Candidates are campaigning, and voting is underway in some primaries. Yet a national battle to redraw U.S. House districts for partisan advantage is still raging in some states ahead of the November midterm elections.
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Texas state Sen. Pete Flores, R-Pleasanton, looks over a redrawn U.S. congressional map Aug. 22 during debate over a bill in the Senate Chamber at the Texas Capitol in Austin,.
Eric Gay, Associated Press
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Paula Wood holds a sign protesting Missouri’s congressional redistricting effort while sitting beside her husband, Tim Wood, during a rally Jan. 21 at the state Capitol in Jefferson City, Mo.
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Opponents of mid-decade efforts to redraw congressional voting districts gather to protest Dec. 2 in the Florida Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla.
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This photo taken from video shows organizers rallying outside of the Ohio Statehouse to protest gerrymandering and advocate for lawmakers to draw fair maps Sept. 17 in Columbus, Ohio.
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