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Virginia weighs legality of new congressional map favoring Democrats that could reshape US House [Virginia
congressional map. With most ballots counted on Tuesday, the measure passed by a slim margin, 51.45 percent voting in favour and 48.55 percent against, a result that could significantly reshape Virginia’s representation
congressional map in his home state [thrown out](https://www.npr.org/2026/05/08/nx-s1-5805193/redistricting-virginia-trump-midterms) by a court after people voted to approve it, and certain elections postponed in [Louisiana](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/30/nx-s1-5806000/louisiana-suspends-house-primaries-supreme-court) and [Alabama](https://www.npr.org/2026/05/12/nx-s1-5819600/alabama-congressional-redistricting-special-election) after
congressional maps, a move he hopes will net his party up to four additional House seats in November’s midterm elections. The long-awaited reveal, which will be debated during a [special session](https://www.theguardian.com
congressional districts in ways that limit the influence of voters of color. DeSantis’s map could increase Republicans’ advantage in Florida’s House delegation to 24 to four, up from the current split
Virginia’s supreme court is still considering a legal challenge to its referendum, and could potentially issue a ruling invalidating the vote. Even if the previous maps - which were drawn under a process voters approved
Virginia struck down the congressional redistricting approved by voters in April. The ruling is a major setback for Democrats' attempt to counter the pro-GOP reshuffling of voting maps led by President Trump. Commonwealth voters
legal tool that voters of colour rely on to challenge discriminatory maps and election systems.” A redrawn Louisiana map is expected to benefit Republicans, with Black majority districts typically favouring Democratic candidates. The ruling could
map for introduction during the special session. It is our expectation that … a proposal will be transmitted from the governor’s office to the senate for our consideration.” Florida currently sends 20 Republicans and eight
Legal Defense Fund, the League of Women Voters of Louisiana, the American Civil Liberties Union, and the Harvard Law School Race and Law Clinic, said in a joint statement in early May. “By attempting
Virginia vote as “rigged”, without providing any evidence to back up the claim. Meanwhile, a case pending before the US Supreme Court could beckon in another slate of redistricting in the US South. In Louisiana
congressional maps before the usual timeline to improve their chances in the 2026 midterms. Republicans moved first in states like Texas, where new maps could give them up to five more seats. Democrats responded with
congressional map, the latest salvo in an unprecedented [national battle](/news/2026/4/23/democrats-up-in-virginia-but-us-voters-may-pay-price-for-redistricting-war) of redistricting before the midterm elections in November. The vote in both the Florida state Senate and House on Wednesday comes just days after
congressional maps for Louisiana, Texas, 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
congressional districts before the midterms. A “no” vote would leave current boundaries unchanged until the next round of regularly scheduled redistricting after the 2030 census. ## What do the latest polls suggest? The result is expected
congressional maps to diminish or eliminate majority-Black districts that have elected Black members of Congress. The second major case that has been decided [struck down President Trump's tariff program](https://www.npr.org/2026/02/20/nx-s1-5672383/supreme-court-tariffs) because
congressional map that would take effect if voters approve the measure. Fram’s home district in that map — the “new 11th” — includes a majority of voters from surrounding districts currently represented by Reps. Suhas Subramanyam