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DeSantis Signs Florida Congressional Map That Could Add Four GOP Seats

The move follows a Supreme Court ruling that narrowed Voting Rights Act protections.

President Donald Trump walks from Marine One to board Air Force One at Ocala International Airport, in Ocala Fla., Friday, May 1, 2026, after speaking at an event in The Villages, Fla. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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A crane truck raises a sign opposing the Virginia redistricting referendum, during the early voting period, Friday, April 3, 2026, in Gainesville, Va. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
President Lyndon B. Johnson, Martin Luther King Jr., Clarence Mitchell Jr., Patricia Roberts Harris, and other guests at the signing of the Voting Rights Act on August 6, 1965.

Overview

  • Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the governor-drafted map into law Monday, making it effective immediately after a special legislative session.
  • Nonpartisan and partisan analysts estimate the lines could net Republicans up to four U.S. House seats, with 24 of 28 districts having backed Trump in 2024.
  • Democrats and voting-rights groups say the plan violates Florida’s Fair Districts Amendment and will sue, with candidate qualifying scheduled for June 8 to June 12.
  • The new lines rework Democratic-held districts for Kathy Castor, Jared Moskowitz, Darren Soto, and Debbie Wasserman Schultz, pushing them into more Republican-leaning terrain and complicating their re-election paths.
  • The signing came days after Louisiana v. Callais narrowed Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, a shift that has already spurred Alabama, Tennessee, and Louisiana to pursue fast redistricting moves.