"The measure, called Proposition 50, will replace lines drawn by an independent commission with a map that could net Democrats as many as five new seats in next year's U.S. House elections. The AP called the race just as polls closed in California. The result caps a strong election night for Democrats, who also pocketed notable wins in Virginia and New Jersey."
"In Texas, Missouri and North Carolina, the new GOP-friendly maps were enacted after approval by the state legislature. But in California, Newsom and Democratic allies needed to win approval from voters for the new political lines, because voters had given congressional line-drawing power to an independent citizens commission in 2010. The commission remains popular in California, but Newsom was able to amplify the partisan stakes of the campaign."
California voters approved Proposition 50 to replace congressional maps drawn by an independent citizens commission with a map that could give Democrats up to five additional U.S. House seats. Governor Gavin Newsom led a campaign arguing the new maps were necessary to counteract Republican-drawn gerrymanders in states like Texas. The measure passed amid broader Democratic successes, including wins in Virginia and New Jersey. The independent commission remains popular, but the campaign framed redistricting as an urgent partisan fight ahead of the 2026 midterms that could influence control of the closely divided House.
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