Lois Frankel
Florida Democratic congresswoman targeted for elimination by DeSantis's 24R-4D map.
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Can Lois Frankel survive Florida's most aggressive partisan gerrymander in decades?
Timeline for Lois Frankel
DeSantis signs Florida 24R-4D map into law
US Midterms 2026- What happens to Lois Frankel's seat under the new Florida map?
- DeSantis's 24R-4D map, signed on 4 May 2026, redraws FL-22 to eliminate Frankel's Democratic advantage. Sabato's Crystal Ball rated nine Florida districts as shifting toward Republicans under the map.Source: Sabato's Crystal Ball
- Why is DeSantis redrawing Florida's congressional map in 2026?
- Following the Supreme Court's Louisiana v. Callais ruling, Florida Republicans moved to enact a 24R-4D map that targets four Democratic incumbents for elimination and dramatically expands the GOP's Florida delegation.Source: Florida Legislature
- Who are the Democrats targeted by the DeSantis Florida redistricting map?
- The 24R-4D map signed by DeSantis on 4 May 2026 targets four Democratic incumbents: Lois Frankel (FL-22), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25), and two others, as rated by Sabato's Crystal Ball.Source: Sabato's Crystal Ball
Background
Lois Frankel holds Florida's 22nd congressional district, covering West Palm Beach and the Palm Beach County coast. On 4 May 2026, Governor Ron DeSantis signed a redrawn 24R-4D map into law that draws Frankel's FL-22 for elimination alongside three other Democratic incumbents, shifting nine Florida districts toward Republicans in advance of the November midterms.
Frankel, first elected in 2012 and a member of the House Appropriations Committee, has represented a district that swung competitive in recent cycles. The 24R-4D map rated by Sabato's Crystal Ball effectively dismantles her seat's Democratic advantage, forcing her into either a primary collision with another incumbent or a race on structurally hostile turf.
Frankel is one of four Florida Democrats facing elimination under the map, the most aggressive single-state partisan redistricting action since the post-Callais ruling opened a cascade of Republican-held states to mid-decade remapping.