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LIVE RESULTS: Virginia’s redistricting referendum

By WTOP Staff

Follow WTOP’s team coverage of the 2026 Virginia redistricting referendum online, on air at 103.5 FM or on the WTOP News app.

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Voters have voted ‘yes’ on proposed amendment to Virginia’s constitution that clears a path for a Democratic-led redistricting effort, aimed at gaining the party seats in the U.S. House amid a nationwide gerrymandering showdown.

The proposed amendment to the state constitution authorizes the General Assembly to move forward with a plan spearheaded by Virginia Democrats.

Outside of the special election, Republicans have challenged the redistricting effort’s legality. The Virginia State Supreme Court is expected to hear arguments after the results are in.

Polls opened at 6 a.m. and closed at 7 p.m. for in-person voting.

See live results as they come in.

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Maryland court rules Democratic-backed redistricting amendment cannot go on November ballot

By The Associated Press
A Maryland court has ruled against a proposed constitutional amendment that could have paved the way for Democrats to redraw the state's congressional districts ahead of the 2028 elections. The ruling Wednesday by a judge in the state's capital city marks another setback in Democrats' national attempts to counter a Republican redistricting movement pushed by President Donald Trump ahead of this year's elections. The judge ruled that the amendment cannot appear on the November ballot, but he paused the effect of that ruling to allow for an appeal to the state Supreme Court. Democrats already control seven of Maryland's eight congressional seats. Democratic Gov. Wes Moore called lawmakers into a special session in August with a goal of making it easier to claim that final seat. An amendment referred to the ballot by lawmakers seeks to sidestep a court ruling that struck down a previous Democratic redistricting plan in 2022. It would declare that a constitutional requirement for districts to be compact and take into account “natural boundaries” applies only to state legislative districts, not congressional ones.
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