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Utah redistricting: what to know about the order to redraw congressional maps

Two white stone buildings, one with a dome and the other with a spire.
The sun sets on Utah's Capitol (left) and the spire of the Mormon temple, on 19 October 1999, in Salt Lake City. Photograph: Douglas C Pizac/AP

Utah is being thrust into a national battle over redistricting.

A court ordered the state this week to redraw its congressional map for the 2026 midterm elections, and the new district boundaries could make one of Utah’s four congressional seats competitive for Democrats as the party fights to topple the Republican party’s slim majority in the House.

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