The gerrymandering suit, filed by the DC-based Marc Elias Group in Manhattan Supreme Court on Monday, claims the current drawing of the NY-11 “dilutes black and Latino voting strength” by consistently electing Republicans and that the remedy is to redraw the district to include the Democrat stronghold of lower Manhattan. “This is the Democrat’s latest attempt to try and silence the voters of the only district that elected a Republican and change the makeup of the only competitive seat in the entire city of New York.” The lawsuit is the latest in a nationwide gerrymandering push ahead of the 2026 midterm elections that will see all 435 of the seats in the House of Representative up for grabs with the Republicans currently holding onto a slim 219-212 majority in the lower house, according to Ballotpedia.
Author: Shane Galvin
Published at: 2025-11-01 20:41:02
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