Election 2026 Redistricting Virginia
Signs are seen outside Fairfax Government Center during the Virginia redistricting referendum, Tuesday, April 21, 2026, in Fairfax, Va.
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Democrats are celebrating an election win in Virginia that could put them slightly ahead in the national redistricting competition that President Donald Trump triggered in an attempt to preserve his party’s House majority in this year’s midterms. But Tuesday's vote won’t be the final round. The new Virginia maps face a court challenge and could be tossed. Meanwhile, Florida Republicans are poised to begin a special session on redistricting and could give the GOP more seats in the state. The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule in a case that could lead to more Republican seats by eliminating districts drawn to elect minorities.
Virginia's Supreme Court is considering whether a voter-approved redistricting amendment complied with the state's constitutional requirements. A Republican challenge to the map contends that the Democratic-led General Assembly violated procedural requirements by placing the constitutional amendment before voters to authorize mid-decade redistricting. On Monday, arguments before the court focused on whether the legislature's initial vote happened before last fall's election, since early voting was already underway. If the court agrees that lawmakers broke the rules, it could invalidate the amendment and render last week’s statewide vote meaningless. Democrats hope to win as many as four additional U.S. House seats under the new Virginia map.