Democrats in New York will face new challenges from Republicans and be drawn into interparty battles under new redistricting maps released late Friday.
A rural judge approved the maps that will replace earlier maps that courts found violated the state's Constitution and set political district boundaries in New York over the next decade, giving Democrats less of an edge in their quest for control of the U.S. House than they originally hoped.
The maps produced by the court’s outside expert, Jonathan Cervas, are more favorable to Republicans and more competitive than previous maps drawn by the Democratically-controlled state Legislature, which were thrown out by an appeals court. Under the redistricting process that occurs every 10 years, New York is set to lose one of its 27 congressional districts, eight of which Republicans currently hold.
The maps will be in place starting with this year’s midterm elections, and include a New York City Congressional district centered on Staten Island that would be more favorable to Republicans. The process then fell to a rural court, located about five hours by car from New York City, after an appeals court made up of judges appointed by Democrats sided with Republican plaintiffs challenging the maps. The court threw out the maps for the state’s congressional districts and for its state Senate races.
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