Following Supreme Court decision, La. Republicans weigh canceling US House primary elections
Louisiana’s elected Republican leaders are debating whether to call off the May 16 primary elections for the state’s six seats in the U.S. House of Representatives, even though absentee ballots have been mailed out and early voting in the elections is scheduled to start Saturday.
The GOP leaders had indicated the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in a redistricting case would not alter their plans for the 2026 midterm elections. But after justices handed down a decision in their favor Wednesday, they are now looking at contingency plans to cancel or delay the party primary election until a new map can be drawn and used this year.
The U.S. Supreme Court struck down Louisiana’s existing congressional map as an unconstitutional racial gerrymander in a ruling that might have national implications. The case in question, Callais v. Louisiana, challenged the legality of a second majority-Black congressional district the Louisiana Legislature, with a Republican majority, drew in 2024.
The Callais plaintiffs have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to rush the release of a certified judgment, citing the need to redraw the map for the 2026 election cycle. According to their filing, Louisiana Secretary of State Nancy Landry, the state’s top election official, does not oppose their request.
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