Maryland state lawmakers to gather for redistricting special session

Maryland lawmakers are set to meet in August for a special session to mull redistricting, they announced on Wednesday.

The proposed ballot initiative, if approved, would set up a November election on the matter and would not affect the 2026 midterms, according to The Hill.

Maryland is a heavily Democratic-leaning state, but currently has a Republican-leaning congressional district that could be eliminated in a partisan gerrymander.

Many Republican-led states have changed their district maps in time for the 2026 midterms and Republicans overall have netted roughly one dozen seats in this cycle via map changes.

Democratic-led redistricting efforts have met with mixed success, with courts upholding a change by Calfornia and striking down one in Virginia.

Ben Whedon is the Chief Political Correspondent for Just the News. Follow him on X.