{"id":2598550,"date":"2026-05-04T13:27:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T17:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-approves-florida-congressional-map-that-could-net-gop-four-seats\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T13:28:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T17:28:30","slug":"desantis-approves-florida-congressional-map-that-could-net-gop-four-seats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-approves-florida-congressional-map-that-could-net-gop-four-seats\/","title":{"rendered":"DeSantis approves Florida congressional map that could net GOP four seats"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fdesantis-approves-florida-congressional-map-that-could-net-gop-four-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=2598550&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>Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed Florida\u2019s new <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >congressional map<\/a> into law, a change that Republicans say coudl add four seats to their delegation. He posted the proclamation on X saying, \u201cSigned, Sealed, and Delivered.\u201d The move follows DeSantis\u2019s push for redistricting after Virginia voted to redraw its map in Democrats\u2019 favor and comes as Democrats look to challenge the plan in court. the map is projected to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/faulconer-ready-to-face-newsom-in-race-for-calif-governorship\/\" title=\"Faulconer ready to face Newsom in race for Calif. ...ernorship\">give republicans<\/a> a 24-4 advantage if it survives legal review.  <\/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\/ron-desantis\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"575\">Ron DeSantis<\/a> (R-FL) has signed <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/florida\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"159\">Florida\u2019s<\/a> new congressional map into law that could net <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republicans\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"240\">Republicans<\/a> four new seats in the state\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-76-of-141-republican-representatives-in-pa-send-letter-to-congress-asking-them-to-reject-states-20-electors\/\" title=\"BREAKING: 76 of 141 Republican Representatives in PA Send Letter to Congress Asking Them to Reject State&#039;s 20 Electors\">congressional delegation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSigned, Sealed, and Delivered,\u201d DeSantis wrote on X with the new congressional map underneath.<\/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\/house\/4553897\/desantis-signs-new-congressional-maps-netting-gop-4-seats\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>DeSantis signs new Florida congressional maps netting GOP 4 seats into law<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4553311\/robert-garcia-pushes-james-comer-film-release-bondi-testimony-epstein-files\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                    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class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Signed, Sealed, and Delivered. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mKFQdQ2Xbo\">pic.twitter.com\/mKFQdQ2Xbo<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\u2014 Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovRonDeSantis\/status\/2051332545841660356?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 4, 2026<\/a><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/4552172\/democrats-florida-passed-desantis-map-gerrymander\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4552172\">THE DEMOCRATS WHO ARE SCRAMBLING AFTER FLORIDA PASSED DESANTIS\u2019S MAP GERRYMANDER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>DeSantis championed the Sunshine State\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/super-tuesday-congressional-races-set-stage-for-competitive-2024-general-election\/\" title=\"Super Tuesday shapes competitive 2024 general election with congressional races\">redistricting push<\/a> after Virginia voted to redraw its map in favor of Democrats. The Florida state legislature passed the maps through the state House and Senate on Wednesday after the Supreme Court released its decision <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\/\">striking 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 ...suits aim to clarify constitutionality of &quot;racial gerrymanders.&quot;\">race-based redistricting<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/louisiana\/\">Louisiana<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The map would give Republicans a 24-4 advantage in the state if it goes unchallenged in court.<\/p>\n<p><em>This is a breaking news story and will be updated.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DeSantis signs Florida\u2019s new congressional map, possibly gaining Republicans four seats<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2598551,"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\/AP26065808006377_10e585.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[71861,4980,34059,5113,6203],"class_list":["post-2598550","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-congressional-redistricting","tag-desantis","tag-election-2024","tag-florida","tag-gop"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AP26065808006377_10e585.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2598550","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\/3976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2598550"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2598550\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2598554,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2598550\/revisions\/2598554"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2598551"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2598550"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2598550"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2598550"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}