Mississippi Gov. Reeves calls redistricting special session following Callais ruling

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves calls a special legislative session on April 30, 2026, the day after the Supreme Court's Callais ruling, to consider redrawing the state's congressional maps ahead of the 2026 midterms. Mississippi's congressional delegation is currently 3 Republicans and 1 Democrat — Rep. Bennie Thompson, who represents a majority-Black district. The Callais ruling potentially opens Thompson's district to redistricting. Mississippi holds one of the highest proportions of Black residents of any state, at approximately 38 percent of the population, but has sent only one Black member to Congress since Reconstruction under the VRA-mandated district configuration. Thompson, 77, is the longest-serving Black member of Congress.