Republican Governor Will Call Special Legislative Session On Redistricting In 2026

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will call a special legislative session on congressional redistricting in the Sunshine State in the spring of 2026.

“Yeah, yeah, so we’re going to redistrict. The issue is that there is a Supreme Court decision that we are waiting on – the argument in October about Section 2 of the VRA [Voting Rights Act] that impacts Florida’s maps, so we’re going to do it next Spring,” DeSantis said in an interview with The Floridian.

“I am going to talk to Sen. Albritton about when it makes sense to do it, but that will be done. I think we are going to be required to do it because of this court decision,” he continued.

Exclusive — @GovRonDeSantis confirms to publisher @JavManjarres he’ll call a special session in 2026 on congressional redistricting.

“Yeah, yeah, so we’re going to redistrict.”https://t.co/rDuY5SXTOT

— The Floridian (@Floridianpress) December 1, 2025

The Floridian shared more:

When asked if he would call the special session on redistricting between March and May of 2026, Gov. DeSantis said that he would “work with them on it to see how we do it,” adding that he believes,” Yeah, that is the case.”

In September, House Speaker Danny Perez announced that 11 representatives would serve on a select committee to redraw Florida’s congressional map, which already heavily favors state Republicans.

Rep. Mike Redondo (R-Miami) was named chairman of the Select Committee on Congressional Redistricting, which includes seven other Republicans and three Democrats.

The first redistricting meeting is scheduled for Dec. 4.

Florida’s congressional delegation currently consists of 20 House Republicans and eight House Democrats.

The redistricting effort could potentially yield five additional GOP-held seats in the Sunshine State.

BREAKING: Gov. Ron DeSantis CONFIRMS he will call a special session of the Florida legislature to redraw the state’s 2026 Congressional map

Republicans have a chance to add +4-5 RED seats, eliminating multiple Democrats and 100% canceling out Gavin Newsom’s Prop 50 CA… https://t.co/I80QB8dHPj pic.twitter.com/GDIc8Kz74J

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) December 1, 2025

Forbes provided further info:

Six states (California, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas and Utah) have implemented new maps this year, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures, which notes Indiana and Virginia are currently undertaking redistricting.

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The redistricting battle sparked by Trump first began in Texas, where state Democrats initially fled from for roughly two weeks to block the redistricting bill, due to a lack of quorum. The bill was eventually passed, poising Republicans for an additional five seats in the House. However, a panel of judges blocked Texas from implementing the new map, finding that Texas racially gerrymandered the map by dismantling districts where minority voters outnumbered non-Hispanic white voters. The Supreme Court has since taken up the case. On the flip side, California voters overwhelmingly approved a proposition allowing the state to redraw its congressional districts in favor of Democrats. Five Republican lawmakers are likely to lose their seats to Democrats as a result, though the Justice Department has equated the new map to racial gerrymandering in a lawsuit against California.