At-A-Glance A court's redistricting plan changed Minnesota's political landscape. The maps placed two U.S. House incumbents, Democrat Bill Luther and Republican Mark Kennedy, in the same district. In an unusual twist, the two ended up switching districts. Luther now will face Republican John Kline, whom he has defeated twice. The panel of judges also pitted 18 of 67 state senators and 34 of 134 representatives against each other. Many are retiring and a handful have moved into other districts. Redistricting happens once each decade to coincide with population shifts.

Redistricting plan due today
Mar. 19 - - Minnesota's congressional map will be redrawn into five urban and three rural districts under a court redistricting plan released Tuesday, acknowledging the state's population shift in the last decade. For years, the state has had a four-four split, but nearly 60 percent of the state's people now live in the 13-county area in and around the Twin Cities.
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