By Jill Nolin | Editor
“I’m not saying that it ain’t going to happen in the future, but I am saying that when it does happen — if it does happen — it’s complicated.” - State Rep. Mike Cheokas, who represents a district in southwest Georgia, referring to redistricting.
U.S. Rep. Sanford Bishop speaks at a rally for U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff on Aug. 18, 2026. Maya Homan/Georgia Recorder
REDISTRICTING
By Maya Homan
At first glance, a largely rural district that stretches across 30 counties in middle and southwest Georgia might not seem like friendly turf for a Democrat.
But Congressman Sanford Bishop, a moderate Albany Democrat, has comfortably fended off GOP attempts to flip the seat in recent years. Bishop has represented the 2nd Congressional District for more than three decades and is currently the longest-serving member of Georgia’s congressional delegation. The 79-year-old is expected to win another two-year term this fall.
Bishop is also the only Georgia Democrat to represent a congressional district that falls outside of metro Atlanta, and his district’s location, bordered by Republican-controlled districts to the north and east, makes it a prime candidate for partisan gerrymandering.
President Donald Trump speaks at the Mitchell Center at the University of South Alabama in Mobile, Alabama on Oct. 2, 2026, as he campaigns in GOP-leaning states ahead of the midterms. (Photo by Dan Anderson/Alabama Reflector)
2026 ELECTION
By Jonathan Shorman
President Donald Trump wants to sharply curtail mail ballots. He’s called them “inherently corrupt” and baselessly condemned them as a major source of fraud.
But with Republicans falling behind in the polls, the president is now urging his supporters to vote in the midterm elections any way they can, including by mail.
The U.S. Capitol on May 7, 2025. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom)
2026 ELECTION
By Jennifer Shutt
Democrats expect they’ll gain a majority of seats in the U.S. House following November’s midterm elections, giving the party a platform to serve as a check on the president’s power.
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chair Suzan DelBene said during an interview Monday that curbing the war in Iran and working on legislation to address the costs of healthcare would be at the top of the party’s agenda if it is able to flip that chamber.
“And of course, act as an independent branch and do our job to hold the administration accountable,” she said.
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