A Republican-led redistricting effort in New Hampshire hit a snag after state Sen. Dan Innis pulled his own bill to redraw the state’s two congressional districts. New Hampshire has two House Democrats in its congressional delegation. According to POLITICO, the effort faced resistance from Republican Gov. Kelly Ayotte. “The governor wasn’t that supportive of it since it’s in the middle of the normal redistricting cycle,” Innis told POLITICO. “Rather than create a difficult situation in my own house, the New Hampshire State House, I thought it made sense to save this for another time,” he added. A bill that would redraw New Hampshire's congressional maps to favor Republicans has been withdrawn due to opposition from GOP Gov. Kelly Ayotte, according to a report. https://t.co/JXW32G1Srk — NEWSMAX (@NEWSMAX) October 25, 2025 POLITICO has more: Innis’ decision to withdraw his bill deals the White House another setback in its pressure campaign to strong-arm GOP-led states into redistricting. Indiana Senate Republican leadership said this week that they lack the votes to pass a mid-cycle redraw in the Hoosier State, though Gov. Mike Braun is still eyeing a special session to redo the state’s maps. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment about New Hampshire. The White House had been ratcheting up pressure on New Hampshire Republicans to put forward a new map for months, threatening a take-no-prisoners approach that included weighing a primary challenge to Ayotte. Trump ally and longtime New Hampshire resident Corey Lewandowski, who is serving as a Department of Homeland Security senior adviser, said days later he was considering running for governor against Ayotte. There is some interest among Granite State Republican lawmakers in remapping, because New Hampshire has been using a court-approved congressional map since then-Gov. Chris Sununu, a Republican, vetoed plans the Legislature sent him in 2022. Democrats need to net three seats in next year’s midterms in order to win back control of the House, and the Trump team was hoping to secure one seat in a New Hampshire redraw. “RINOs Stop Redistricting Because of Trump Derangement Syndrome,” Steve Bannon commented. RINOs Stop Redistricting Because of Trump Derangement Syndrome https://t.co/uthiewfSgf pic.twitter.com/yXXSDWncx9 — Grace Chong, MBI (@gc22gc) October 25, 2025 WMUR shared last month: Then-Gov. Chris Sununu did not want to see the districts dramatically redrawn, and his vetoes resulted in the New Hampshire Supreme Court creating a map with minimal changes that is in effect today. Now, with the Trump administration pushing red states to re-open redistricting to aid the House GOP majority, attention has turned to New Hampshire. Ayotte has been resistant to revisiting this issue and reiterated her position in an exclusive interview for “CloseUp” on Friday morning. “We’re in the middle of the census. I don’t think the timing is right for redistricting. And as I look at where we are and the things we should be focusing on, this is not something that I support doing at this point in the middle of the census,” Ayotte said. Asked whether she could change her mind, Ayotte responded, “No.” WMUR-TV provided video coverage: