{"id":2596862,"date":"2026-04-29T19:07:40","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T23:07:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-passes-redistricted-map-in-hopes-of-adding-four-gop-house-seats\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T19:09:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T23:09:53","slug":"florida-passes-redistricted-map-in-hopes-of-adding-four-gop-house-seats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-passes-redistricted-map-in-hopes-of-adding-four-gop-house-seats\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida passes redistricted map in hopes of adding four GOP House seats"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fflorida-passes-redistricted-map-in-hopes-of-adding-four-gop-house-seats%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2596862&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Florida state legislature advanced Gov. Ron DeSantis\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jasmine-crockett-calls-trump-temu-hitler\/\" title=\"Jasmine Crockett calls Trump \u2018Temu Hitler\u2019\">proposed congressional redistricting map<\/a>, which would likely give Republicans four additional seats and expand their edge in the state\u2019s U.S.House delegation. The bill aims to reshape florida\u2019s congressional districts to create a 24-4 advantage for Republicans.  <\/p>\n<p>The map won passage from the Florida House along party lines (83-28) and passed the state Senate by a narrower margin (21-17) after four Republicans joined democrats-meaning the measure onyl failed if seven GOP senators had defected. The vote followed hours after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-depth-federal-state-lawsuits-seek-constitutional-clarity-on-racial-gerrymanders\/\" title=\"Federal and state lawsuits aim to clarify ...ality of &quot;racial gerrymanders.&quot;\">race-based redistricting<\/a> provision tied to the Voting Rights Act in Louisiana. DeSantis said that decision supported his approach, noting that legal issues in at least one Florida district had been corrected in the newly drawn map.  <\/p>\n<p>DeSantis had pushed for the legislature to consider redrawing districts during a special session, alongside efforts to pass other bills on vaccine exemptions and state-level AI regulation-though those were blocked by House Speaker daniel Perez. The article also notes that Florida\u2019s constitution contains strong anti-gerrymandering rules,so the new map could face legal challenges if enacted.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/florida\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"159\">Florida<\/a> state legislature on Wednesday advanced a new congressional map proposed by Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ron-desantis\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"575\">Ron DeSantis<\/a> (R-FL), giving Republicans four more seats they are likely to win over Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/redistricting\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"241\">redistricting<\/a> bill seeks to give Republicans a 24-4 advantage in the state, which is now represented in the U.S. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/news\/house\/\" type=\"category\" id=\"1250\">House<\/a> by 20 Republicans and seven Democrats. One seat is <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">vacant after former Democratic congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4537590\/rep-sheila-cherfilus-mccormick-resigns-likely-house-expulsion\/\">resigned<\/a> last week a<\/span>head of a sanctions hearing; she faced expulsion for campaign finance violations.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4548129\/southern-republican-redistricting-supreme-court-vra\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Southern Republicans eye up redistricting route after Supreme Court\u2019s VRA decision<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4547856\/florida-desantis-redistricting-map-four-seats\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Florida state House passes DeSantis\u2019s redistricting map in hopes of adding four GOP seats<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4547686\/massie-align-trump-new-ad-primary-ed-gallrein\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Massie aligns his voting record with Trump in new ad ahead of primary<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4040585\/where-house-senate-retirements-stand-2026\/\">HERE\u2019S WHERE HOUSE AND SENATE RETIREMENTS STAND IN 2026<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The map passed both the Republican-controlled <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/state-legislatures\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"532\">state House and Senate<\/a> on Wednesday. The new map passed the Florida House by a party-line vote of 83-28, but passed the Senate by a vote of 21-17, with four Republicans defecting to vote with Democrats. For the measure to fail, it would have needed seven GOP defectors in the Senate.<\/p>\n<p>The two votes came hours after the U.S. Supreme Court <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4410470\/supreme-court-strikes-down-race-based-redistricting-map-in-louisiana\/\">struck down<\/a> race-based redistricting in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/louisiana\/\">Louisiana<\/a> by narrowing a section of the Voting Rights Act that requires some states to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vra-needs-aligning-with-a-constitutional-definition-of-equality\/\" title=\"VRA Needs Aligning With A ...al Definition Of Equality\">create majority-minority districts<\/a>, in which a racial minority is considered the majority of a district\u2019s total population. In Florida, at least one of its redrawn districts was previously a Hispanic-majority area in the central part of the state.<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis celebrated the Supreme Court\u2019s ruling on Wednesday as a boon to his GOP-friendly map. \u201cThe decision implicates a district in FL \u2014 the legal infirmities of which have been corrected in the newly-drawn (and soon to be enacted) map,\u201d DeSantis <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RonDeSantis\/status\/2049498370155127066?s=20\">wrote<\/a> on X.<\/p>\n<p>The Florida governor had <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4538437\/gop-turns-florida-next-redistricting-battleground-virginia\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4538437\/gop-turns-florida-next-redistricting-battleground-virginia\/\">pushed<\/a> the state\u2019s legislature to consider <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >redrawing congressional district boundaries<\/a> during a four<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-republicans-approve-new-congressional-map-that-they-hope-will-blunt-democratic-gains\/\" title=\"Texas ... Approve New ... That They Hope Will Blunt Democratic Gains\">-day special legislative session<\/a> this week.<\/p>\n<p>    <iframe title=\"Which states are trying to enact new maps for the midterms\" aria-label=\"Choropleth map\" id=\"datawrapper-chart-gyDC7\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/gyDC7\/6\/\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"width: 0; min-width: 100% !important; border: none;\" height=\"493\" data-external=\"1\"><\/iframe><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\">window.addEventListener(\"message\",function(a){if(void 0!==a.data[\"datawrapper-height\"]){var e=document.querySelectorAll(\"iframe\");for(var t in a.data[\"datawrapper-height\"])for(var r,i=0;r=e[i];i++)if(r.contentWindow===a.source){var d=a.data[\"datawrapper-height\"][t]+\"px\";r.style.height=d}}});<\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>While redistricting was the primary purpose of the special session, the governor also wanted Republican lawmakers to pass legislation that would provide <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/vaccines\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"259\">vaccine<\/a> exemptions for children and regulate <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/artificial-intelligence\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1658\">artificial intelligence<\/a> at the state level. Shortly after the session started on Tuesday, though, Florida House Speaker Daniel Perez (R) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/technology\/4546764\/desantis-florida-speaker-ai-vaccine-bills\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/technology\/4546764\/desantis-florida-speaker-ai-vaccine-bills\/\">blocked<\/a> the two bills.<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis and Perez have <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/3444318\/florida-115-billion-budget-desantis-perez-feud\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/3444318\/florida-115-billion-budget-desantis-perez-feud\/\">long feuded<\/a> over certain policies, but they were aligned on adding four more Republican-friendly districts to the state ahead of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/midterm-elections\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"308\">midterm elections<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The move came just over one week after <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/virginia\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"96\">Virginia<\/a> passed a redistricting referendum that would likely give Democrats a 10-1 edge in the commonwealth. That measure is already being challenged in court.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The former congressional map used in Virginia and the newly passed map. (Grace Hagerman\/Washington Examiner)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4546292\/desantis-redistricting-pro-israel-democrats-florida-map\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4546292\/desantis-redistricting-pro-israel-democrats-florida-map\/\">FLORIDA REDISTRICTING PUTS PRO-ISRAEL DEMOCRATS AT RISK<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Virginia Supreme Court on Tuesday <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4546081\/virginia-supreme-court-keeps-block-on-redistricting\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4546081\/virginia-supreme-court-keeps-block-on-redistricting\/\">barred<\/a> state officials from certifying the April 21 special election, thereby halting Democrats\u2019 efforts to enact the new congressional map for now while the court weighs the legality of the vote.<\/p>\n<p>Florida\u2019s Constitution includes strict anti-gerrymandering provisions, so the new map may be challenged in court if it\u2019s enacted.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Florida legislature advances DeSantis map, aiming 24-4 GOP edge<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4271,"featured_media":2596863,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AP26119502420848.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[5113,6203,40185,5894,16985],"class_list":["post-2596862","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-florida","tag-gop","tag-house-seats","tag-politics","tag-redistricting"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AP26119502420848.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2596862","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4271"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2596862"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2596862\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2596866,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2596862\/revisions\/2596866"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2596863"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2596862"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2596862"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2596862"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}