Three-judge panel rejects lawsuit to toss Wisconsin’s congressional maps

By: Henry Redman

Outlets: Wisconsin Examiner

Published: March 31, 2026

Words: 496

Last Updated: 4 months ago

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A three-judge panel on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit brought by Democratic voters seeking to redraw Wisconsin’s existing congressional maps.

The lawsuit, Bothfield v. Wisconsin Elections Commission, was filed last summer arguing that the state’s congressional maps were an illegal partisan gerrymander. All but two of the state’s eight congressional districts are held by Republicans.

The dismissal marks another failure from Democrats and their allies to redraw the state’s congressional maps, which since …

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