Redistricting sets stage for lawmaker vs. lawmaker primaries in at least two states

Illinois and West Virginia will both lose a seat in their congressional delegations next year, and the shrinking maps will set the stage for House member vs. member primaries in both states.

Following the 2020 census, states are redrawing their congressional and state legislative district boundaries to reflect their new population counts and, in some cases, the new number of representatives. Population loss found in both Illinois and West Virginia will cost each state a House seat.