Republican Governor Hints At Congressional Redistricting Plan – “Stay Tuned”

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis hinted that a new congressional map in Florida is in the works.

“Stay tuned,” the Republican governor said in response to a post claiming the Florida House Speaker said redistricting wasn’t planned.

Stay tuned… https://t.co/UqmmVDDgAO

— Ron DeSantis (@RonDeSantis) November 14, 2025

Florida Politics has more:

Gary Fineout of POLITICO reports that the exact Perez quote was that there was” no plan yet.”

“We’re not there yet. We haven’t had that discussion yet,” Perez said. “Redistricting hasn’t been a conversation that we’ve had yet.”

DeSantis has asserted repeatedly that he expects redistricting “this spring,” a move that would further cement GOP domination of the Congressional delegation. The state currently has a 20-8 Republican advantage in the Congressional delegation, with a map his office drew and coerced the Legislature into voting up after he nixed its first work product. He previously credited that map with the current GOP majority in the U.S. House of Representatives.

How many seats Florida might have remains an open question, at least in DeSantis’ eyes.

He has said he thought Florida could have as many as five more seats under maps he deemed “gypped” the state in favor of “blue states” that allegedly count “illegal aliens” as part of the metric.

JUST IN: Gov. Ron DeSantis has CONFIRMED Florida’s 2026 redistricting is coming. We could be looking at a stunning +5 red seats.

Florida’s potential US House delegation (change from 2024):
Republican: 25 (+5)
Democratic: 3 (-5)

This would fully cancel out Gavin… pic.twitter.com/hLuqiksa6r

— Florida’s Voice (@FLVoiceNews) November 14, 2025

Evan Power, chair of the Republican Party of Florida, previously said he thinks three to five GOP House seats could be added.

Red State Seeks Adding 3 To 5 GOP House Seats In Redistricting Effort

Tallahassee Democrat noted:

Florida Republicans appear confident that their dominance in voter registration can overcome both voter unease with Trump and a potentially tepid midterm turnout to capture more seats in Congress through redistricting.

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DeSantis’ demand for rare, mid-decade redistricting answered a call by President Trump, who is seeking to bolster the GOP’s chances of retaining control of the U.S. House in next year’s elections.

In the midterms, the president’s party historically loses seats. And with Republicans holding a razor-thin lead, Trump has demanded that congressional boundaries be revised in GOP-leaning states to retain command by picking up some extra seats after erasing Democratic-leaning districts.

DeSantis was quick to endorse the president’s unorthodox plan.

Republicans in four states have already redrawn maps that could yield nine new GOP seats, but new maps in California and Utah might offset much of that by flipping six seats to Democratic control.