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George Chidi in Atlanta

Georgia Republicans target Democrat’s district in new state congressional map

Republican senator Shelly Echols speaks on behalf of the Senate redistricting act at the Georgia state capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, on 1 December 2023.
The Republican state senator Shelly Echols speaks on behalf of the senate redistricting act at the Georgia state capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, on Friday. Photograph: Jason Getz/AP

Last month, US district judge Steve Jones ordered Georgia to redraw its legislative maps in a 516-page order – requiring the Republican-controlled state senate to create a new Black-majority district.

The senate responded on Friday afternoon with a redrawn congressional map that added hundreds of thousands of Black voting-age residents to Georgia’s sixth district, currently held by Republican Rich McCormick.

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