{"id":150332,"date":"2026-03-03T00:01:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T00:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/150332\/"},"modified":"2026-03-03T00:01:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T00:01:07","slug":"supreme-court-preserves-nycs-lone-gop-held-congressional-district-for-2026-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/150332\/","title":{"rendered":"Supreme Court preserves NYC’s lone GOP-held congressional district for 2026 elections"},"content":{"rendered":"

The United States Supreme Court on Monday sided with Republicans in ruling that New York City’s only GOP-held congressional district<\/a> does not need to be redrawn for the 2026 midterm elections.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The high court’s decision comes despite a New York state court ruling<\/a> that the House district held by\u00a0Rep. Nicole Malliotakis<\/a>\u00a0is unfair to Black and Hispanic residents.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The justices halted the lower court ruling that ordered New York’s redistricting commission to redraw the 11th congressional district, which encompasses Staten Island and a small part of Brooklyn. It is a victory for Republicans in a national tug-of-war over redistricting that could determine control of the closely divided House of Representatives, where the GOP currently holds a razor-thin majority.<\/p>\n

New York Republicans and the Trump administration had sought the high court’s intervention after a judge had ruled that the district was drawn in a way that dilutes the power of its Black and Hispanic voters. The judge had ordered the state’s Independent Redistricting Commission to complete a new map.<\/p>\n

The dispute in New York is part of the redistricting battle that was spurred by President Trump when he urged Republicans in Texas<\/a> to redraw the state’s congressional districts for political gain. Democrats countered with their own\u00a0gerrymandering in California<\/a>. More states<\/a> soon followed.<\/p>\n

The Supreme Court has allowed the new maps in California and Texas to be used in this year’s elections, even as court challenges continue.<\/p>\n

Qualifying for congressional elections in New York began last week.<\/p>\n

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