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California’s primary elections, including its fiercely fought gubernatorial contest, will be at the mercy of a notoriously slow vote-counting system after the polls close on Tuesday, and it could be days or even
outcome of California's new congressional districts In response to Texas redrawing its congressional lines to create five Republican leaning districts at the behest of President Trump, Californians approved Proposition 50 in November last year
primary  Ed Gallrein, Republican congressional candidate for Kentucky, speaks on May 18 in Hebron, Ky. **Jon Cherry/Getty Images
congressional maps after a [supreme court ruling](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/29/supreme-court-louisiana-congressional-map-case-ruling) gutted key anti-discrimination protections in the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Analysts at the Council of Foreign Relations [have said](https://www.cfr.org/articles/gerrymandering-the-supreme-court-and-the-2026-midterm-elections) the ruling
congressional district, where San Francisco is located. That’s the area that Democrat [Nancy Pelosi](/news/2025/11/6/nancy-pelosi-first-female-us-house-speaker-to-retire-from-congress) currently represents in Congress. Her decision to retire after four decades marks the end of an influential career that
congressional gerrymandering advantage heading into this year’s midterm elections. The ruling could bolster Republican hopes of keeping their majority in the US House in the midterms. Democrats pursued the Virginia measure as part
outcomes could shape the political landscape for the remainder of President Donald Trump’s second term, as frontrunners are decided for the midterms. At stake is control over Congress. All seats in the House
congressional districts lean Republican and it would have extended the GOP lead in the national redistricting race, already [netting them around](https://www.npr.org/2026/05/09/nx-s1-5812908/trump-midterms-redistricting-election) nine more seats in the U.S. House. Early voting
primary elections already underway, this is one of Democrats’ last shots at offsetting or even overcoming the gains Republicans made in Texas and elsewhere before November. If the ballot referendum fails, it would