Democrats have overperformed VIce President Kamala Harris' margin in more than two dozen special elections this year.

With less than two months out to Election Day, this year's elections -- ranging from hot-button mayoral and gubernatorial contests to a vote over new congressional maps -- are set to ramp up as candidates begin to make their final pitches to voters.

If the injunction is granted, the old map would be used in the 2026 election, when Simmons, O'Hare and Precinct 4 Commissioner Manny Ramirez are up for reelection.

The Legislature asked the Supreme Court to halt the court-ordered redrawing of congressional maps and wants a decision by Sept. 15. A decision in the Legislature's favor could mean the existing districts stay in place through 2028.

The measure, which would appear on the ballot in the state in November if lawmakers approve it, is a response to Texas Republicans' mid-decade redistricting push.

Tuesday using its new ward map that was approved by city council in January, reducing the number of wards from 17 to 15 in the city.

Missouri's new congressional map carves up Kansas City into three separate districts, fulfilling the wishes of President Donald Trump. The ACLU filed a lawsuit Friday, and Kansas City Council recently passed a resolution authorizing legal action of its own.

The cost of putting California’s partisan redistricting ballot measure before voters this fall is expected to run the state $282.6 million, eclipsing the final bill of the last statewide special election.

Voting-rights advocates are suing to overturn all of the redistricting plans drawn by Texas Republicans meant to favor Republicans in 2026 midterm elections, saying the map weakens the electoral influence of Black voters.

A group called People Not Politicians announced that it's gathering signatures to prevent Missouri's new congressional map from going into effect until there's a statewide vote. Voters will also have to approve of a Republican plan cracking down on citizen-led constitutional amendments.