Why one Republican won a redrawn Texas district despite blue tsunami

Al Jazeera · Emma Withrow, Joseph Stepansky · 2026-11-06 05:03 UTC

Republican redistricting largely backfired in Texas and beyond, but one redrawn district delivered for the party.

Republican redistricting largely backfired in Texas and beyond, but at least one redrawn map proved effective in Texas.

Dallas, Texas – Tuesday’s midterms were bruising for Republicans in Texas, a longtime right-wing stronghold.

The state elected its first Democrats to statewide office in 32 years, and the left-wing party held onto four congressional districts that were recently redesigned to favour Republicans.

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