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campaign rally against Virginia Democrats' proposed state redistricting constitutional amendment ](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/2026-04-17T205145Z_1394143250_RC25NKAAJTPX_RTRMADP_3_USA-ELECTION-VIRGINIA-REDISTRICTING-1776742157.jpg?w=770&resize=770%2C513&quality=80) Supporters depart
Virginia is still a fairly purple state, and Tuesday's redistricting vote seems to be a toss-up, even as the pro-redistricting side has massively outspent its opponents. Voters say campaigns
campaign. Complicating Democrats’ pitch are two factors: [The Virginia Supreme Court could still nullify the redistricting
campaign like a military operation. And while they acknowledge the bid is a long shot, they think they have a chance — if Virginia voters approve redistricting
redistricting commission approved a new map. With [Republicans](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/republicans) controlling the House with 217 seats to the Democrats’s 213, every vote counts, and Democrats have characterized supporting Virginia’s referendum – which would
Virginia currently is represented in the House by six Democrats and five Republicans who were elected from districts imposed by a court after a bipartisan redistricting commission failed to agree on a map after
campaign co-manager and a longtime Virginia-based GOP strategist, shared a social media post on Tuesday [calling out Republicans in Indiana for not being more aggressive.](https://x.com/ChrisLaCivita/status/2046763357085057219) It’s now too late
redistricting and push back against Trump in the Democratic-leaning state. It’s also a victory for Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger in her first national test as governor, after she [faced pressure](https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/26/abigail-spanberger-virginia-redistricting-election-00845675)
redistricting process voters authorized six years ago, must still be approved by the state legislature for a second time. It is also the subject of an ongoing challenge before the state supreme court, which could
redistricting process voters authorized six years ago. The legislature approved the change earlier this year, but would have to vote on it again if it wins the support of voters. It is also the subject
Virginia Center for Politics, [said in a statement sent](https://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/newvaratings/) to Al Jazeera. “However, there are other dominoes that might fall on redistricting, most notably in Florida, where Republicans are meeting
campaigning door to door as he has done so many times before. [](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/29/nx-s1-5804703/florida-redistricting-voting-map-republicans-house-seats) ### [Politics
Virginia](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/virginia) on Tuesday, when voters approved a plan that could remove all but one of the five [Republicans](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/republicans) in its current House of Representatives delegation. Far from defying history
Virginia and Texas have since followed suit. The campaign was kicked into overdrive when the US Supreme Court ruled last week that a [provision](/news/2026/4/30/has-the-us-supreme-court-weakened-the-voting-rights-act-and-how) of the landmark 1973 Voting Rights Act, which prevented diluting
redistricting, the harder it is to win approval from the court and the public — and the harder it is for your party to hold the seats it has. In Virginia, some Democrats wanted to settle
campaign against powerful pedophiles, you get drummed out of the Republican Party.” Marjorie Taylor Greene, a former Republican congresswoman now feuding with Trump, [wrote](https://x.com/FmrRepMTG/status/2056910615747162463?s=20): “Releasing the Epstein files was our demise
Virginia referendum result. Trump called that vote “rigged”, and a travesty of justice, while Mike Johnson, the Republican House speaker, accused Democrats of a “dishonest gambit to try to rig the system”. In Florida, however
redistricting referendum is the most expensive ballot measure in Virginia's history by far, according to figures from the [Virginia Public Access Project](https://www.vpap.org/visuals/visual/the-most-expensive-referenda/). Over $80m (£59m) was raised as of earlier this
Virginia. Most recently, Florida’s legislature on Wednesday passed a new congressional map, creating 24 districts expected to go to Republicans, up from 20 currently held by members of the party. In a post
redistricting. - 🎧 **Protesters from Tennessee's blue cities argue that the new map will silence the voices of voters** who support Democrats. These voters make up roughly a third of the state's population, according