For the second time in six months, voters in a blue state have signed off on an aggressively gerrymandered US House map to help Democrats fight back in a redistricting war launched by President Donald Trump and Republicans.
Virginia voters on Tuesday approved a referendum that could net Democrats an additional four seats in the 2026 midterm elections and allow them to win 10 of the state’s 11 congressional districts. California voters approved a similar measure last year.
The Virginia measure was passing 51%-49% with 97% of the vote in.
The vote makes the
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