US EditionNewsom Calls Nov. 4 Special Election in California on Partisan Redistricting Plan to Counter Texas Move
Governor Newsom seeks voter approval for a midterm redistricting measure to counter Republican gains in Texas, potentially costing Fresno County up to $4 million, officials said.
- On Thursday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a Nov. 4 special election to approve a new congressional map aimed at helping Democrats win five more U.S. House seats.
- As announced by Newsom, California will hold a Nov. 4 special election to seek voter approval of a new congressional map, countering Texas efforts to redistrict.
- The special ballot will ask voters to create temporary congressional districts for the next two elections, with boundaries returning to an independent commission thereafter.
- Newsom’s plan signals a national standoff as California becomes the first state beyond Texas to wade into the mid-decade redistricting fight, potentially spreading to court battles.
- Looking toward 2026, the turf war involves California and Texas in a partisan effort that could influence House control, with Republicans holding a 219-212 majority and four vacancies.
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) hopes to turn a special election in November on his gerrymandered congressional map into a referendum on President Donald Trump, rather than on his own partisan ambition. That is the clear picture emerging from his fundraising sources — and from the media, who are falling into line. Newsom signed bills…
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California is the first Democratic-led state to wade into a brewing national redistricting fight after President Donald Trump urged Texas Republicans to draw new maps to maintain the party’s slim U.S. House majority after the 2026 midterm elections. The Texas plan was temporarily stalled when minority Democrats left the state to stop the Legislature from passing any bills, but some lawmakers said they’ll return to Texas…
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