The liberal-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a request from Democrats to reconsider the state’s congressional district boundaries ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
The court’s decision was made without comment from the justices. The decision comes as the Democratic Party aims to take back control of the House of Representatives in the 2026 midterm election cycle.
In May, Democrats asked the Wisconsin Supreme Court, where liberal justices hold a 4-3 majority, to reconsider the state’s congressional district boundaries ahead of the 2026 midterms.
“It’s good that Wisconsin has fair maps at the state level, but we deserve them at the federal level as well,” Democratic Wisconsin Rep. Mark Pocan said, as reported by the Associated Press. “Unfortunately, gerrymandered maps for members of Congress will remain in Wisconsin.”
In April, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) notably unveiled a list of 35 competitive House districts it is hoping to flip in the upcoming midterms, which included two seats in Wisconsin, currently held by Republican Reps. Bryan Steil and Derrick Van Orden.
The state’s Supreme Court in 2022 approved Wisconsin’s current election maps. The court’s decision comes after it similarly rejected a Democratic lawsuit aiming to toss out Wisconsin’s congressional maps in March 2024.
“The bipartisan rejection of the radical Democrats’ desperate and politically motivated attempt to redraw the map in their favor offers a strong preview of how Wisconsin voters will reject the Democrats’ out of touch and radical agenda next year at the ballot box,” National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) spokesman Zach Bannon told the Daily Caller News Foundation in a statement.
Wisconsin was the closest state of the 2024 presidential election. President Donald Trump carried the Badger State by less than a percentage point, winning 49.7% of the vote, while former Vice President Kamala Harris received 48.9%.
Still, Democrats notched a win in Wisconsin in April, when liberal Dane County Judge Susan Crawford defeated conservative Waukesha County Judge Brad Schimel, securing a coveted seat on the state’s Supreme Court.
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