After the 2024 election, Republicans began mid-decade redistricting, with Trump predicting five new seats in Texas and three to five more elsewhere; redraws began in North Carolina, Ohio, Missouri and Florida. On October 25, 2026, Brett Baer said the GOP could net as little as one seat nationwide, citing declining Latino support in Texas and a more competitive Florida. Estimates now converge on a national gain of zero to five seats: Holder puts the maximum at five, Cook rates only five of 15 Republican-favoring districts as likely or solid Republican, and Texas looks likely to yield two or three Rio Grande Valley seats rather than five. Louisiana's 1st, Scalise's R plus 38 seat, is drawing outside spending and rated a…