US EditionCalifornia voters approve new US House map to boost Democrats in 2026
- On Nov. 4, California voters approved Proposition 50 to redraw congressional districts after the Legislature and Gov. Gavin Newsom signed it on Aug. 21.
- Under Prop 50 the Legislature, not the citizens commission, will redraw maps mid-decade, suspending the independent California Citizens Redistricting Commission and departing from the usual post-U.S. Census redraws.
- Supporters blanketed the airwaves with more than $100 million in broadcast and cable ads, with Gavin Newsom, California governor, raising nearly $120 million and supporters booking over $5 million last week.
- The maps could give Democrats as many as five seats, shifting House control calculations for 2026, while Republican incumbents Ken Calvert, Darrell Issa, Kevin Kiley and Doug LaMalfa face tough choices in coming weeks as lines stay through 2030.
- Supporters framed Prop 50 as a response to GOP-led redistricting in Texas, while opponents, including Arnold Schwarzenegger and Charles Munger Jr., who gave more than $32.7 million, called it gerrymandering amid polling in the last week showing sharp partisan divides.
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California Voters Pass Prop 50, Punching Back at Trump in Gerrymandering Fight
California voters delivered a huge counterpunch to Trump and the GOP's efforts to gerrymander their way to a win in the 2026 midterms, voting decisively on Tuesday to redraw congressional maps to more heavily favor Democrats.
California voters approve measure redrawing congressional maps to favor Democrats
Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks to the press, alongside his partner, Jennifer Lynn Siebel Newsom, after Proposition 50 was passed by California voters, at the California Democratic Party headquarters in Sacramento on Nov. 4, 2025. (Photo by Jungho Kim for CalMatters)This story was originally published by CalMatters. California voters on Tuesday passed a ballot measure to redraw the state’s congressional map to favor Democrats, a major victory for the p…
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