Virginia Redistricting Referendum 2026
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The legislation by Rep. Rich McCormick (R-Ga.) seeks to revive a long-settled D.C. border dispute by restoring the original boundaries established by the Residence Act of 1790.
The Virginia Supreme Court has scheduled oral arguments for Monday over a challenge to the validity of the redistricting referendum, the latest step in a fast-moving court battle over the commonwealth’s congressional map.
A Republican congressman has introduced legislation that would expand the borders of Washington, D.C., and cost Virginia Democratic voters.
The latest skirmish in the nationwide redistricting fight is in Virginia, where Democrats have proposed a new map aiming to flip four Republican-held House seats.
Virginia's Democrat-led redistricting map was ruled unconstitutional by a circuit court, sparking widespread debate. Salena Zito, a political reporter, explains how this decision highlights a nationwide battle over election maps,
Democrats’ narrow victory in Tuesday’s redistricting referendum in Virginia gives the party up to four pickup opportunities in the commonwealth in this year’s midterm elections. But it also puts both parties near parity in the monthslong arms race over redrawing congressional lines that has been a defining storyline of the 2026 campaign.