“Now, we'll have almost 25,000 people that voted for me now are going to go to the ballot in just a few weeks and vote for a new candidate, a new person to represent them that's in the third congressional. And in the fourth, you'll have almost 40,000 people that are going to the ballots. Who am I voting for? I just voted for Rick Brattin. Who am I voting for?”

Rick Brattin · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-04

Brattin criticized the ruling as unconstitutional and disrespectful to voters, noting thousands of people who voted for him would now vote in different congressional districts.