US EditionCalifornia redistricting: California Legislature approves new congressional map to counter Texas plan
California Democrats are funding a special election to approve new partisan congressional maps aimed at gaining five additional U.S. House seats to counter Texas Republicans' redistricting efforts.
- On Aug. 21, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation setting a special election for November 4 to let voters decide a redrawn congressional map, giving parties around 75 days to campaign.
- After Texas legislature advanced its map, President Donald Trump pushed for mid‑decade redraws, prompting Gov. Gavin Newsom and California Democrats to counter with their own plan for next year.
- The vote followed party lines, passing 57‑20 in the California State Assembly and 30‑8 in the California State Senate, while Gov. Gavin Newsom's political operation raised $6.2 million from more than 200,000 donors.
- If voters approve the measure, California's 52 new House districts would apply to the 2026, 2028 and 2030 elections and could net Democrats five additional U.S. House seats.
- Legal challenges and talk of a domino effect have emerged as California Republicans filed a lawsuit and other states including Indiana and Missouri consider similar commission-based redistricting systems.
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