There is a lot on line in Virginia's redistricting vote
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Virginia votes Tuesday on its 5th congressional map in two census cycles, a change that could hand Democrats 10 of 11 seats in Washington.
Virginia voters approve a redistricting map shifting the state to a 10-1 Democratic edge, sparking fierce Republican backlash and court challenges.
A special election to determine if Virginia voters will change the state’s constitution to allow for congressional redistricting that would likely shift four Republican-held seats to Democratic control.
Trump urges courts to intervene after Virginia voters approved a new congressional map, claiming the referendum was deceptive.
Virginia is the latest front in an unprecedented coast-to-coast redistricting war, with voters on Tuesday set to determine whether to accept or reject a Democratic plan to dramatically redraw the state’s congressional maps and help shape the midterm elections.
The state’s voters approved a map that could give Democrats four more House seats, putting the party on more even footing in the nation’s redistricting war.
Gov. Abigail Spanberger is celebrating a win for Democrats in Virginia Tuesday night as the party moves ahead with a plan to redraw the state’s congressional map to potentially gain four additional U.