Maryland House approves Democratleaning Congressional map, Senate not likely to vote
Feb 03, 2026
An early redistricting effort in Maryland — spearheaded by Gov. Wes Moore — to draw a new Congressional map favoring Democrats cleared its final legislative hurdle in the House of Delegates on Monday.
The proposed map makes Maryland one of the few blue states pursuing early redistric
ting in an effort to counter Republican states that are redrawing their maps to favor the GOP in the 2026 election at the request of President Donald Trump.
Lawmakers from both parties spent almost four hours debating the merits of the bill.
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