican-drawn congressional map, adopts alternative creating Democratic

Utah judge rejects Republican-drawn congressional map, adopts alternative creating Democratic-leaning district Politics Nov 11, 2025 10:27 AM EST

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah judge on Monday rejected a new congressional map drawn by Republican lawmakers , adopting an alternate proposal creating a Democratic-leaning district ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

Republicans hold all four of Utah’s U.S. House seats and had advanced a map poised to protect them.

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Judge Dianna Gibson ruled just before a midnight deadline that the Legislature’s new map “undu