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Florida Redistricting Gives GOP 24 of 28 Seats Approved.

4/30/2026

Summary

Story summary

Florida House and Senate approved Governor Ron DeSantis's redistricting map, giving Republicans 24 of 28 seats, as supporters cite a pending U.S. Supreme Court voting-rights case and a 2025 Florida Supreme Court decision they say weaken race-based redistricting.
The plan reshapes Democratic districts, targeting the seats of Kathy Castor, Darren Soto, Jared Moskowitz and Debbie Wasserman Schultz.
Voting-rights groups will sue, saying the map breaches the 2010 Fair Districts Amendment.

History

Historical Context

In 1993 the Supreme Court’s Shaw v. Reno decision, authored by Chief Justice O’Connor, struck North Carolina’s race-only “majority-minority” district as unconstitutional, establishing strict-scrutiny review for racial gerrymandering. That precedent has guided challenges to partisan maps, including Florida’s new map backed by Governor Ron DeSantis that allocates Republicans 24 of 28 seats and targets incumbents such as Kathy Castor and Darren Soto.

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Story summary

Florida House and Senate approved Governor Ron DeSantis's redistricting map, giving Republicans 24 of 28 seats, as supporters cite a pending U.S. Supreme Court voting-rights case and a 2025 Florida Supreme Court decision they say weaken race-based redistricting.
The plan reshapes Democratic districts, targeting the seats of Kathy Castor, Darren Soto, Jared Moskowitz and Debbie Wasserman Schultz.
Voting-rights groups will sue, saying the map breaches the 2010 Fair Districts Amendment.

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