Maryland Democrats Want to Redistrict in 2028, but Are Divided Over How
After months of disagreement, Maryland Democrats appear to be closer than ever to eliminating the state’s lone Republican-held congressional district in time for the 2028 cycle.
Bill Ferguson, the leader of the Maryland Senate and the face of Democratic opposition to redrawing maps this year, said in an interview with a local news outlet on Friday that the Supreme Court’s decision on the Voting Rights Act, which led to a scramble among Republican-led legislatures across the South to dismantle or dilute majority-Black, Democratic-controlled districts, forced him to change his calculus.
Mr. Ferguson for months had been at odds with Gov. Wes Moore, a Democrat who has been among the loudest champions of redrawing Maryland’s map ahead of the 2026 midterms to help Democrats fight a Republican flurry of partisan gerrymanders.
“Now, the rules have changed,” Mr. Ferguson said in a statement. “The Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act, and Southern legislatures are already using that ruling to wipe out minority districts. Maryland must respond as the ground shifts under us.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/22/us/politics/maryland-redistricting.html