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With Virginia vote, Democrats gain edge over Trump's national GOP redistricting push

Apr 22, 2026Center

After Virginia voters weighed in on Tuesday, the redistricting set off by President Trump to help the GOP in the midterms has been countered and possibly surpassed by Democrats.

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Virginia vote hands Democrats redistricting edge, triggers GOP blame game ahead of House fight

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Republicans blame lack of national support after narrowly losing Virginia's redistricting referendum, which could boost Democrats' House seat count.

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Democrats boost midterm edge with Virginia redistricting win: 5 takeaways

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Apr 22, 2026

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Democrats boost midterm edge with Virginia redistricting win: 5 takeaways

Virginia voters on Tuesday approved a mid-decade redistricting plan that could help Democrats win four more House seats ahead of the November midterms Voters in the Old Dominion approved a temporary amendment to the state constitution allowing Democrats to draw new congressional lines favoring the party in all but one of its 11 House districts.…

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