WBUR Highlighted Joint Center Midterm Election Update

WBUR highlighted the Joint Center’s Black Representation in the 2026 Midterm Elections update. The commentary piece, authored by Donathan Brown, discussed the Supreme Court’s decision in Louisiana v. Callais, its impact on Black political representation, and the midterm election results.

From the article: “Nationally, nearly nine in 10 Black voters voted for Democratic House candidates. But overall, the toll on Black representation from redistricting efforts is already visible. According to an early tally by the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies as of 2:15 p.m. ET on Nov. 4, the next Congress will have 58 voting Black House members, down from 60 at the start of the current Congress. Eight seats moved to non-Black members, including Cleo Fields’s in Louisiana, which won’t be decided until the Dec. 12 runoff, while Black candidates won six new seats.”

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