{"id":2597627,"date":"2026-05-01T10:22:58","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T14:22:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/brian-kemp-rules-out-georgia-redistricting-before-midterm-elections\/"},"modified":"2026-05-01T10:24:35","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T14:24:35","slug":"brian-kemp-rules-out-georgia-redistricting-before-midterm-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/brian-kemp-rules-out-georgia-redistricting-before-midterm-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"Brian Kemp rules out Georgia redistricting before midterm elections"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/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%2Fbrian-kemp-rules-out-georgia-redistricting-before-midterm-elections%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=2597627&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>georgia Gov. Brian Kemp said he will not require the state to redraw its congressional map before the 2026 midterm elections. He argued it\u2019s too late to cancel or redo the May 19 primary because Georgia\u2019s early voting is already underway.<\/p>\n<p>Kemp\u2019s stance contrasts with other Republican governors, including Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, who suspended House primaries after a Supreme Court ruling in *Louisiana v. Callais* that invalidated race-based redistricting. Kemp said *Callais* should be implemented in time for the next cycle, suggesting lawmakers could be called back to consider a new map for the 2028 elections.<\/p>\n<p>The article also notes that Tennessee is weighing a GOP-led redistricting effort that could remove the state\u2019s single Democratic House seat. After the Supreme Court decision, president Donald Trump urged Gov. Bill Lee to \u201ccorrect\u201d Tennessee\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-five-out-of-seven-new-seats-go-to-red-states-after-reapportionment-following-census\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Five Out Of Seven New Seats Go To \u2018Red ...s,... After Reapportionment Following Census\">congressional maps<\/a>, arguing the outcome could give Republicans one additional seat in the House.  <\/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>Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/brian-kemp\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"3312\">Brian Kemp<\/a> (R-GA) said on Friday he will not require <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/georgia\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"164\">Georgia<\/a> to redraw its congressional map before the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/midterm-elections\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"308\">midterm elections<\/a>, taking the opposite stance of his Republican counterparts in other states.<\/p>\n<p>The governor\u2019s rationale is that because the state\u2019s elections are already underway, he won\u2019t cancel the May 19 primary.<\/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\/4549637\/mark-sanford-suspends-campaign-after-30-days\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Mark Sanford suspends congressional campaign after 30 days<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4549217\/janet-mills-drops-out-maine-senate-race-clearing-way-platner\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Janet Mills drops out of Maine Senate race, clearing way for Platner<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4545934\/desantis-deja-vu-florida-governor-script-failed-2024-campaign\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>DeSantis deja vu: Florida governor follows familiar script from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rogan-confronts-sanders-on-climate-change-taxes-and-billionaire-donations\/\" title=\"Rogan confronts Sanders on climate change, taxes, and billionaire donations\">failed 2024 campaign<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>His decision comes after Gov. Jeff Landry (R-LA) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4550478\/louisiana-proceed-primary-election-races-besides-house-seats\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4550478\/louisiana-proceed-primary-election-races-besides-house-seats\/\">suspended six House primaries<\/a> in Louisiana following a landmark <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/supreme-court\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"203\">Supreme Court<\/a> decision that <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\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4410470\/supreme-court-strikes-down-race-based-redistricting-map-in-louisiana\/\">struck down<\/a> race-based redistricting enabled by a section of the Voting Rights Act.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Kemp may have ruled out <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/redistricting\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"241\">redistricting<\/a> this year, but he could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-gop-to-revive-voting-bill-democrats-plot-next-move\/\" title=\"Texas GOP to Revive Voting Bill, Democrats Plot Next Move\">call lawmakers back<\/a> to the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta to consider a GOP-friendly map for the 2028 election cycle before he leaves office in January 2027.<\/p>\n<p>While he expressed support for the outcome of <em>Louisiana v. Callais<\/em>, Kemp said it\u2019s too late for Georgia Republicans to redraw the state\u2019s congressional districts before the midterm elections, as early voting already began this week.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVoting is already underway for the 2026 elections,\u201d he <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ajc.com\/politics\/2026\/05\/brian-kemp-rules-out-canceling-primary-using-new-maps-in-2026\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.ajc.com\/politics\/2026\/05\/brian-kemp-rules-out-canceling-primary-using-new-maps-in-2026\/\">told the <em>Atlanta Journal-Constitution<\/em><\/a>. \u201cBut it\u2019s clear that Callais requires Georgia to adopt new electoral maps before the 2028 election cycle.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >term-limited governor hailed<\/a> the Supreme Court\u2019s decision in <em>Louisiana v. Callais<\/em>, saying the ruling \u201crestores fairness to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pelosi-who-claims-to-oppose-gerrymandering-funnels-300000-to-democratic-gerrymandering-group\/\" title=\"Pelosi, Who Claims to Oppose Gerrymandering, Funnels 0,000 to Democratic Gerrymandering Group\">redistricting process<\/a> and allows states to pass electoral maps that reflect the will of the voters, not the will of federal judges.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Georgia\u2019s early voting period lasts until May 15, four days before the primary election.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4549987\/trump-tennessee-next-redistrict-supreme-court-ruling\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4549987\/trump-tennessee-next-redistrict-supreme-court-ruling\/\">TRUMP SAYS TENNESSEE NEXT TO REDISTRICT AFTER SUPREME COURT RULING AND \u2018GIVE US ONE EXTRA SEAT\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tennessee\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"600\">Tennessee<\/a> is considering a GOP-led redistricting process that would eliminate the one Democratic House seat in the state. Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/marsha-blackburn\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"2094\">Marsha Blackburn<\/a> (R-TN) pitched the idea before President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> weighed in.<\/p>\n<p>In a Truth Social post, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4549987\/trump-tennessee-next-redistrict-supreme-court-ruling\/\">Trump vowed <\/a>Gov. Bill Lee (R-TN) \u201cwould work hard to correct the unconstitutional flaw in the Congressional Maps of the Great State of Tennessee.\u201d If successful, Trump said, the effort would give Republicans \u201cone extra seat.\u201d Tennessee Republicans currently have an 8-1 edge in the state\u2019s House delegation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kemp said Georgia won\u2019t redraw its map before midterms<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2159,"featured_media":2597628,"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\/05\/AP26079596167106.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[23131,4977,16985],"class_list":["post-2597627","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-brian-kemp","tag-georgia","tag-redistricting"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26079596167106.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2597627","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\/2159"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2597627"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2597627\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2597632,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2597627\/revisions\/2597632"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2597628"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2597627"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2597627"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2597627"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}