10/31/2025

Ohio Lawmakers Reach Redistricting Deal

The new map could add two more GOP House seats

Amid a national redistricting fight, Ohio officials agreed Friday to a new electoral map that boosts Republican odds of winning two more House seats that could help the party retain power in Washington in next year’s congressional elections.

The compromise map — crafted by a bipartisan commission — won support from Democrats by granting them a reprieve in one additional House seat that had been under consideration. Because the map received bipartisan support from the commission, it does not need the approval of the Republican-dominated legislature.

President Donald Trump has pressed Republican-led states to deliver more seats for their party, and Democrats have sought to counteract the moves in states they control. Nationally, Republicans have an advantage that could see them locking up more districts than Democrats as they try to keep their narrow majority in next year’s midterm elections.

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