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rules, the other follows, until courts or voters draw the final line.” ## Democrats gain – for now Trump has not been timid about his desire to redraw state congressional maps to benefit his Republican Party
Congressional Committee chair Rep. Richard Hudson is holding out hope that the state’s Supreme Court, which [reserved the right to weigh in](https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/12/how-virginias-top-court-might-decide-democrats-gerrymandering-fate-00777364) on the new map after the election, voids Democrats
Virginia approved new congressional maps, a court put a pause on them** by ruling [the referendum invalid](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/22/virginia-court-congressional-maps-redrawn), although Democrats said they would appeal. The maps are the latest salvo in a struggle