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Virginia Court Rejects Democratic Map as GOP States Rush Redistricting
The ruling leaves Virginia’s previous maps in place as Republican-controlled states pursue plans that could create 14 more winnable House seats, officials said.
- On Friday, the Virginia Supreme Court struck down a Democratic congressional redistricting plan in a 4-3 decision, leaving the state's previous maps in place for this year's elections.
- Multiple GOP-controlled Southern states pushed this week to redraw maps following an April 29 Supreme Court decision that struck down a Louisiana congressional district with a Black majority.
- Tennessee enacted a law Thursday creating a new House map that carves up the only majority-Black district held by a Democrat in Memphis; South Carolina's GOP-dominated legislature proposed new maps.
- Democratic-Dominated California responded with a map intended to bring them five new seats, contributing to a redistricting shift creating 14 potential House seats for Republicans and six for Democrats.
- Republicans currently hold 217 House seats to Democrats' 212, but the redistricting flurry challenges provisions of the Voting Rights Act as the 2026 midterm elections approach with uncertain results.
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Leaning Left12Leaning Right2Center9Last UpdatedBias Distribution52% Left
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- 52% of the sources lean Left
52% Left
L 52%
C 39%
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