California, Proposition 50
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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
Prop. 50 is a constitutional amendment that would allow the nation’s most populous state to temporarily stop using a nonpartisan commission to draw congressional district boundaries.
Gov. Gavin Newsom will likely parlay his victorious redistricting initiative into an electoral strategy in 2028.
Democrat Ghazala Hashmi is projected to win the Virginia lieutenant governor's race, becoming the first Muslim women ever elected to statewide office in the country. She defeated Republican John Reid, a conservative talk radio host and founder of the cultural heritage organization The Virginia Council.
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,