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Redistricting

Who draws the district lines for the U.S. House and the state legislature.

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Research draft. We gathered this from official sources: election offices, state laws and court records, each linked to its source. Separate reviewers checked a random sample of 64 facts from the reform research against the cited sources and found 6 errors, since corrected; 1 couldn’t be checked because the source wouldn’t display its text. The rest hasn't been reviewed fact by fact yet, so check the linked source before relying on anything here.

§1U.S. House districts

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

Independent commission
A commission adopts the maps, and legislators and other elected officials can’t serve on it.
Commission with elected officials
A commission adopts the maps, and elected officials or their appointees, who may be legislators, sit on it.
Advisory commission
A commission proposes maps, and the legislature adopts, rejects or changes them.
Legislature, with a backup commission
The legislature passes the maps; a commission draws them only if it fails to.
Legislature
The legislature passes the maps as an ordinary law.
One statewide seat
The state has a single at-large U.S. House seat, so there are no House district lines to draw.
Other
A process that doesn’t fit these types; the note explains it.
Not confirmed
We couldn’t confirm this from an official source.

A full mark means a commission adopts the maps and elected officials can’t serve on it; a half mark, that a commission has some part; an empty mark, that the legislature draws them alone. The marks show how far the practice applies, not whether it is a good idea.

  • Independent commission7 states
  • Commission with elected officials1 state
  • Advisory commission6 states
  • Legislature, with a backup commission2 states
  • Legislature26 states
  • One statewide seat6 states
  • Other1 state
  • Not confirmed1 state
Redistricting, u.s. house districts: the status in each state for the November 3, 2026 election, and what the law says, with sources.
StateStatusWhat the law says
AlabamaLegislature1,2The Alabama Legislature draws congressional districts and passes them as legislation; a Permanent Legislative Committee on Reapportionment, made up of state senators and representatives, prepares the plans.1 Overview; Legislative Reapportionment Office The November 3, 2026 congressional races use the map the Legislature enacted in 2023 (Livingston Congressional Plan 3-2023), in place of the court-ordered map.2,3 On May 11, 2026 the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the lower-court judgment that had blocked the 2023 map, and on June 2, 2026 it stayed a new district-court injunction against that map issued on May 26, 2026.4,5 Docket entry of May 11, 2026; 608 U.S. 511, per curiam Because the map changed, the Governor called special primaries for Congressional Districts 1, 2, 6 and 7, held on August 11, 2026 with no runoff.2,6
AlaskaOne statewide seat7Alaska elects one U.S. Representative statewide, so it has no congressional district map; the 2026 ballot lists a single United States Representative race for all voters.7
ArizonaIndependent commission8A five-member Independent Redistricting Commission draws both congressional and legislative districts after each census.8 Art. 4, Pt. 2, § 1(3), (14) The Commission on Appellate Court Appointments nominates a pool of 25 people; the House and Senate majority and minority leaders each appoint one member from it, and those four choose a fifth member, not registered with either of their parties, to chair.8 Art. 4, Pt. 2, § 1(4)-(8) No more than two members may belong to the same party, and members may not have held or run for public office (other than school board) or served as a party officer or paid lobbyist in the three years before appointment.8 Art. 4, Pt. 2, § 1(3)
ArkansasLegislature9Arkansas's four congressional districts are set by statute in Ark. Code §§ 7-2-101 to 7-2-105, passed by the General Assembly.9 Ark. Code §§ 7-2-101 to 7-2-105 (PDF pp. 104-106) The current districts come from Acts 1114 and 1116 of the 2021 Extended Session, and the Secretary of State's district map page links the 2021 congressional map.9,10 History notes to §§ 7-2-102 to 7-2-105 The Pulaski County notice of the November 3, 2026 general election lists races for Congressional Districts 1, 2 and 4 in that county, which matches the county's split under the 2021 statute.9,11 Candidates for Election
CaliforniaIndependent commission12,13The map used for California's 2026 congressional elections was drawn by the Legislature (Assembly Bill 604 of 2025) and put in place by voters through Proposition 50, approved 64.4 percent to 35.6 percent at the November 4, 2025 special election.12,13,14 Prop. 50 text, Art. XXI, § 4(b) (VIG p. 18); Official Declaration p. 13 Under Proposition 50 that map is used for congressional elections from 2026 through 2030, and the Citizens Redistricting Commission resumes drawing congressional, Senate, Assembly and Board of Equalization lines in 2031 after the 2030 census.12,13 Art. XXI, § 4(b), (d); Legislative Analyst, VIG p. 9 The Commission has 14 members (five Democrats, five Republicans and four registered with neither party), chosen through a State Auditor screening and random drawing, and a final map needs votes from at least three members of each of those three groups.15,16 People who were candidates for or held federal or state office, or worked as lobbyists or party officers, in the previous 10 years cannot serve on the Commission.17,18 Gov. Code § 8252(a)(2)(A), as enacted by Prop. 11 (2008), PDF p. 59
ColoradoIndependent commission19,20A 12-member Independent Congressional Redistricting Commission draws the map: four members from the state's largest party, four from the second-largest party and four not affiliated with any party, picked by a panel of three retired judges, partly by lot and partly from pools named by the four legislative leaders.19 art. V, §§ 44, 44.1 No one who held elected federal, state, county or city office in Colorado in the prior three years may serve, nor recent candidates for Congress, party officials or registered lobbyists.19 art. V, § 44.1(2)(c) The final map needs at least eight votes, including at least two unaffiliated members, and the Colorado Supreme Court must then approve it; if the commission adopts no map, a staff plan goes to the court instead.19 art. V, §§ 44.2(2), 44.4(6), 44.5 The 2026 election uses the map the commission adopted in 2021, which the Colorado Supreme Court upheld on November 1, 2021; the next commission is set to draw new districts in 2031.20,21 Blue Book p. 30
ConnecticutLegislature, with a backup commission22After each census the General Assembly adopts congressional, state Senate and state House districts by a two-thirds vote of each chamber, advised by an eight-member committee of legislators named by the four legislative leaders.22 art. III, § 6(a) If the legislature misses its September 15 deadline, a nine-member commission takes over: the four legislative leaders each name two members, those eight pick a ninth, and a plan needs at least five votes; the constitution does not bar legislators from serving.22,23 art. III, § 6(b)-(c) If the commission does not file a plan by November 30, the Connecticut Supreme Court may set the districts.22 art. III, § 6(d) The 2026 election uses the congressional map the Connecticut Supreme Court adopted on February 10, 2022, based on a plan by a court-appointed special master, after the 2021 commission did not agree on one.24
DelawareOne statewide seat25,26Delaware has one seat in the U.S. House under the 2020 census apportionment, so the whole state elects one representative and there is no congressional map.25,26
FloridaLegislature27,28Congressional districts are set by an ordinary law passed by the Legislature and signed by the governor, and the state constitution bars drawing a plan or district with the intent to favor or disfavor a party or an incumbent.27,28 Const. art. III, § 20 The 2026 election uses a new congressional map drawn in the middle of the decade: the governor called a special session, the Legislature passed HB 1-D on April 29, 2026, and the governor signed it on May 4, 2026.28,29 The Division of Elections told U.S. House candidates that the new districts were in effect for qualifying for the 2026 election.29
GeorgiaLegislature30The General Assembly draws congressional districts by passing a law: after the 2020 census it passed a congressional plan on November 22, 2021, and the governor signed it on December 30, 2021.30 pp. 46-47 In October 2023 a federal court found that the 2021 maps violated the federal Voting Rights Act and gave the General Assembly until December 8, 2023 to adopt new congressional, state Senate and state House plans, saying the court would draw them otherwise.30 pp. 510-511 We could not confirm from an official source which congressional map is in use for the 2026 election or who adopted it.30
HawaiiOther31,32A nine-member Reapportionment Commission draws Hawaii's two U.S. House districts, and its plan becomes law once published, with no vote by the legislature.31 art. IV, § 2 The Senate president, the House speaker and one member chosen by the minority-party members of each chamber each pick two commissioners, and those eight choose a ninth member as chair.31 art. IV, § 2 Commissioners may not run for the legislature or the U.S. House in the first two elections under their plans, and a separate section bars legislators from holding any other public office under the State; the constitution does not expressly bar other elected officials from serving.31,32 art. IV, § 2; art. III, § 8 The current congressional map is the plan the 2021 Reapportionment Commission adopted on January 28, 2022, and the Office of Elections lists no later redraw.33,34 Final Report, Procedure Followed, item 8 (Decision)
IdahoIndependent commission35A six-member Commission for Reapportionment adopts the congressional plan, which takes effect once filed with the Secretary of State, with no vote by the legislature.35 art. III, § 2(2), (4), (5) The legislative leaders of the two largest parties in each chamber and the state chairs of those two parties each name one member, and no member may be an elected or appointed official in Idaho when chosen.35 art. III, § 2(2) Final action on a plan needs a two-thirds vote of the commission, and members may not serve in the legislature for five years afterward.35 art. III, § 2(4), (6) The current congressional map is Plan C03, which the 2021 commission adopted on November 5, 2021; the legislature's redistricting page lists no later commission.36,37 Final Report, Process
IllinoisLegislature38Congressional districts are set by an ordinary law passed by the General Assembly.38 The 17 districts used in 2026 come from the Illinois Congressional Redistricting Act of 2021 (Public Act 102-670, effective November 23, 2021), and the statute database shows no later change.38 10 ILCS 78/10
IndianaNot confirmedCongressional redistricting is left null. The General Assembly passed the current 2021 congressional plan as an ordinary law (Public Law 221-2021), and the Election Division's map page labels the congressional map as the 2021 districts, but we could not confirm whether IC 3-3-2 sets up a backup commission if the General Assembly fails to act, which would make the value legislature-with-backup-commission rather than legislature. A slower pass on 2026-10-27 found no other official copy: the Election Division's 2021 and 2026 legislation summaries and its 2026 Election Administrator's Manual do not discuss it, and the General Assembly's bill documents also load only through its script-driven site.
IowaAdvisory commission39,40The Legislative Services Agency, the legislature's nonpartisan staff office, drafts one bill holding both the congressional and the legislative plans, and the General Assembly votes on it without amendments except to correct errors.39 § 42.3(1) If a plan fails, the agency drafts a second plan under the same rule, and a third plan if needed, which lawmakers may amend like any other bill.39 § 42.3(2), (3) A five-member Temporary Redistricting Advisory Commission, four named by the majority and minority floor leaders of each chamber and a fifth chosen by those four, holds public hearings and answers the agency's questions; its members may not hold partisan public office or party office.40,41 §§ 42.5, 42.6 The four congressional districts used in 2026 were enacted in 2021 (2021 Acts, 2nd Extraordinary Session, ch. 2) and apply to membership beginning in 2023.42 § 40.1 history notes
KansasLegislature43,44,45Kansas's four U.S. House districts are set in state statute, so the map is passed as an ordinary bill that the governor can sign or veto.43,44 K.S.A. 4-144 to 4-150 The map used for 2026 is the 2022 Ad Astra 2 plan (Substitute for SB 355). The governor vetoed it, and the Senate (27 to 11) and House (85 to 37) overrode the veto in February 2022.43,44 Bill history, Feb 3–9, 2022 The Secretary of State lists this plan as the congressional map for elections from 2022 through 2030, and the statute's history shows no change since 2022.43,45
KentuckyLegislature46,47Kentucky's six U.S. House districts are set in state statute (KRS Chapter 118B), so the map is passed as an ordinary bill subject to the governor's veto.46,47 The map used for 2026 is 2022 Senate Bill 3 (2022 Ky. Acts ch. 8). The governor vetoed it, and the General Assembly overrode the veto in January 2022.46,47 The chapter's history on the legislature's site shows no change to the districts since 2022.46
LouisianaLegislature48,49The Legislature is responsible by law for drawing Louisiana's U.S. House districts, and a map becomes law like other bills, with the governor's signature.48,49 On April 29, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court held in Louisiana v. Callais that the 2024 congressional map (SB8) was unconstitutional, because the Voting Rights Act did not require its added majority-minority district and so did not justify the state's use of race in drawing it.50 The Legislature then passed a new map, Senate Bill 121 of the 2026 Regular Session (Senate 27 to 10, House 66 to 36), which the governor signed on May 29, 2026 as Act 2. That map is used for the 2026 U.S. House elections.48,49,51
MaineAdvisory commission52,53Every ten years the Legislative Apportionment Commission reviews the two U.S. House districts and, if needed, proposes a new plan. The Legislature then passes the commission's plan or its own by a two-thirds vote of each chamber, subject to the governor's approval.52,53 Me. Const. art. IX, § 24; 21-A M.R.S. § 1206(1) If the Legislature misses its deadline, the Maine Supreme Judicial Court draws the districts.52,53 art. IX, § 24(2); § 1206(2) The map used for 2026 is the 2021 plan, written into law as 21-A M.R.S. § 1205-A after the Legislature approved the commission's plan on September 29, 2021 and the governor signed it.54,55
MarylandLegislature56,57Maryland's eight U.S. House districts are set in state statute, so the map is passed by the General Assembly as an ordinary law.56,57 Election Law § 8-701(b) The map used for 2026 is the plan the General Assembly enacted as Chapter 16 of 2022. In March 2022, the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County held that the state constitution's standards for legislative districts also apply to congressional districts.57,58
MassachusettsLegislature59,60The nine U.S. House districts are written into state statute, so they are set and changed by ordinary legislation.59 The current districts, used for the 2026 election, were enacted by the legislature and approved on November 22, 2021.59,60
MichiganIndependent commission61A 13-member citizens commission adopts the U.S. House map: 4 members who affiliate with each of the two largest parties and 5 who affiliate with neither, drawn at random by the Secretary of State from applicant pools after legislative leaders may strike up to 20 applicants.61 § 6(1), (2) People who are or in the past six years were partisan candidates, partisan elected officials, party officers, lobbyists or paid staff of officials, candidates or political action committees may not serve.61 § 6(1)(b) Adopting a map takes a majority that includes at least two members from each of the two largest parties and two unaffiliated members, and the constitution bars any other body from adopting a map, so the districts used in 2026 are the commission's.61 § 6(14)(c), (19)
MinnesotaLegislature62,63After each federal census the legislature has the power to set congressional district lines by law.62 Art. IV, § 3 The eight districts used in 2026 are the ones set by the Minnesota Special Redistricting Panel's order of February 15, 2022 in Wattson v. Simon, with small boundary changes the legislature made by statute in 2022 to the seventh and eighth districts.63 §§ 2.731, 2.755, 2.855
MississippiLegislature64The four U.S. House districts are set by statute; the current map was passed as House Bill 384 and approved by the governor on January 24, 2022.64 A 2026 bill to redraw the congressional districts died in committee, so the 2022 map is used for the November 3, 2026 election.64,65
MissouriLegislature66,67After each census the General Assembly divides the state into U.S. House districts by law.66 Art. III, § 45 The General Assembly passed a new congressional map in 2025 (House Bill No. 1, Second Extraordinary Session), and a referendum petition against it was filed.67 According to the Revisor of Statutes, the Missouri Supreme Court ruled on September 3, 2026 (Glahn v. Hoskins, No. SC101805) that the referendum was valid, so the 2025 map has not taken effect unless voters approve it, and the districts the General Assembly enacted in 2022 apply to the November 2026 general election.67,68
MontanaIndependent commission69A five-member Districting and Apportionment Commission draws the congressional map. The majority and minority leaders of each legislative chamber each name one member, those four pick a fifth to chair, and the state supreme court picks the chair if they cannot agree. No member may be a public official.69 § 14(2) The commission files its final congressional plan with the Secretary of State, and the plan becomes law without a vote of the legislature.69 § 14(3) The commission filed the current two-district congressional plan on November 12, 2021, and the 2026 general election lists races in both districts.70,71
NebraskaLegislature72The Legislature sets the three U.S. House districts by passing a bill. The current map came from LB1 of the Legislature's 2021 First Special Session.72 § 32-504(1)-(2) The statute's history shows no change to the congressional map after 2021, so the 2021 map is the one in law for 2026.72
NevadaLegislature73The Legislature sets the U.S. House districts by statute. The current districts were adopted by SB 1 at the 33rd Special Session in 2021.73 The statute shows no later change, so the 2021 map is the one in law for 2026.73
New HampshireLegislature74New Hampshire's two U.S. House districts are defined by statute, which the legislature passes as an ordinary bill.74 The statute's list of towns in each district was last amended in 2012. We could not confirm from an official source who drew the map used since 2022; see the gaps.74
New JerseyCommission with elected officials75A 13-member New Jersey Redistricting Commission draws the U.S. House map. Twelve members are named in pairs by the Senate President, the Assembly Speaker, the two legislative minority leaders, and the state chairs of the two parties with the most votes for governor. Members of Congress and their staff may not serve; state legislators are not barred.75 art. II, § II, ¶ 1 The 13th member, the chair, may not have held public or party office in the state for five years and is chosen by the other members or, if they cannot agree, by the state Supreme Court. If no plan gets seven votes, the Supreme Court picks between the two plans with the most votes.75 art. II, § II, ¶¶ 1(c), 3 The current map, New Jersey Congressional Districts: 2022-2031, was adopted by the commission on December 22, 2021 and filed with the Secretary of State on January 6, 2022.76
New MexicoAdvisory commission77A seven-member citizen redistricting committee drafts plans: four members are picked by the House speaker, the House minority floor leader, the Senate president pro tempore and the Senate minority floor leader, and three by the State Ethics Commission, including a retired justice or judge who chairs it.77 NMSA § 1-3A-3(B) No more than three members may belong to one party, and no one who in the prior two years was a state elected official, candidate, lobbyist, party officer or legislative or executive branch employee may serve.77 NMSA §§ 1-3A-3(C), 1-3A-4(A) The committee adopts at least three plans and sends them to the Legislature, which takes them up like bills recommended by an interim committee and enacts the final map as a law.77 NMSA §§ 1-3A-8, 1-3A-9 The three districts used in 2026 were enacted by the Legislature as Senate Bill 1 in its second special session of 2021 and first applied to the 2022 election.77,78 NMSA §§ 1-15-15, 1-15-16, history
New YorkAdvisory commission79,80Under article three of the state constitution, the Independent Redistricting Commission submits district plans to the Legislature as redistricting bills, and the districts are set by law.79,80 bill heading, S.6454/A.6586 The most recent congressional districts posted by the Legislature's redistricting task force are the ones in S.8653-A/A.9310-A, a February 2024 bill introduced by two legislators that replaced the State Law's congressional district article and took effect at once.79,81 §§ 1, 5
North CarolinaLegislature82,83The General Assembly draws the 14 U.S. House districts by passing a bill, and the constitution does not send redistricting bills to the governor, so the governor cannot veto them.82,83 Art. II, § 22(5)(d); G.S. 163-201 The map used in 2026 is a new one the General Assembly passed in October 2025 in the middle of the decade, Session Law 2025-95 (Senate Bill 249), ratified October 22, 2025.84,85 The State Board of Elections says this map is the one for the 2026 elections.85
North DakotaOne statewide seat86,87North Dakota elects one member of the U.S. House, chosen by voters statewide, so there is no congressional map.86,87 N.D.C.C. § 16.1-11-01 The 2026 sample ballot lists the race as Representative in Congress with no district number.87
OhioLegislature, with a backup commission88,89The General Assembly draws congressional districts first, and a 10-year map needs three-fifths of each house, including half of the members of each of the two largest parties.88 Art. XIX, § 1(A), (D) If it misses the deadline, the seven-member Ohio Redistricting Commission (the governor, auditor of state, secretary of state and four people appointed by legislative leaders) may adopt a map with four votes, including two from members of each of the two largest parties; if the commission also fails, the map goes back to the General Assembly, and a map passed by a simple majority lasts only two U.S. House elections.88,89 Art. XIX, § 1(B)-(F); Art. XI, § 1(A) The map used in 2026 was adopted by the reconstituted Ohio Redistricting Commission by a 7-0 vote on October 31, 2025; the governor had convened the reconstituted commission on October 21, 2025 to take up congressional maps.90,91
OklahomaLegislature92,93The Legislature draws Oklahoma's five U.S. House districts as an ordinary law; the State Election Board says it plays no part in redistricting.92,93 The districts used in 2026 are the ones in the Oklahoma Congressional Redistricting Act of 2021, which took effect November 22, 2021; the official statute history shows no later redraw.92,94 Historical Data
OregonLegislature95The Legislature draws Oregon's six U.S. House districts by passing a law.95 ORS 188.125(1)(b), 188.140 A voter may challenge the plan in Marion County Circuit Court, or ask for a court plan if the Legislature passes none by July 1; a special panel of judges named by the Chief Justice then decides and may draw its own map.95 ORS 188.125 The 2026 districts are the ones the Legislature enacted in its first special session of 2021, and the statute history shows no later redraw.95 ORS 188.140 history
PennsylvaniaLegislature96,97U.S. House districts are set by an ordinary law passed by the General Assembly and signed by the Governor.96 p. 2 After the 2020 census the General Assembly and the Governor did not agree on a plan (Governor Wolf vetoed House Bill 2146 on January 26, 2022), so the Pennsylvania Supreme Court chose a map.96 pp. 2-3 The 2026 elections use that court-adopted map of 17 districts (the Carter Plan), which the Court's February 23, 2022 order applies until it is lawfully changed.97,98
Rhode IslandLegislature99The General Assembly sets the lines of Rhode Island's two U.S. House districts by law.99,100 The districts used in 2026 were enacted in Public Laws 2022, chapters 5 and 6, effective February 16, 2022.99 History of Section
South CarolinaLegislature101The General Assembly draws South Carolina's seven U.S. House districts by passing a law.101 § 7-19-45 The districts used in 2026 were enacted by 2022 Act No. 118, effective January 26, 2022, and the current code shows no later redraw.101 § 7-19-45 history
South DakotaOne statewide seat102,103South Dakota elects one U.S. Representative statewide, so there is no congressional district map to draw.102,103
TennesseeLegislature104,105Congressional districts are set in state law, and the General Assembly changes them by passing a bill.104,105 The map used in 2026 was passed by the General Assembly in a special session on May 7, 2026 (House Bill 7003, Public Chapter 3) and signed by the governor the same day, replacing the map adopted in 2022.104 A companion law passed the same day (House Bill 7002) removed the state-law ban on changing congressional districts between census apportionments.106 The Davidson County Election Commission says it reassigned all of its voters to the revised districts before the August 6, 2026 primary.107
TexasLegislature108,109Congressional maps pass through the Legislature like any other bill and go to the governor; no board or commission takes over if the Legislature does not act.108 The 2026 elections use congressional plan C2333, which the Legislature passed in its second called session of 2025 as House Bill 4 and replaced the plan drawn in 2021.109,110 House Bill 4 passed the House on August 20 and the Senate on August 23, 2025, was signed on August 29, 2025, and took effect on December 4, 2025.110
UtahAdvisory commission111,112,113,114Under the Utah Independent Redistricting Commission and Standards Act, passed by voters in 2018, a seven-member commission appointed by the governor and legislative leaders recommends maps; current officeholders, candidates and lobbyists may not serve on it.111 The Legislature must either pass a commission map without changes or reject it, and if it passes a different map it must publish a report explaining why its map better meets the law's standards.112 After the Third District Court blocked the 2021 congressional map, the Legislature passed a new map in October 2025 (S.B. 1012) and submitted it to the court; state law names that map for use while the 2021 map is blocked.115,116,117 Utah's Geospatial Resource Center, which stewards the state's district data with the Lieutenant Governor's office, says the Third District Court invalidated the earlier districts and adopted the plaintiffs' Map 1, adjusted into Map 1A after the state asked the court for clarification, for elections from January 1, 2026.114,118
VermontOne statewide seat119Vermont elects one Representative to Congress statewide, so there is no congressional district map.119
VirginiaAdvisory commission120,121A 16-member Virginia Redistricting Commission proposes the maps: eight state legislators (two from each of the two largest parties in each chamber) and eight citizen members picked by a committee of five retired circuit court judges from lists submitted by legislative leaders.121 Art. II, § 6-A(b) The General Assembly votes each proposed plan up or down without amendments, and if the commission or the General Assembly misses its deadlines, the Supreme Court of Virginia sets the districts.121 Art. II, § 6-A(e)-(g) The 2026 congressional map is the one the Supreme Court of Virginia adopted on December 28, 2021, after the commission did not submit a plan; it was drawn by two special masters the court appointed.122,123 Final Order, pp. 1-2; Scott v. McDougle, p. 30 A proposed amendment letting the General Assembly redraw congressional districts before the next census went to voters on April 21, 2026, but on May 8, 2026 the Supreme Court of Virginia held the amendment process invalid, voided the referendum result and kept the 2021 map for 2026; the U.S. Supreme Court denied a stay on May 15, 2026.123,124 Scott v. McDougle, pp. 1, 3-5, 30
WashingtonIndependent commission125,126,127,128A five-member Redistricting Commission draws both maps: the leaders of the two largest parties in each chamber each appoint one voting member, and those four choose a nonvoting chair.125,126 Art. II, § 43(2) No current elected official or elected party officer, and no one who held such a post in the previous two years, may serve; precinct committee officers are excepted.125,127 Art. II, § 43(3) Three voting members must approve a plan, which becomes law unless the Legislature amends it within 30 days by a two-thirds vote of each house, and amendments may move no more than 2 percent of any district's population; if the commission misses its deadline, the state Supreme Court adopts a plan.125,128 Art. II, § 43(6)-(7); RCW 44.05.100 The 2026 congressional map is the commission's 2021 plan as amended by the Legislature on February 8, 2022.129
West VirginiaLegislature130Congressional districts are set by statute passed by the Legislature, which lists the counties in each of the state's two districts.130 § 1-2-3 The 2026 map is the one the Legislature passed in its 2021 Third Special Session (Senate Bill 3033); the code shows no later change.130 Bill history for § 1-2-3
WisconsinLegislature131Congressional districts are set by state statute, which the Legislature passes like any other bill.131 ch. 3, subch. II The 2026 congressional map is the one set by the Wisconsin Supreme Court in Johnson v. Wisconsin Elections Commission, 2022 WI 14, which the statutes note replaces the plan enacted in 2011 that is still printed in chapter 3.131 Ch. 3 note (statutes published October 1, 2026)
WyomingOne statewide seat132Wyoming elects one U.S. representative statewide, so there is no congressional map; the 2026 general election candidate list has a single race for United States Representative with no district number.132,133

§2State legislative districts

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

Independent commission
A commission adopts the maps, and legislators and other elected officials can’t serve on it.
Commission with elected officials
A commission adopts the maps, and elected officials or their appointees, who may be legislators, sit on it.
Advisory commission
A commission proposes maps, and the legislature adopts, rejects or changes them.
Legislature, with a backup commission
The legislature passes the maps; a commission draws them only if it fails to.
Legislature
The legislature passes the maps as an ordinary law.
One statewide seat
The state has a single at-large U.S. House seat, so there are no House district lines to draw.
Other
A process that doesn’t fit these types; the note explains it.
Not confirmed
We couldn’t confirm this from an official source.

A full mark means a commission adopts the maps and elected officials can’t serve on it; a half mark, that a commission has some part; an empty mark, that the legislature draws them alone. The marks show how far the practice applies, not whether it is a good idea.

  • Independent commission8 states
  • Commission with elected officials5 states
  • Advisory commission7 states
  • Legislature, with a backup commission5 states
  • Legislature22 states
  • Other3 states
Redistricting, state legislative districts: the status in each state for the November 3, 2026 election, and what the law says, with sources.
StateStatusWhat the law says
AlabamaLegislature1The Legislature's reapportionment office states that Article IX, Sections 197 through 200, of the Alabama Constitution require the Legislature to redistrict its own seats (35 Senate and 105 House districts) after each census.1 Overview For 2026, State Senate Districts 25 and 26 returned to the map the Legislature drew in 2021, after the 11th Circuit stayed and then vacated a district-court order that had required a different map there.134,135 The Governor called special primaries for those two Senate districts, held on August 11, 2026; the May 19 primary results for those districts were set aside.6,134
AlaskaIndependent commission136A five-member Redistricting Board draws the 40 House and 20 Senate districts after each census; the governor appoints two members, and the Senate president, the House speaker and the chief justice appoint one each.136 Art. VI, §§ 3, 4, 8(b) Board members may not be public employees or officials while they serve, appointments are made without regard to party, and a member may not run for the Legislature in the next general election after the plan is adopted.136 Art. VI, § 8(a), (c) The Board adopts the final plan by at least three votes, and challenges go to the state courts.136 Art. VI, §§ 10(b), 11 The 2026 legislative districts follow the Board's Final Proclamation of Redistricting issued on May 15, 2023.137
ArizonaIndependent commission8The same Independent Redistricting Commission draws the 30 legislative districts, each electing one senator and two representatives.8 Art. 4, Pt. 2, § 1(1), (14) The Commission needs at least three votes for any official action, and members may not hold Arizona public office for three years after their term.8 Art. 4, Pt. 2, § 1(12)-(13)
ArkansasCommission with elected officials9The Board of Apportionment, made up of the Governor (as chair), the Secretary of State and the Attorney General, draws the state House and Senate districts, acting by majority vote.9 Ark. Const. art. 8, §§ 1, 3 (PDF pp. 628-629) The Board files its plan with the Secretary of State after each census, and the plan takes effect 30 days later unless a challenge is filed in the Arkansas Supreme Court.9 Ark. Const. art. 8, § 4
CaliforniaIndependent commission13,15The Citizens Redistricting Commission drew the current State Senate and Assembly districts after the 2020 census, and Proposition 50 did not change them.13 What did Prop. 50 do? Voters created the Commission for legislative districts in 2008 (Proposition 11) and gave it congressional districts in 2010; the same membership, eligibility and voting rules apply to both.15,18
ColoradoIndependent commission19,20A separate 12-member Independent Legislative Redistricting Commission, with the same four-four-four split by party and chosen the same way, draws state House and Senate districts.19 art. V, §§ 46, 47 No one who held elected office in Colorado in the prior three years or ran for the legislature in the prior five years may serve, and no one may sit on both commissions.19 art. V, § 47(2)(c) The final plans need at least eight votes, including at least two unaffiliated members, and the Colorado Supreme Court must approve them.19 art. V, §§ 48(2), 48.3 The 2026 election uses the House and Senate maps the Colorado Supreme Court upheld on November 15, 2021.20
ConnecticutLegislature, with a backup commission22State Senate and House districts follow the same steps as congressional districts: the legislature first, then the nine-member commission, then the Connecticut Supreme Court.22 art. III, § 6 In 2021 the commission was made up of eight state legislators and a former state senator chosen as the ninth member.23 The 2026 election uses the House map the commission adopted on November 18, 2021, and the Senate map it adopted on November 23, 2021.23,138
DelawareLegislature139,140After each census the General Assembly redraws the 21 Senate and 41 House districts by passing a law, using criteria such as contiguous districts of nearly equal population that do not unduly favor any person or party.139,140,141 29 Del. C. §§ 801-805 The 2026 election uses the districts the General Assembly enacted in 2021 (Senate Bill 199, approved November 2, 2021).142 The state constitution still contains an older provision for a commission led by the governor to subdivide some House districts, but the districts in use are the ones set by statute.141,143 Const. art. II, § 2A
FloridaLegislature27The Legislature draws state House and Senate districts by joint resolution in the second year after each census, and the Florida Supreme Court automatically reviews the plan; the court draws the districts only if the Legislature fails to adopt a valid plan.27 art. III, § 16 The 2026 election uses the House and Senate districts the Legislature passed on February 3, 2022 (CS/SJR 100), which the Florida Supreme Court found valid on March 3, 2022.28
GeorgiaLegislature30The General Assembly draws state Senate and House districts by passing laws: it passed the 2021 plans (SB 1EX and HB 1EX) on November 12, 2021, and the governor signed them on December 30, 2021.30 pp. 46-47 The same October 2023 federal ruling ordered new Senate and House plans by December 8, 2023; we could not confirm from an official source which legislative maps are in use for 2026.30 pp. 510-511
HawaiiOther31,32The same nine-member Reapportionment Commission draws the state Senate and House districts, and its plan becomes law once published, with no vote by the legislature.31 art. IV, § 2 The commission first divides the seats in each chamber among four island units by population and then draws districts inside each unit.31 art. IV, §§ 4 and 6 The same eligibility rules apply: commissioners are chosen by the leaders of both parties in the legislature, may not run for the legislature or the U.S. House for two elections, and legislators may not hold any other public office under the State.31,32 art. IV, § 2; art. III, § 8 The current legislative maps are the plans the 2021 Reapportionment Commission adopted on January 28, 2022.33,34 Final Report, Procedure Followed, item 8 (Decision)
IdahoIndependent commission35The same six-member commission adopts the plan for the 35 state Senate districts and the House seats, and the plan is in effect for all elections after it is filed unless a court amends it.35 art. III, § 2(1), (4), (5) No commissioner may be an elected or appointed official in Idaho when chosen, and the Idaho Supreme Court hears challenges to legislative plans directly.35 art. III, § 2(2), (5) The current legislative map is Plan L03, adopted by the 2021 commission on November 5, 2021 and reaffirmed on November 10, 2021.36 Final Report, Process
IllinoisLegislature, with a backup commission144The General Assembly redraws Senate and House districts by law in the year after each census.144 art. IV, § 3(b) If no plan takes effect by June 30, an eight-member Legislative Redistricting Commission is formed, with each of the four legislative leaders appointing one legislator and one non-legislator and no more than four members from one party.144 art. IV, § 3(b) If the commission cannot approve a plan by August 10, the Supreme Court names two people of different parties and the Secretary of State draws one at random as a ninth member, and the commission then has until October 5.144 art. IV, § 3(b) The current districts were passed by the General Assembly in the General Assembly Redistricting Act of 2021 (Public Acts 102-10 and 102-663).145
IndianaLegislature146The General Assembly passed the current state Senate and House district plans as an ordinary law, Public Law 221-2021 (House Enrolled Act 1581).146 List of 2021 enactments; Precincts and Redistricting The Election Division's map page labels the state Senate and House maps in use as the 2021 districts.147
IowaAdvisory commission39,148The same Legislative Services Agency plans, with the same up-or-down voting rules, set the state Senate and House districts.39 § 42.3 If no legislative plan becomes law by September 15 of the year after the census, the Iowa Supreme Court draws the districts by December 31, and the court also reviews enacted plans when a voter asks.148 art. III, §§ 35, 36 The current Senate and House districts were enacted in 2021 (2021 Acts, 2nd Extraordinary Session, ch. 2).149 § 41.1 history notes
KansasLegislature150The Legislature redraws state Senate and House districts by law every ten years, after the census.150 art. 10, § 1(a) After a new plan is published, the attorney general must ask the Kansas Supreme Court to rule on whether it is valid. If the court finds it invalid, the Legislature must pass a corrected plan within 15 days.150 art. 10, § 1(b)–(c) The Secretary of State lists the 2022 House and Senate plans as the legislative maps for elections from 2022 through 2030.45
KentuckyLegislature151,152The state constitution directs the General Assembly to redraw the 38 Senate and 100 House districts every ten years.151 Ky. Const. § 33 The districts used for 2026 come from two 2022 bills: House Bill 2 for House districts, passed over the governor's veto, and Senate Bill 2 for Senate districts, which became law without the governor's signature.152,153,154 A lawsuit challenging a legislative district must be filed in the circuit court of the county where the challenger lives, with the Secretary of State as a defendant.155 KRS 5.005
LouisianaLegislature156The Legislature must redraw the districts for both of its chambers by the end of the year after each census is reported.156 art. III, § 6(A) If the Legislature fails to do so, the Louisiana Supreme Court must draw the districts when any voter asks it to.156 art. III, § 6(B) The Legislature's redistricting office lists a new state Senate plan passed in the 2026 Regular Session (Act 955) and the state House plan passed in 2022 (Act 4).48
MaineAdvisory commission52The commission has 15 members: 10 picked by House and Senate leaders of the two largest parties (3 and 3 through the House, 2 and 2 through the Senate), the state chairs of the two major parties or their designees, and 3 public members. In 2021, the 10 leadership picks were all sitting legislators.52,157 art. IV, pt. 3, § 1-A; 2021 report cover page The commission proposes House and Senate plans after public hearings, and the Legislature passes the commission's plan or its own by a two-thirds vote of each chamber, subject to the governor. If it fails to act in time, the Supreme Judicial Court draws the districts.52 art. IV, pt. 1, § 3; art. IV, pt. 2, § 2 The House and Senate districts used for 2026 are the 2021 plans in 21-A M.R.S. §§ 1203-C and 1204-C, approved with the congressional plan in September 2021.55,158,159
MarylandOther160After each census and public hearings, the governor prepares a plan for state Senate and House of Delegates districts and presents it to the General Assembly as a joint resolution.160 Md. Const. art. III, § 5 The General Assembly may adopt its own plan by joint resolution, which becomes law if adopted by the 45th day of the session; otherwise the governor's plan becomes law. Any registered voter may ask the Supreme Court of Maryland to review the plan.160 Md. Const. art. III, § 5 The legislative districts used for 2026 were adopted by the General Assembly as Joint Resolution 1 of 2022.57
MassachusettsLegislature161,162The constitution directs the General Court to divide the state into 160 House districts and 40 Senate districts at its first regular session after each federal census.161 Amend. art. CI, §§ 1-2 Any voter may ask the Supreme Judicial Court directly to review the districts.161 Amend. art. CI, § 3 The current House districts were enacted in 2021 and approved on November 4, 2021.162
MichiganIndependent commission61The same 13-member citizens commission adopts the state Senate and state House maps, under the same membership rules.61 § 6(1) The Michigan Supreme Court may review a challenged map and send it back to the commission, but no other body may adopt one.61 § 6(19)
MinnesotaLegislature62,63After each federal census the legislature has the power to set state Senate and House district lines by law, with each Senate district split into two House districts.62,63 Art. IV, § 3; § 2.031 The 67 Senate and 134 House districts in use are those described in the Special Redistricting Panel's February 15, 2022 order, with some lines adjusted by statute in 2022.63
MississippiLegislature, with a backup commission163The legislature draws state Senate and House districts by a joint resolution passed by a majority of all members of each house.163 Art. 13, § 254 If the legislature and then a special apportionment session both fail, a five-member commission of the Chief Justice, the Attorney General, the Secretary of State, the Speaker of the House and the Senate president pro tempore draws the districts.163 Art. 13, § 254 In 2025 the legislature revised several state House and Senate districts drawn in 2022 by two joint resolutions.164,165
MissouriCommission with elected officials66Separate House and Senate commissions draw the state legislative districts; for each, the state and congressional district committees of the two parties that got the most votes for governor nominate members, and the governor appoints from those lists.66 Art. III, §§ 3(c), 7(a) A plan needs approval by at least seven-tenths of the commission's members, and the constitution does not bar legislators or other officeholders from being appointed, but members may not serve in the General Assembly for four years after the plan is filed.66 Art. III, §§ 3(c), 3(f), 7(e) If a commission misses its six-month deadline, a commission of six appellate judges chosen by the Missouri Supreme Court draws that chamber's map instead.66 Art. III, §§ 3(g), 7(f)
MontanaIndependent commission69The same commission draws the state House and Senate map. It sends a draft to the legislature, which has 30 days to return it with recommendations, and the commission then files the final plan, which becomes law.69 § 14(4) The commission filed the current plan of 100 House districts and 50 Senate districts on February 22, 2023, and then dissolved.166
NebraskaLegislature167,168The state constitution tells the Legislature to set its own districts by law and to redraw them after each federal census.167 The current 49 legislative districts come from LB3 of the 2021 First Special Session.168 § 50-1153(1)-(2)
NevadaLegislature169,170,171The state constitution requires the Legislature, at its first session after each federal census, to set the number of senators and Assembly members by law and to draw their districts.169 art. 4, § 5 The current Senate and Assembly districts were adopted by the same 2021 special session bill (SB 1).170,171
New HampshireLegislature172,173State Senate and state House districts are also set by statute. The current Senate districts were enacted in 2022 (effective May 6, 2022) and the current House districts in 2022 (effective March 23, 2022).172,173
New JerseyCommission with elected officials75An Apportionment Commission draws the state Senate and Assembly districts. The state chairs of the two parties with the most votes for governor each name five members; if the ten cannot agree, the Chief Justice adds an eleventh member. The constitution does not bar legislators from serving.75 art. IV, § III, ¶¶ 1-2 The current map, New Jersey Legislative Districts: 2022-2030, was adopted on February 18, 2022 and filed with the Secretary of State on February 23, 2022; it stays in place until the next census.75,174 art. IV, § III, ¶ 3
New MexicoAdvisory commission77,175The constitution lets the Legislature redraw its own districts by statute once after each census.175 Art. IV, § 3(D) The same citizen redistricting committee must also adopt at least three plans each for the state House and state Senate, and the Legislature decides what to enact.77 NMSA §§ 1-3A-5(A), 1-3A-8, 1-3A-9 The current House map was enacted as House Bill 8 and the Senate map as Senate Bill 2 in the Legislature's second special session of 2021; the House map took effect for the 2022 election and the Senate map for the 2024 election.78
New YorkAdvisory commission79,80The current Assembly districts come from a redistricting bill that the Independent Redistricting Commission submitted in April 2023; the task force lists it as redistricting legislation and says the maps took effect for the 2024 election.79,80,176 The task force posts the current state Senate maps as made under a May 21, 2022 order of the Steuben County Supreme Court in Matter of Harkenrider v Hochul, and it lists no newer Senate map.177,178
North CarolinaLegislature82The General Assembly redraws state Senate and House districts at its first regular session after each census, and the districts then stay the same until the next census.82 Art. II, §§ 3, 5 These bills also do not go to the governor.82 Art. II, § 22(5)(b)-(c) The State Board of Elections lists the current state House and Senate maps as the 2023 maps.85
North DakotaLegislature179The Legislative Assembly sets the number of senators and representatives and divides the state into senate districts, each with one senator and at least two representatives elected at large or from subdistricts.179 Art. IV, § 2 The Legislative Branch's current district maps, listed for 2025 through 2032, are titled as effective January 2024, and their map files are labeled as the final court-ordered map.180,181
OhioCommission with elected officials89,182The Ohio Redistricting Commission adopts the state House and Senate districts; its members are the governor, auditor of state and secretary of state plus one appointee each of the House speaker, the Senate president and the two chambers' minority leaders, and the appointees may not be members of Congress; in 2025 the four appointees were sitting state legislators.89,90 Art. XI, § 1(A) A plan needs four votes, including two members of each of the two largest parties, to last until the next census; a plan passed without that support lasts for only two state House elections.89,182 Art. XI, §§ 1(B)(3), 8(B)-(C) The current General Assembly districts were adopted by the commission by a 7-0 vote on September 26, 2023, a vote that meets the bipartisan test for a plan meant to last until the next redistricting.182,183
OklahomaLegislature, with a backup commission184The Legislature must redraw its own House and Senate districts within 90 legislative days after its first regular session following each census.184 If it does not, the Bipartisan Commission on Legislative Apportionment draws them: the Lieutenant Governor chairs it without a vote, and the Senate President Pro Tempore, the House Speaker and the Governor each appoint one Republican and one Democrat.184 The 2026 elections use the State Senate Redistricting Act of 2021 and the State House of Representatives Redistricting Act of 2021, both passed by the Legislature.185,186
OregonOther187The Legislature redraws its own House and Senate districts by law at the first odd-year session after each census, and each Senate district is made of two House districts.187 Art. IV, § 6(1) If the Legislature does not pass a plan by July 1 of that year, the Secretary of State, a single elected official rather than a commission, draws the plan after a public hearing, subject to review by the Oregon Supreme Court.187 Art. IV, § 6(3) The House and Senate districts used in 2026 were enacted by the Legislature in its first special session of 2021.95 ORS 188.300, 188.305 history
PennsylvaniaCommission with elected officials188A five-member Legislative Reapportionment Commission draws state House and Senate districts: the majority and minority leaders of both chambers (or deputies they appoint) plus a chair they choose, who may not hold a paid public office.188 Art. II, § 17(a)-(b) If the four leaders cannot agree on a chair, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court appoints one; the commission's final plan has the force of law, may be appealed to the Supreme Court, and the Court draws the plan if the commission misses its deadlines.188 Art. II, § 17(b)-(h) The districts used in 2026 come from the commission's final plan of February 4, 2022, which the Pennsylvania Supreme Court upheld on March 16, 2022.189
Rhode IslandLegislature190,191,192The constitution directs the General Assembly to redraw House and Senate districts after each federal census, with districts as equal in population and as compact as possible.190,191 Art. VII, § 1; Art. VIII, § 1 The House and Senate districts used in 2026 were enacted by the General Assembly in Public Laws 2022, chapters 5 and 6, effective February 16, 2022.192,193 §§ 22-1-2, 22-2-2, History of Section
South CarolinaLegislature194The General Assembly sets state House and Senate districts by law.194 §§ 2-1-46, 2-1-75 The 2026 House districts were enacted by 2022 Act No. 226 (effective June 17, 2022), and the Senate districts by 2021 Act No. 117 (effective December 10, 2021).194 §§ 2-1-46, 2-1-75 history
South DakotaLegislature195The Legislature draws its own districts every ten years after the census, with one Senate seat per legislative district and House districts drawn inside Senate districts as single-member or two-member districts.195 The map must be finished by December 1 of the redistricting year; if the Legislature does not act, the state Supreme Court must draw the districts within 90 days.195 All 105 legislative seats, 35 in the Senate and 70 in the House, are up for election in 2026.102
TennesseeLegislature196,197State House and state Senate districts are set in state law, and the General Assembly draws them by passing bills.196,197 The current House and Senate district laws were passed after the 2020 census and signed on February 6, 2022.196,197
TexasLegislature, with a backup commission198The Legislature draws state Senate and House districts at its first regular session after each census.198 If it does not, the Legislative Redistricting Board draws them; its five members are the lieutenant governor, the House speaker, the attorney general, the comptroller and the land commissioner.198 The 2026 elections use state Senate plan S2168 and state House plan H2316, both passed by the Legislature in 2021 and in effect since the 2022 elections.109
UtahAdvisory commission112,113The same commission process covers state House and Senate districts: the commission recommends maps, and the Legislature enacts or rejects them.112,113 The 75 House districts are the ones the Legislature enacted in its second special session of 2021, and the 29 Senate districts are set in a law last amended in the 2025 general session.199,200 A citizen initiative to repeal the commission law was marked insufficient by the Lieutenant Governor and is not on the 2026 ballot.201
VermontAdvisory commission202,203,204,205After each census, a Legislative Apportionment Board proposes new House and Senate districts; it is chaired by a special master named by the chief justice and includes members chosen by the governor and by the state committees of qualifying parties.202 No member of the board may be a legislator or a legislative employee, and the Secretary of State serves as its nonvoting secretary.202 The General Assembly then enacts the board's proposal or passes its own plan instead, and the state Supreme Court may order new districts if the Legislature fails to act.203,204,205 §§ 1906, 1907; Const. ch. II, § 73 The House has 150 members and the Senate has 30.205 ch. II, §§ 13, 18
VirginiaAdvisory commission120,121The same 16-member commission proposes Senate and House of Delegates maps, and a plan for one chamber needs at least three of the four commission members who serve in that chamber, plus six of eight legislators and six of eight citizen members.121 Art. II, § 6-A(d)(2)-(3) The General Assembly votes on the two legislative plans together as one bill without amendments; if the process fails, the Supreme Court of Virginia sets the districts.121 Art. II, § 6-A(e)-(g) The current Senate and House of Delegates districts were adopted by the Supreme Court of Virginia on December 28, 2021, after the commission did not submit plans.122 Final Order, pp. 1-2
WashingtonIndependent commission125,126,127,128The same five-member commission draws legislative districts under the same rules, and the Legislature may amend its plan only by a two-thirds vote of each house within 30 days.125,128 Art. II, § 43(1), (7) The legislative map in use is the commission's 2021 plan as amended by the Legislature in 2022, except in the Yakima Valley region, where a federal district court found the commission's district violated Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act and imposed its own remedial map after the commission declined to redraw it.129,206,207 Ninth Circuit opinion, pp. 2-3, 8-9 The court-drawn districts took effect for the 2024 elections, and the Ninth Circuit affirmed the remedial map on August 27, 2025.129,206
West VirginiaLegislature208,209,210The Constitution directs the Legislature to redraw Senate districts after each census, keeping them compact, contiguous and bounded by county lines where practicable, and to reapportion House of Delegates seats.208 Art. VI, §§ 4, 7 The current maps are the Senate Redistricting Act of 2021 (17 two-member districts) and the 2021 House of Delegates act creating 100 single-member districts, both passed in the 2021 Third Special Session.209,210 § 1-2-1(a), (d); § 1-2-2(b)
WisconsinLegislature211,212The Constitution requires the Legislature, at its first session after each census, to redraw Senate and Assembly districts by population.211 Art. IV, § 3 The current Senate and Assembly districts were enacted by 2023 Wisconsin Act 94 (2023 Senate Bill 488), signed February 19, 2024, which replaced the earlier districts.212,213
WyomingLegislature214Legislative districts are set by state statute, which the Legislature passes like any other bill.214 W.S. 28-2-116 to 28-2-119 The current map, based on the 2020 census, took effect for the 2022 election cycle and creates 31 Senate districts, each made of two House districts.214 W.S. 28-2-117(a), 28-2-118(b)

§3Changes pending

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

Laws not yet in effect, open court cases and November 3 measures that would change a status above.

  • Alabama. Alabama's appeal of the May 26, 2026 district-court order against the 2023 congressional map is before the U.S. Supreme Court; the Court's June 2, 2026 stay keeps the 2023 map in use while the appeal is pending.5 608 U.S. 511, at 514-515 On June 8, 2026 the 11th Circuit sent the State Senate map cases back to the district court to reconsider them in light of Louisiana v. Callais, so those cases remain open.135
  • Colorado. Amendment 86 on the November 3, 2026 ballot would require the congressional redistricting commission and the Colorado Supreme Court to approve any change to congressional districts made between the regular once-a-decade redistrictings; it needs 55 percent of the vote to pass.21,215 Blue Book pp. 29-30
  • Maryland. Question 3 on the November 3, 2026 ballot is a constitutional amendment passed in an August 2026 special session (Chapter 881). It would limit the constitution's district standards to General Assembly districts, let the General Assembly give the Supreme Court of Maryland original jurisdiction to review the congressional plan, and state that the Maryland Constitution sets no criteria for congressional district boundaries.58,216
  • Missouri. Proposition A on the November 3, 2026 ballot asks voters to approve or reject the 2025 congressional map; a yes vote approves House Bill No. 1, and a no vote leaves the 2022 districts in place.217
  • Texas. A federal case over the 2025 congressional map (League of United Latin American Citizens v. Abbott, W.D. Tex. No. 3:21-cv-259) continues; on December 4, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court put on hold a November 18, 2025 district court order that had blocked the map, and the hold stays in place while an appeal is pending.218
  • Washington. On October 5, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the Ninth Circuit's judgment upholding the court-drawn Yakima Valley legislative map and sent the case back for further consideration in light of Louisiana v. Callais, so the future of that map is unsettled.219

§4Notes on the research

The research notes that mention redistricting, in their own plain words: what couldn't be read or confirmed, and judgment calls a reviewer should look at.

Alabama1 note
  • We could not read the Alabama Constitution text directly (the Legislature's constitution page is script-rendered); the legislative-redistricting value relies on the Legislature's reapportionment office page, which summarizes Article IX, Sections 197-200.
Arizona3 notes
  • The Arizona Secretary of State site (azsos.gov) answered with a human-verification check (HTTP 403, Just a moment...), so we did not use it. The Independent Redistricting Commission site (irc.az.gov) and the Maricopa County Elections and Recorder sites also returned 403 challenge pages and were not used.
  • Because the Independent Redistricting Commission site was blocked, we could not confirm from an official source which Commission maps are in use for 2026; we found no official source suggesting that any body other than the Commission drew the 2026 congressional or legislative maps.
  • The 2026 statewide propositions in the official publicity pamphlet (Propositions 141, 142, 144 and 316-320, hosted by the Clean Elections Commission) include none on ranked-choice voting, primaries, redistricting, voter registration or legislative term limits, so pending is empty.
Arkansas1 note
  • We found no official source showing that the 2021 congressional or legislative maps were replaced for 2026; the state Senate and House maps themselves are hosted on a separate site (arkansasredistricting.org) that we did not review.
California3 notes
  • Reviewer: the congressional value is the standing body under Article XXI (the Citizens Redistricting Commission), but the 2026 congressional map was drawn by the Legislature and adopted by voters through Proposition 50; an alternative reading would code this field as other.
  • We could not check for pending lawsuits over the Proposition 50 congressional map; Proposition 50 gives the California Supreme Court exclusive jurisdiction over state challenges, and federal court dockets were not reviewed. The Secretary of State says 2026 primary and general ballots use the new districts.
  • None of the November 3, 2026 statewide propositions (1-5 and 37-45) concerns ranked-choice voting, primaries, redistricting, voter registration or legislative term limits, based on the measure titles on the Secretary of State's qualified-measures list, so pending is empty.
Delaware1 note
  • The state constitution still prints a provision for a governor-led redistricting commission (art. II, § 2A). We relied on the redistricting statute and the 2021 law that set the districts in use; we did not find an official explanation of how the two relate.
Florida2 notes
  • We did not check court records for lawsuits challenging the 2026 congressional map (HB 1-D), because our web search tool had reached its limit; a reviewer should check whether any challenge is pending.
  • The Florida Legislature's redistricting site (floridaredistricting.gov) loaded but showed no readable text to our tools; the plan history comes from the Legislature's Office of Economic and Demographic Research page instead.
Georgia1 note
  • We could not reach an official source on the new maps the General Assembly was ordered to adopt by December 8, 2023, or on any later change, so we do not say which congressional and legislative maps are used in 2026. The Legislative and Congressional Reapportionment Office site did not respond.
Hawaii1 note
  • Redistricting is marked other: commissioners are chosen by legislative leaders, cannot be sitting legislators (art. III, § 8) and cannot run for the legislature or U.S. House for two elections, but other elected officials are not expressly barred. A reviewer should decide whether this should instead be politician-commission or independent-commission; HRS chapter 25, which may add qualifications, could not be read.
Illinois1 note
  • The ILGA statute database warns that it may lag recent Public Acts. We found no later change to the 2021 congressional or legislative maps there, and the titles on the ILGA list of Public Acts of the 104th General Assembly (2025 to 2026) include none on redistricting, but we did not open each Public Act.
Indiana3 notes
  • Congressional redistricting is left null. The General Assembly passed the current 2021 congressional plan as an ordinary law (Public Law 221-2021), and the Election Division's map page labels the congressional map as the 2021 districts, but we could not confirm whether IC 3-3-2 sets up a backup commission if the General Assembly fails to act, which would make the value legislature-with-backup-commission rather than legislature. A slower pass on 2026-10-27 found no other official copy: the Election Division's 2021 and 2026 legislation summaries and its 2026 Election Administrator's Manual do not discuss it, and the General Assembly's bill documents also load only through its script-driven site.
  • We found no official record of a new congressional or legislative map for 2026: the Election Division's 2025 and 2026 legislation summaries list no redistricting law, though its January 2026 newsletter mentions a special session without describing it. Bill trackers, used only as pointers, report that the special session's congressional map bill (HB 1032) was defeated in the Senate on December 11, 2025, which would leave the 2021 districts in place.
  • The legislative value is based on the 2021 plans being passed as an ordinary law; we could not read the constitution's apportionment section to confirm that no backup body exists.
Louisiana2 notes
  • We could not search for court cases, so we do not know whether the 2026 congressional map (Act 2 of the 2026 Regular Session) faces a pending challenge; none of the official pages we read mention one.
  • We could not find the bill number or effective date of the 2026 state Senate plan (Act 955) on the Legislature's redistricting site.
Maine1 note
  • The Secretary of State's website (www.maine.gov/sos) answered every request with a CloudFront Request blocked page, so we stopped using it. Nothing here comes from the election office; all values rest on the Legislature's statutes, constitution and apportionment pages.
Maryland1 note
  • The congressional detail relies on the Department of Legislative Services' 2026 fiscal note for HB 2100, which names Chapter 16 of 2022 as the current plan; we did not read Chapter 16 itself or the 2022 circuit court opinion.
Michigan1 note
  • The State of Michigan's website (www.michigan.gov) returned an access-denied page, so we did not use it. That includes the redistricting commission's pages, so we could not confirm from an official source which versions of the commission's maps are in use for 2026. Secondary sources say a federal court ordered some Detroit-area state House and Senate districts redrawn in 2024 and the commission adopted the replacements.
Minnesota1 note
  • The Secretary of State's website (www.sos.mn.gov) answered with a CAPTCHA page, so we did not use it. We could not read its explainers on ranked-choice voting, redistricting or automatic registration.
Missouri2 notes
  • We did not find an official source naming which body drew the state House and Senate maps now in use (the Secretary of State's legislative map PDFs do not say).
  • Classifying the legislative commissions as politician-commission rests on the constitution's lack of any bar on officeholders serving; a reviewer may prefer other, since members are party nominees who must stay out of the legislature for four years afterward.
Montana1 note
  • We could not check the Secretary of State's 2026 ballot measure list (site blocked). Secondary sources list no November 3 measure on ranked-choice voting, primaries, redistricting, registration or legislative term limits, but this was not confirmed from an official list.
Nebraska1 note
  • We found no official source on any 2025 or 2026 proposal to redraw Nebraska's congressional map mid-decade other than the statute's own history, which shows no change after 2021.
New Hampshire1 note
  • We could not confirm who drew the congressional map in use since 2022. Our understanding is that the New Hampshire Supreme Court adopted a map in 2022 after the legislature and governor did not agree on one, while the statute (RSA 662:1) still lists the 2012 districts; the court's site was blocked, so this is unconfirmed and not stated as fact in the data.
New York3 notes
  • We could not read New York statutes or the constitution from an official site: nysenate.gov and the State Board of Elections site (elections.ny.gov) answered with human-verification checks, dos.ny.gov denied access, and the Legislative Bill Drafting Commission's laws database is reached only through a form. Values here rest on the New York City Board of Elections, the Monroe County Board of Elections, the Department of Motor Vehicles and the Legislature's redistricting task force (LATFOR).
  • Because the constitution could not be read, the Independent Redistricting Commission's membership and the Legislature's voting rules on its plans are not described.
  • We could not confirm from an official source whether any court order changed a congressional district for the November 3, 2026 election; the court reporter (nycourts.gov) answered with a human-verification check, and the Independent Redistricting Commission's site (nyirc.gov) did not respond. LATFOR posts no congressional map newer than the 2024 law.
North Carolina1 note
  • We did not check court websites for any pending lawsuit over the 2025 congressional map; the State Board of Elections says that map is the one used for 2026.
North Dakota1 note
  • We did not read the court order behind the current legislative district map or check whether any appeal changes the districts for 2026; the map shown is the one the Legislative Branch lists as current.
Ohio2 notes
  • The Secretary of State's website (ohiosos.gov) answered with an interactive security check, so we could not read its election pages, its 2024 results (including the outcome of the November 2024 redistricting amendment, Issue 1) or its list of 2026 statewide ballot issues. The constitution's redistricting articles on the official code site still show their versions effective January 1, 2021.
  • We did not check for court challenges to the October 2025 congressional map.
Rhode Island1 note
  • We did not find an official page describing any advisory commission the General Assembly used in drawing the 2022 maps; the values rest on the constitution and the 2022 enacting law.
Tennessee3 notes
  • Every Tennessee Secretary of State website we tried (sos.tn.gov, including its 2026 congressional redistricting announcement and elections pages; sos-prod.tnsosgovfiles.com; and publications.tnsosfiles.com, which hosts the Public Chapters) answered with an HTTP 403 access-denied page, and a single request to sos.tn.gov at a slower pace on 2026-10-27 got the same, so we stopped using those sites. The official Tennessee Code is hosted by LexisNexis behind a terms page, so we did not use it.
  • News reports describe a pending federal lawsuit over the 2026 congressional map (Sherman v. Hargett, No. 3:26-cv-00616, M.D. Tenn.), in which a three-judge court denied a preliminary injunction on July 23, 2026. We found no copy on a court website, so it is not listed under pending.
  • We did not check whether the General Assembly changed the 2022 state Senate or House maps after 2022, or read the constitutional sections on legislative apportionment (Tenn. Const. art. II, sections 4 to 6).
Texas1 note
  • We did not check whether the U.S. Supreme Court has acted on the appeal in the congressional map case since its December 4, 2025 order.
Utah2 notes
  • We could not find the Third District Court's November 2025 order choosing the 2026 congressional map on an official court website (utcourts.gov), and the Utah Supreme Court's 2026 opinion list shows no redistricting decision through September 17, 2026. That the court adopted the plaintiffs' Map 1 (published as Map 1A) rests on the Utah Geospatial Resource Center's district data page and its November 25, 2025 post; a reviewer may still want to read the order itself.
  • A February 12, 2026 statement on senate.utah.gov refers to a federal lawsuit over the congressional map in which the Legislature filed a friend-of-the-court brief; we could not read that case on a court website or learn its status, so it is not listed under pending. News coverage, used only as a pointer, says a three-judge federal court declined in 2026 to block the map.
Virginia1 note
  • The advisory-commission label is our reading of Article II, § 6-A: the commission proposes and the General Assembly adopts or rejects without amendment, with the Supreme Court of Virginia as the fallback. A reviewer may prefer other.
Washington1 note
  • We found no official statement on whether the U.S. Supreme Court's October 5, 2026 order in Trevino v. Hobbs (No. 25-918) changes the legislative districts used on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the primary was already held under the court-drawn map, and we found no order replacing it before the general election.
Wisconsin1 note
  • We could not check for pending lawsuits over the congressional map or for any November 3, 2026 statewide measure that would change these fields, because the Elections Commission site was blocked and web search was not available to us.
Wyoming1 note
  • We could not open the Wyoming Constitution on the Legislature's website (the pages load through a script we could not read), so the redistricting entry cites the districting statutes only.