October 31, 2025
From Roll Call:
Ohio’s redistricting commission on Friday approved a new House map that could help Republicans pick up two seats in the 2026 midterm elections, including one held by the longest-serving woman in congressional history.
While Republicans hold a majority on the commission, the new map represented a bipartisan compromise between the two sides. Its adoption also avoids shifting mapmaking control to the Republican-led state legislature, which could have drawn an even more favorable map for the GOP.
“While this is not a fair map for Ohio voters, I commend Ohio Legislative Democratic Leadership for negotiating to prevent an even more egregious gerrymander,” said Washington Rep. Suzan DelBene, the chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. “This compromise keeps us on the path to taking back the House Majority.”
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