{"id":27752,"date":"2026-04-26T11:34:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T11:34:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/?p=27752"},"modified":"2026-04-26T11:34:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T11:34:22","slug":"will-florida-save-republicans-in-redistricting-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/?p=27752","title":{"rendered":"Will Florida Save Republicans in Redistricting War?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Virginia Democrats dealt Republicans a major defeat in the national redistricting war with a\u00a0successful redistricting ballot measure on Tuesday, but the final battle may take place in Tallahassee, Florida.\n<\/p>\n

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On Tuesday, over 51% of voters opted to support allowing Virginia\u2019s Democrat-controlled Legislature to redraw the 11-seat congressional map to boot up to four of the state\u2019s five Republicans from Congress.\n<\/p>\n

Should courts reaffirm the referendum\u2019s result, it will likely offset any gains Republicans may have hoped for from a year of tit-for-tat redistricting that began with the Texas Legislature\u00a0drawing five new Republican-friendly districts\u00a0during the summer of 2025.\n<\/p>\n

To my eye, Dems have definitively taken the lead in the mid-decade redistricting battle for this cycle.\n<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udd35 Ds will likely gain 8-10 seats
\ud83d\udd34 Rs will likely gain 4-8 seats\n<\/p>\n

And it seems like an awfully big risk for FL to further redraw its map given the swings we\u2019re seeing in\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/LejUpLJvEJ pic.twitter.com\/zSqgWZYQvF<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

\u2014 Adam Carlson (@admcrlsn) April 21, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Democrats first retaliated with the\u00a0passage of a constitutional ballot measure to allow California to redraw its congressional map.\n<\/p>\n

Later, Republicans in the Indiana state Senate shot down a Trump-backed redistricting plan, although maps were redrawn in North Carolina and Ohio to Republicans\u2019 benefit.\n<\/p>\n

Now, Republicans may look to Florida to land another blow in the fight.\n<\/p>\n

In January, Gov. Ron DeSantis called for a special session of the Florida Legislature focused on redistricting to take place in April.\n<\/p>\n

The four-day session starts Tuesday, April 28.\n<\/p>\n

The governor\u00a0has arguedopens in a new tab<\/span>\u00a0that since \u201cFlorida has experienced 10 years\u2019 worth of population growth in, like, three,\u201d its districts \u201care not fairly apportioned.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

.@RepJeffries<\/a> \u201cOur message to Florida Republicans is F around and find out. If they go down the road of a DeSantis \u2018dummymander\u2019, the Florida Republicans are going to find themselves in the same situation as Texas Republicans.\u201d pic.twitter.com\/3zFoRXRLvD<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

\u2014 CSPAN (@cspan) April 22, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Florida has 20 Republicans and eight Democrats in its House delegation. It last redistricted in 2022 under DeSantis.\n<\/p>\n

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries,\u00a0D-N.Y., who campaigned for the Virginia ballot measure, said after the Democrat victory that any retaliatory redistricting attempt in Florida would stretch Republicans\u2019 voters too thin and boost Democrats\u2019 chances.\n<\/p>\n

\u201cIf\u00a0Florida Republicans\u00a0proceed with this illegal scheme, they will only create more prime pick-up opportunities for Democrats,\u201d Jeffries\u00a0said,\u00a0vowing to \u201caggressively target\u201d Republican incumbents.\n<\/p>\n

DeSantis fired back at Jeffries\u2019 threats to target Florida seats in a press conference on Wednesday, saying, \u201cPlease, be my guest. I will pay for you to come down to Florida to campaign. I\u2019ll put you up in the Florida governor\u2019s mansion.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

Congressman Jeffries \u2014 come on down to Florida and make our day. pic.twitter.com\/3yzk9R4vc5<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

\u2014 Team DeSantis (@TeamDeSantis) April 22, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

He added, \u201cThere\u2019s nothing that could be better for Republicans in Florida than to see Jeffries \u2026 everywhere around this state. Voters will not like what they see.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

A potential obstacle to pro-Republican redistricting in Florida is a state constitutional amendment blocking redistricting \u201cwith the intent to favor or disfavor a political party or incumbent.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

How are you praying about the nationwide redistricting battle? Share your prayers and scriptures below.<\/h4>\n

This article was originally published at The Daily Signal. Photo Credit: Ozzy Trevino.<\/em>
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