Sep 8, 2026
Missouri State Senator Rick Brattin won the Republican primary for the redrawn 5th Congressional District with President Trump's endorsement, setting up a November general election challenge against 11-term Democratic incumbent Emanuel Cleaver in a district that was redistricted to favor Republicans.
Louisiana's Republican-controlled legislature approved a new congressional map that dismantles a Democratic-held, majority-Black seat, boosting GOP odds of retaining the U.S. House in November's midterm elections.
A three-judge federal panel with two Trump appointees struck down Alabama's congressional map and restored a version with two majority-Black districts for the 2026 midterm elections, finding the state's map intentionally discriminates against Black voters.