Utah judge approves map creating new House seat in Democratic-leaning area

Decision breathes new life into Democrats' attempts to reclaim the House in the 2026 midterm elections

A Utah judge has handed Democrats a win in the continuing national fight over voting districts by ordering a new map that creates a House seat in a Democratic-leaning area, in a state where Republicans currently control all four positions.

The judge, Dianna Gibson, ruled just before a midnight deadline on Monday that a revised map submitted by the Republican-controlled state legislature unduly favors Republicans and disfavors Democrats", throwing out lawmakers' second attempt to draw fair districts.