South Carolina and Florida Legislatures Pass New Congressional Maps Ahead of 2026 Midterms

In separate actions, two state legislatures passed new congressional maps in 2026 election-cycle redistricting efforts. The South Carolina House approved a new congressional map, as reported by NBC News, in a state where Republicans hold a veto-proof supermajority in both legislative chambers. Separately, the Florida Legislature passed a redrawn congressional map, according to CBS News Miami, following a mid-decade redistricting proposal from Gov. Ron DeSantis. The Florida map altered 21 of the state's 28 congressional districts, a change reported to affect several Democratic incumbents' districts, potentially disadvantaging them heading into the midterms. This map passed both the Florida House and Senate. Details on the specific vote counts, timing of final passage, or the exact partisan seat impact were not specified in available reporting for either state's map. For South Carolina, no additional details were available regarding the map's district-level changes, vote margins, or subsequent legislative steps such as Senate action or gubernatorial signature. For Florida, reporting indicates the changes could yield the GOP up to four additional U.S. House seats, though this figure was not independently corroborated across multiple sources. Neither map's final legal status, including potential legal challenges or federal preclearance requirements, was addressed in the available reports. The broader context of nationwide mid-decade redistricting efforts tied to the 2026 elections remains an ongoing and unresolved storyline.