Republicans tried to gerrymander their way out of big congressional losses. It didn't work

Among the sweeping victories by Democrats on Tuesday were wins in several congressional districts that Republicans had redrawn explicitly to boost their party ahead of the midterms.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5557x3705+0+0/resize/5557x3705!/quality/85/format/webp/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F4d%2Fbc%2F059fc92e404397de33b422f48667%2Fap26308150107735.jpg' alt='Rep. Shomari Figures, D-Ala., speaks at an election night event Tuesday in Montgomery, Ala.'/><p>Among the sweeping victories by Democrats on Tuesday were wins in several congressional districts that Republicans had redrawn explicitly to boost their party ahead of the midterms.</p><p>(Image credit: Vasha Hunt)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-6028588' />