As the battle over partisan redistricting mounts, Democrats in California unveil a congressional map that could yield up to five new seats for their party, countering Texas' plan for five GOP seats.

State Rep. Todd Hunter, a Corpus Christi Republican, introduced the new map and was open about how the changes are meant to “increase Republican performance.”

The new, partisan maps come on the heels of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s launch of California’s redistricting campaign on Thursday, an effort he touted as meant to favor Democrats in California in the upcoming midterm elections as a counter to similar efforts in Republican-led states elsewhere in the country.

If voters approve the use of the adjusted congressional maps in the special election, there is a provision stating the maps will be discarded if other states pause their efforts.

Several Democratic-aligned and civil rights groups are readying to sue over a proposed set of new congressional lines in Texas as lawmakers in the Lone Star State look to advance a GOP-friendly map ahead of 2026.

COLUMBUS — Ohio’s elected leaders are mandated this year to redraw boundaries of the state’s 15 congressional districts amid a brewing fight for political control of the U.S. House of Representatives as the 2026 midterm election approaches.

California’s Democratic leaders of the state legislature could secure their spots in Congress if the state’s new proposed Congressional districts are approved.

Louisiana redistricting map blocked by appeals court for diluting Black votes while Supreme Court considers broader case on race-conscious congressional district drawing.

California Democrats introduced a legislative package to call a special election in November to redraw the state's congressional districts to counter GOP efforts in other states.