Did Republican efforts to redistrict the House turn into a dummymander? A state-by-state guide

CBS News · Caroline Linton · 2026-11-05 02:15 UTC

Republicans undertook a historic effort to redraw several states' Congressional districts mid-decade in an attempt to maintain control of the House.

Republicans undertook a historic effort to redraw several states' Congressional districts mid-decade in an attempt to maintain control of the House. That effort was rebuffed on Tuesday night as the GOP was on track to lose all of the districts it tried to gerrymander.

There were several reasons that states undertook what had previously been a rare practice of mid-decade redistricting. Republican efforts started when President Trump ordered Texas lawmakers to redraw their map to net up to five seats for the GOP.

But despite the all-out effort, Democrats won control of the House on Tuesday, with CBS News estimating Democrats could end up with 251 to 268 House seats.

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