The deeply red state of Mississippi is planning to redraw its district map based on the SCOTUS case about race-based districts and this move will benefit Republicans, possibly even aiding the GOP in the midterms.
Governor Tate Reeves made the announcement on Twitter/X this weekend.
This is something that every state should be looking at, especially red states.
FOX News reports:
Mississippi governor says he will call special session to redraw district maps after SCOTUS ruling
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves on Friday said he will call a special legislative session to redraw district lines after the U.S. Supreme Court issues a ruling in a key redistricting case.
Reeves said the session would take place 21 days after the court rules in Louisiana v. Callais, a case that could reshape how states apply the Voting Rights Act.
The case centers on Louisiana’s 2024 congressional map, which added a second majority-Black district and is being challenged as an unconstitutional racial gerrymander.
The outcome could influence redistricting battles nationwide, particularly in Republican-led states, ahead of this year’s midterms.
Reeves said the ruling could also affect a separate Mississippi case requiring the state to redraw its Supreme Court district lines.
That lawsuit, filed by groups including the Southern Poverty Law Center and the American Civil Liberties Union, argues the current map dilutes the voting strength of Black voters in violation of federal law, according to WLBT.
See the tweet from Reeves below.
I don’t typically make news on a Friday afternoon, but today I am going to make an exception:
I’m calling a special session.
During the recently completed regular session, the Legislature discussed drawing new maps to comply with a decision from a federal judge from the… pic.twitter.com/wEnFw5xkHk
— Governor Tate Reeves (@tatereeves) April 24, 2026
This is big.
4-0 INCOMING pic.twitter.com/DZa3iMM2jg
— Matt Sharpsteen (@mattsharpsteen) April 25, 2026
🚨In anticipation of SCOTUS ruling race-based Congressional districts are unconstitutional, Mississippi is getting ready to redraw its map immediately after the decision comes down.
NO CEASEFIRE, NO SURRENDER 🔥
Thank you Governor @tatereeves https://t.co/Ku1f8vh5XQ
— Elizabeth Barcohana (@E_Barcohana) April 24, 2026
Race-based districts should not exist in the first place. It sounds like something that was dreamed up by the Southern Poverty Law Center.
