Virginia, Democrats and congressional map
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A state-by-state breakdown of how each new congressional map affects the fight for control of Congress this November.
Virginia voters narrowly approved a measure to redraw congressional maps Tuesday that will give Democrats the advantage in 10 of the state’s 11 U.S. House seats.
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.
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.
President Donald Trump denounced the redistricting election in Virginia as "RIGGED," and voiced his hope that the courts would strike the new congressional map down. In a post on Truth Social, Trump questioned the legitimacy of the Tuesday voting results ...