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GOP voters in Northern California brace for loss of representation in fight for US House
Proposition 50 would merge conservative rural counties with wealthy liberal coastal areas, risking GOP seat losses as Democrats outnumber Republicans nearly 2-to-1, officials said.
- Voting concludes Nov. 4 on Proposition 50, which would create partisan U.S. House maps outside the independent commission and place Shasta, Siskiyou and Modoc counties with Marin County, diluting rural voices.
- Labor unions and Democratic allies have mobilized hundreds of volunteers in Los Angeles to support California governor Gavin Newsom's effort to counter a Trump-backed GOP plan in Texas.
- In 2024, Shasta County backed Trump by 67%, while Marin County went 80% for Kamala Harris and its median household income tops $140,000, illustrating stark local contrasts.
- Republican Rep. Doug LaMalfa opposes the measure, spending at least $63,000 from his campaign fund on outreach and giving $50,000 to the statewide no on Prop 50 campaign, while TV advertising has largely dried up.
- All of the mapping efforts are expected to face legal challenges, and some residents worry national Republican organizations may not mount full fights to hold seats, even if the Democratic Party wins five more and the U.S. House remains uncertain.
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GOP voters in Northern California brace for loss of representation in fight for US House
In a stretch of Northern California known for farming, ranching and a rural way of life, residents worry a ballot measure to redraw U.S. House maps is all but certain to dilute what little political power they possess in the heavily Democratic state.
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