The redistricting after the 2020 Census will mark the first time in modern history that Maryland has redrawn its congressional maps under a divided government.
Early signs suggest a prolonged fight.
The reelection this month of Gov. Larry Hogan (R), an aggressive advocate for a nonpartisan redistricting commission, has heightened the standoff between the governor and Democrats who hold supermajorities in the General Assembly at a time when more states are moving to an independent redistricting process.
Maryland is one of three states accused of drawing congressional maps so contorted by partisan intent that judges have declared them illegal. The fate of its 6th District, which stretches from deep-blue parts of Montgomery County through the solid red of Western Maryland, will soon lie with the U.S. Supreme Court.
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