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Trump extends ‘rigged’ election claims to Virginia redistricting, without citing evidence

The amendment passed 51.5% to 48.5% and could shift four House seats toward Democrats, according to vote counts cited by The Associated Press.

  • President Donald Trump claimed without evidence that Virginia's referendum on redistricting was rigged after a narrow vote approved a Democratic-favored redrawing of congressional maps with 51.45% voting in favor.
  • The referendum potentially allows Democrats to increase their seats from six to ten out of Virginia's eleven U.S. House seats, significantly affecting the state's House representation before the 2026 midterms.
  • Virginia Republicans filed a lawsuit challenging the referendum results, arguing that the ballot language was deceptive and that the process lacked fairness and transparency.
  • The redistricting vote is part of a national partisan battle over gerrymandering, with both parties redrawing maps to gain advantages in upcoming elections, including Democrats in states like Virginia and California.
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The U.S. President believes, as in the 2020 election, that mail-order voting led to fraud in the referendum won on Tuesday by the Democrats in VirginiaDonald Trump described Tuesday as "rugged" the referendum won the day before by the Democrats in Virginia, which allows them to redraw that state's electoral map to potentially glean four additional seats in the U.S. Congress."Democrats came out with another dishonest victory," said on his platfor…

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After a defeat in the U.S. state of Virginia, Donald Trump again raises allegations of electoral fraud. In doing so, the redeployment of the constituencies could become crucial for the majorities in Congress.

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The Washington Post broke the news on Tuesday, April 21, 2026.
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