Ohio Approves Controversial Redistricting Plan Boosting GOP Influence in Two Key Districts

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In a recent bipartisan decision, Ohio lawmakers from both parties endorsed a fresh congressional map on Friday, which appears to provide Republicans with a strategic advantage in two pivotal districts.

The Ohio Redistricting Commission, without seeking public opinion, unanimously approved the map, which is set to be effective until 2030.

This redrawing may pose challenges for Democratic Representatives Greg Landsman and Marcy Kaptur in their reelection campaigns. Notably, Kaptur narrowly secured her position in 2024, a year when she was heavily targeted by Republicans, winning by just a slim margin.

Virginia’s Senate has also moved forward with a Democrat-driven redistricting amendment.

As reported by The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio Democrats agreed to the new map as it is likely to protect Rep. Emilia Sykes, who serves Akron, and maintains the competitiveness of a district in Cincinnati.

“For Republicans who might not like this (outcome), I would simply say that this very well could be a 12-3 map. Those are pretty darn good numbers,” DeWine told reporters, according to the Columbus Dispatch.

Republicans currently hold 10 of the 15 congressional seats in Ohio, according to The Associated Press.

Because the map is a deal between the two parties, Democrats are giving up any chance to chalenge the map in 2026.

“It resolves it, and I think lessens the chance that there might be a referendum that our side might lose,” DeWine.

Voter advocacy groups have raised concerns with the swift approval of new congressional districts.

“It’s clear by their actions today that the politicians on the Ohio Redistricting Commission don’t care about voters or good government. They only care about their own power,” Jen Miller, president of the League of Women Voters Ohio said in a statement.

“The public was shut out, the process rigged, and incumbents favored. The resulting Congressional map still doesn’t reflect the will of the voters of Ohio. Republican and Democratic voters feel like their parties sold them out-and they’re both right,” she added.

The organization and other groups had previously been pushing for a ballot measure that would have allowed constituents to have influence over map making.

Now, Ohio joins Missouri, Texas and North Carolina in approving redrawn lines ahead of mid-term elections.

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