Elections
Republicans tried to gerrymander their way out of big congressional losses. It didn't work November 4, 20262:23 AM ETRep. Shomari Figures, D-Ala., speaks at an election night event Tuesday in Montgomery, Ala. Vasha Hunt/AP hide caption
Vasha Hunt/APAmong the sweeping victories by Democrats on Tuesday were wins in several congressional districts that Republicans had redrawn explicitly to boost their party ahead of the midterms.
Republicans were bracing for some losses this election cycle, so last year President Trump urged his party to take the extraordinary step of engaging in mid-decade redistricting efforts.
