Utah judge orders redrawing of state's congressional map
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SALT LAKE CITY -- Utah is being thrust into a national battle over redistricting because of a court order to redraw its congressional map for the 2026 midterm elections, while President Donald Trump is pushing other Republican-led states to add winnable U.S. House seats for the GOP.
In this story, we used one of the three maps proposed by Utah's Independent Redistricting Commission after the 2020 Census.
The Utah Legislature violated voters’ rights by approving congressional boundaries that split Salt Lake County, Third District Court Judge Dianna Gibson ruled.