Election 2026 Redistricting Virginia
A voter walks past a sign opposing the Virginia redistricting referendum outside the Fairfax County Government Center during the early voting period Friday, April 3, 2026, in Fairfax, Va.
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Virginia voters will consider a ballot measure Tuesday that would give the Democratic-majority legislature temporary power to redraw the state’s congressional districts. It’s the latest move in an escalating redistricting battle that began in July 2025, when Texas Republican lawmakers redrew their state’s congressional map to favor Republicans at President Donald Trump’s urging. Democrats could net four additional seats if the measure passes. The authority to draw congressional maps would revert to the state’s nonpartisan redistricting commission after the 2030 census.