Tag: Redistricting
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Virginia the seventh state to redraw congressional district boundaries ahead of the 2026 elections
Virginia became the seventh state with new U.S. House district boundaries ahead of the 2026 elections when voters approved a constitutional amendment permitting mid-decade redistricting on April 21. Four other states—California, Missouri, North Carolina, and Texas—also adopted new maps voluntarily. Ohio was required by law to adopt a new map, and litigation led to a…
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A record-high number of U.S. House candidates filed to run in California after the state conducted mid-decade redistricting
This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for the U.S. House of Representatives in California was March 6, 2026. A record 289 candidates, 5.6 per district, are running for California's 52 congressional districts in the state’s June 2 top-two primaries. That’s the most candidates to run for the U.S. House since 2014 and the most…
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Virginia voters to decide redistricting amendment at special election; state last held one for a ballot measure 70 years ago in 1956
Virginia voters will decide on a constitutional amendment at a special election on April 21, 2026. The amendment would allow the state legislature to conduct congressional redistricting through Oct. 31, 2030. Since 1927, when the state's historic referendum data begins, Virginia has held two special elections for statewide ballot measures, in 1928 and 1956. The…
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December redistricting vote shapes Republican primaries for Indiana Senate
Republican primaries for the Indiana Senate will take place on May 5, 2026. The general election is on November 3, 2026. The Indiana Senate is one of 88 state legislative chambers with elections in 2026. There are 99 chambers throughout the country. Twenty-five of the Indiana Senate's 50 seats are up for election in 2026.…
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Virginia redistricting constitutional amendment would shift four Republican-held congressional districts towards Democrats, based on 2025 gubernatorial results
Virginia has 11 congressional districts. Voters in each district elect one member to the U.S. House of Representatives. As of February 2026, Virginia’s delegation includes six Democrats and five Republicans. On April 21, at a special referendum election, voters will decide on a constitutional amendment that would allow the state legislature to draw congressional district…
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Over the past two weeks, bail-related ballot measure certified in Indiana, and signatures submitted for redistricting initiative in Utah
As of Feb. 18, 67 statewide measures have been certified for the ballot in 32 states, 10 more measures than the average number certified at this point in other even-numbered years over the past decade (2014 to 2024). Here’s an update on the latest ballot measure activity during the past two weeks: The last signature…
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Supporters of a Utah initiative to eliminate the non-politician redistricting commission submitted more than 200,000 signatures to election officials
Supporters of a Utah initiative to repeal Proposition 4 announced on Feb. 15 that they submitted more than 200,000 signatures in support of the measure. If the signatures are validated by election officials, voters would decide the initiative on Nov. 3, 2026. The initiative would repeal Prop 4, approved by voters in 2018, eliminating the…
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Virginia voters to decide constitutional amendment allowing legislative congressional redistricting amid recent map changes in six other states
The Virginia General Assembly passed a constitutional amendment that would allow legislators to adopt a new congressional district map. Voters must approve the amendment. House Joint Resolution 4 (HJR 4), the constitutional amendment, would allow the Virginia General Assembly to redraw congressional districts between 2025 and 2030 if other states have conducted mid-decade congressional redistricting. …
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Indiana Senate votes against new all-Republican congressional map
On Dec. 11, 2025, the Indiana Senate voted 31-19 against a new congressional map that would have shifted the state’s two Democratic U.S. House districts toward Republicans ahead of the 2026 elections. Twenty-one Republicans joined the chamber’s 10 Democrats in voting against the bill. The vote against redistricting came despite pressure from the White House…
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Utah the sixth state with a new congressional map ahead of the 2026 elections
Utah became the sixth state to adopt a new congressional map ahead of the 2026 census. On Nov. 10, 2025, a district court judge rejected a redrawn map submitted by the legislature that would have maintained four Republican-leaning districts in favor of a proposal from the plaintiffs in the case that shifts one district toward…