A Utah judge ruled on Monday that the state must redraw its congressional map ahead of the 2026 U.S. midterm elections, saying Utah's Republican-controlled legislature had overstepped in overruling an earlier ballot measure passed by voters against drawing districts to favor any party.

A Utah judge said the state must redraw its congressional districts because the state's Republicans overruled a ballot measure to prevent gerrymandering.

The current map divides Salt Lake County, the state’s population center and a Democratic stronghold, among four congressional districts.