Judge adopts Utah congressional map that creates a Democrat-leaning district for 2026

A Utah judge on Monday rejected the new congressional map drawn by Republican lawmakers, adopting an alternate proposal that creates a Democrat-leaning district ahead of the the 2026 midterm elections. Republicans currently hold all four of Utah’s House seats and had advanced a map poised to protect them. Judge Dianna Gibson ruled just before a midnight deadline that the Legislature's new map “unduly favors Republicans and disfavors Democrats."