US EditionVirginia voters approve Democrats' redistricting plan, giving the party a midterm election boost
The plan could give Democrats four additional House seats and leave only one of Virginia’s 11 districts safely Republican.
- On Tuesday, Virginia voters approved a mid-decade redistricting plan projected to boost Democrats' chances of winning four additional U.S. House seats, potentially securing 10 of the state's 11 congressional districts.
- President Donald Trump initiated a national redistricting battle last year by urging GOP-controlled states to redraw maps for partisan advantage, prompting Virginia Democrats to respond with this referendum to offset Republican gains.
- Proponents spent more than $56.4 million on advertising through Tuesday morning, more than twice the $24.6 million invested by opponents including House Speaker Mike Johnson and former Gov. Glenn Youngkin.
- Despite the approval, the Virginia Supreme Court is weighing an appeal of a Tazewell County judge's ruling that deemed the redistricting push illegal, potentially rendering the referendum results moot.
- With the narrowly divided Congress at stake, this map could prove decisive in November's midterm elections, though a high court reversal could revert districts to 2021 boundaries and reshape competitive races.
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“We hit back hard”: Virginia Democrats redistricting plans approved, enraging Trump
Virginians approved a redistricting plan Tuesday that gives Democrats the edge in a gerrymandering race started by President Donald Trump. The redistricting, heralded by the Democratic-led state house, is likely to flip four Republican held seats and ultimately give Democrats 10 of Virginia’s 11 U.S. House seats come November. Various red and blue states across the country are pushing for mid-decade redistricting to give their party an edge in t…
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Democrats win in Virginia but it won't be the final say in a national redistricting competition
Democrats are celebrating an election win in Virginia that could put them slightly ahead in the national redistricting competition that President Donald Trump triggered in an attempt to preserve his party’s House majority in this year’s midterms.
Democrats' Virginia Redistricting Map Passes, But Still Faces a Significant Hurdle Before Becoming Official
A Democrat-authored redistricting plan passed by a narrow margin in Virginia Tuesday. In a referendum that drew more than three million Virginians to the polls, the state’s voters approved a […] The post Democrats' Virginia Redistricting Map Passes, But Still Faces a Significant Hurdle Before Becoming Official appeared first on The Western Journal.
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