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California voters passed Proposition 50 on Tuesday, in a major win for Governor Gavin Newsom and the Democrats.
California voters have approved a new congressional map drawn by state Democrats, NBC News projects, giving the party the chance to gain up to five House seats in next year’s midterm elections and cou
Gov. Gavin Newsom will likely parlay his victorious redistricting initiative into an electoral strategy in 2028.
California voters are deciding whether to approve new House maps to push back on Republican moves. Democrats won two governor contests elsewhere: Representative Mikie Sherrill in New Jersey, and in Virginia,
Prop. 50 would enact a congressional map that helps Democrats, but a new analysis finds it doesn’t change Californians’ representation much on other measures.
Rep. Ken Calvert said he will run in the redrawn 40th District — which now bleeds into more than half of the representative's current 41st District.
Proponents say voters are motivated by stopping President Trump. Republicans have already begun pointing fingers over lackluster fund-raising and coordination.