2026年2月24日 美国东部时间上午9:37 / 福克斯新闻
联邦法院周一的一项裁决实际上锁定了犹他州新的国会选区重划地图，该地图将创建一个以盐湖城为基地、民主党占多数的席位，这可能会颠覆犹他州一个由共和党人占据的美国众议院席位。
一个由三名法官组成的特别联邦小组允许犹他州修订后的国会选区重划地图生效，驳回了州共和党人阻止该地图生效的努力。司法小组驳回了共和党领导的暂停新地图生效的初步禁令请求。
新的选举边界使民主党人更有可能赢得犹他州第1国会选区，该席位目前由共和党众议员布莱克·摩尔（Blake Moore）持有。
犹他州另外四名共和党众议员中的两名——众议员伯吉斯·欧文斯（Burgess Owens）和众议员塞莱斯特·马洛伊（Celeste Maloy）——已签署参与挑战，但在联合声明中接受了这一决定。
“我们对今天的裁决深感失望，但尊重法院的仔细审查，”欧文斯在X平台上分享的声明中表示。“这个案件涉及宪法对联邦选举权力的分配，这是一个超越任何单一选举周期的持久重要问题。”
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“听取这些问题增强了公众的理解，并澄清了面临的风险，”声明继续说道。“我们仍然坚信，宪法将这一责任赋予了州的立法机构，这一原则对于维护宪法秩序和法治至关重要。”
一名州法官曾下令实施新地图，推翻了州立法机构在2020年人口普查后通过的国会选举边界线。一项州选民公投批准了反杰利蝾螈标准。犹他州最高法院最近几天也驳回了共和党控制的立法机构制定的原始地图。
共和党全国委员会起诉阻止民主党在弗吉尼亚州的重划选区推动
众议员塞莱斯特·马洛伊（R-Utah）目前担任犹他州第2国会选区的席位。（Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images）
联邦小组的决定依据的是“珀塞尔原则”——即司法干预在选举临近时会导致“混乱和困惑”。
尽管共和党仍可以向美国最高法院申请紧急救济，但法官们警告说，任何进一步的“修修补补”都来得太晚，无法避免2026年中期选举出现选举混乱。
犹他州共和党副州长迪德丽·亨德森（Deidre Henderson）对该案未表明立场，但她告诉法院，为了实施正确的选区重划地图，她需要在周一之前得到裁决，根据裁决内容。
弗吉尼亚州的众议院争夺战：法院批准高风险选区重划投票
《库克政治报告》的早期竞选评级已经将该选区从“绝对共和党”转为“绝对民主党”。
摩尔在犹他州北部的席位被重新编号为第2国会选区，该席位目前由马洛伊持有。欧文斯目前担任第4国会选区议员，而共和党众议员迈克·肯尼迪（Mike Kennedy）持有共和党第3国会选区的席位。
犹他州共和党众议员伯吉斯·欧文斯签署了挑战新选区重划地图的请求，该地图可能在2026年中期选举中使犹他州四个共和党众议院席位中的一个面临民主党翻转的风险。（Octavio Jones/Reuters）
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总统唐纳德·特朗普承认，现任总统所在政党在中期选举中历史艰难，而目前众议院共和党多数派仅以218-214的微弱优势领先，目前有三个空缺席位：前新泽西州民主党众议员迈克·谢里尔（Mike Sherrill）辞职担任新泽西州州长；前佐治亚州共和党众议员玛乔丽·泰勒·格林（Marjorie Taylor-Greene）在国会年度开始时辞职；以及已故众议员道格·拉马尔法（Doug LaMalfa），他于1月6日去世。
福克斯新闻的比尔·米尔斯（Bill Mears）对此报道有贡献。
Federal court refuses to block new Utah congressional voting map that may favor Democrats
February 24, 2026 9:37am EST / Fox News
A federal court ruling Monday has essentially locked in a new Utah congressional redistricting map that would create a Democrat-heavy Salt Lake City-based seat, potentially flipping one of Utah’s Republican-held U.S. House seats.
A special three-judge federal panel is allowing a revised congressional redistricting map in Utah to go into effect, rejecting an effort by state Republicans to block it. The judicial panel denied a Republican-led request for a preliminary injunction to put the new map on hold.
The new voting boundaries give Democrats a better shot at winning Utah’s 1st Congressional District, a seat currently held by Rep. Blake Moore, R-Utah.
Two of Utah’s other four GOP seat-holders in Congress – Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah; and Rep. Celeste Maloy, R-Utah – had signed on to the challenge but have accepted the decision in a joint statement.
The 1st Congressional District of Rep. Blake Moore, R-Utah, is being redistricted to be a Democrat-heavy seat, but his new district will be Utah-2.(Getty Images)
“We receive today’s decision with profound disappointment but respect for the Court’s careful review,” the statement, shared on X by Owens, read. “This case concerns the Constitution’s allocation of authority over federal elections, a question of lasting importance beyond any single election cycle.”
“Having these issues heard has strengthened public understanding and clarified what is at stake,” the statement continued. “We remain convinced that the Constitution assigns this responsibility to the State’s lawmaking authority and that this principle is essential to preserving constitutional order and the rule of law.”
A state judge had ordered the new map, striking congressional voting lines adopted by the state legislature after the 2020 census. A state voter referendum had approved anti-gerrymandering standards. The Utah Supreme Court, in recent days, had also rejected the original map crafted by the GOP-controlled legislature.
RNC SUES TO STOP DEMOCRATS’ VIRGINIA REDISTRICTING PUSH
Rep. Celeste Maloy, R-Utah, currently holds the seat in the state’s 2nd Congressional District.(Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
The federal panel’s decision rested on the “Purcell principle” — the idea that judicial interference so close to an election causes “chaos and confusion.”
Though the GOP can still appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court for emergency relief, the judges warned that any further “tinkering” would come too late to prevent electoral disruption for the 2026 midterms.
Utah Republican Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson took no position on the case, but did tell the court she needed to have a decision by Monday in order to implement the proper redistricting map, according to the ruling.
BATTLE FOR THE HOUSE RUNS THROUGH VIRGINIA AS COURT OKS HIGH-STAKES REDISTRICTING VOTE
Early race ratings from The Cook Political Report have already shifted this district from “Solid Republican” to “Solid Democratic.”
Moore’s northern Utah seat is being renumbered to the 2nd Congressional District, a seat which is currently held by Maloy. Owens currently holds the 4th Congressional District, while Rep. Mike Kennedy, R-Utah, holds the GOP’s 3rd Congressional District seat.
Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, signed on to challenge the new redistricting map that would expose one of Utah’s four GOP House seats to a potential Democrat flip in the 2026 midterms.(Octavio Jones/Reuters)
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President Donald Trump has acknowledged the difficult history for sitting presidents’ parties in midterm elections, and the current House GOP majority is held by a slim margin of 218-214 with three current vacancies: Former Rep. Mike Sherrill, D-N.J., who resigned to become New Jersey’s governor; former Rep. Marjorie Taylor-Greene, R-Ga., who resigned at the start of the congressional year; and late Rep. Doug LaMalfa, R-Calif., who died Jan. 6.
Fox News’ Bill Mears contributed to this report.
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