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Apr 21, 2026

Virginia court blocks voter-approved redistricting plan that would have favored Democrats in midterms

Virginia voters approved a mid-decade redistricting referendum on Tuesday that could have given Democrats up to four additional House seats, but a court blocked the new congressional maps one day later, ruling the referendum invalid.

Apr 21, 2026·7 sources
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  • ▪On April 22, 2026, Judge Jack Hurley Jr. of the Tazewell County Circuit Court blocked the referendum, ruling it invalid
  • ▪The amendment specifies that redistricting responsibilities would return to the bipartisan commission after the 2030 census
  • ▪Virginia's Democratic Governor, Abigail Spanberger, backed the effort to redraw the state's congressional maps

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