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elected Democratic governor, backed an effort to redraw her state’s maps following her January inauguration. Under [the new maps](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/19/virginias-map-redistricting-vote-swing-state), Democrats are now favored to win in 10 of Virginia
elections in November. ## Redistricting battle and Florida’s pending map The update comes amid a nationwide redistricting battle that has overturned longstanding norms for the practice. Typically, congressional maps are redrawn every 10 years following
Virginia’s vote last week, in which Democrats were expected to net four seats, largely neutralised Republican redistricting gains. Florida’s new map again gives Republicans the edge in seats gained in the redistricting flurry
result in [Virginia](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/virginia) should serve as a warning to DeSantis. He wrote in a statement: > double quotation markIf Florida Republicans proceed with this illegal scheme, they will only create more prime-pick
result in three additional competitive districts but no net gain for Republicans. House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York threatened a wider front in Florida if they enacted redistricting legislation. “If Florida Republicans proceed
redistricting in California to gain more seats there.* *But Democrats were also dealt a blow in Virginia when the state’s supreme court [rejected](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/08/virginia-supreme-court-rules-against-congressional-maps?referring_host=Reddit&utm_campaign=guardianacct) a voter-approved congressional map that would have
Virginia, and California. The decisions in those cases mostly benefitted the Republican party. The four-page unsigned opinion Tuesday seemed to many election law experts to encourage more, not less chaos, as did the court
election, is locked in a legal fight over Democrats’ efforts to seize four Republican-held seats. Last week, a district court judge [blocked](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/22/virginia-court-congressional-maps-redrawn) a new map, approved just the day before
redistricting in favor of Democrats, while Virginia’s governor backed holding a vote to do so, resulting in Tuesday’s referendum. - **How much of a boost for the Democrats is Virginia’s referendum result
results will be a test of Trump's power of political retribution. "This was a top political priority of President Trump's and [he] was very clear about that," said Marty Obst, a long-time
elections, Trump successfully encouraged Republican-controlled governments in Texas, North Carolina and Missouri to redraw their maps in a way that [imperiled](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2025/nov/02/us-redistrcting-congressional-map) up to seven Democratic-held House seats. California voters responded