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vote early in Virginia's redistricting election, she said she didn't like what she saw. "I'm looking
Virginia vote, Democrats gain edge over Trump's national GOP redistricting push As time runs out before the midterm elections
vote meaningless. The Virginia court proceedings mark the latest twist in a national redistricting battle between [Republicans](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/republicans) and Democrats seeking an advantage in a November midterm election
elections. It would also [bypass the state's bipartisan redistricting commission](https://www.vpm.org/elections/2026-04-21/virginia-congress-redistricting-gerrymandering-april-21-results), which means Democrats would almost completely control Virginia's congressional delegation. [ [](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/22/nx-s1-5787989/redistricting-map-trump-midterms-congress) ### [Elections](https://www.npr.org/sections/elections/) ### [With Virginia
redistricting. **Win McNamee/Getty Images** Win McNamee/Getty Images After more than two decades working in elections, including four years as Virginia's top voting
redistricting efforts across the U.S.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1424x1424+442+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/png/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F94%2F97%2F3752f15b430bb360fa67f72ff57e%2Fpromo-redistricting-20260421.png)](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/22/nx-s1-5787989/redistricting-map-trump-midterms-congress) ### [Elections](https://www.npr.org/sections/elections/) ### [With Virginia vote
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redistricting before the 2028 election. Under Virginia state law, two consecutive legislatures – with a state election in between – must approve a proposed constitutional amendment before it can be put to a vote
elections “utterly predictable”.  Voters cast their ballots in Fountain Valley, California. Photograph: MediaNews Group/Orange County Register/Getty Images “He claimed the recent Virginia redistricting
redistrict after Supreme Court rules, Dems lose big in Virginia Democrats suffered a major setback and Republicans continued to reshape voting maps their way in a frantic week of developments prompted by court rulings. Loading
Virginia Supreme Court could still nullify the redistricting effort](https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/12/how-virginias-top-court-might-decide-democrats-gerrymandering-fate-00777364) after the April election. And, in 2020, voters approved a constitutional amendment that established a bipartisan redistricting commission seeking to limit the partisan
Virginia redistricting is widely expected to benefit Democrats in their fight to retake control of the slimly Republican-controlled US House of Representatives in the [midterm vote](/news/longform/2026/2/27/like-its-2024-again-trump-takes-centre-stage-in-2026-midterm-elections) in November. While redistricting is typically conducted
redistricting election results: Key takeaways from Democrats’ win Virginia voters have narrowly approved a referendum to redraw the state’s congressional map, with about 51.5 percent voting
redistricting ballot measure. “This is really a country election. The whole country is watching,” the president said. Democrats entered the final stretch of voting [cautiously optimistic](https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/21/virginia-redistricting-special-election-democrats-00882485) despite tight polling numbers, buoyed
redistricting vote ‘a critical step’ for the swing state Nearly three months to the day after his term as Virginia’s governor ended, Republican Glenn Youngkin stood in an unshaded corner of an office parking
redistrict temporarily to the legislature. To place an amendment on the ballot in Virginia, the legislature is required to vote on it twice in different special sessions with an election
redistricting referendum United States President Donald Trump has claimed that the [Virginia election](/news/2026/4/22/virginia-redistricting-election-results-key-takeaways-from-democrats-win) was “rigged”, without providing evidence, after voters narrowly approved a referendum to redraw the state’s congressional map. With most ballots
voting. The special election is a key test for Abigail Spanberger, the Democratic governor who won a [resounding election victory](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/04/virginia-governor-abigail-spanberger) last November and supports the new maps, which could turn a delegation