Democrats suffered a major setback and Republicans continued to reshape voting maps their way in a frantic week of developments prompted by court rulings. The Supreme Court of Virginia Friday nullified the results of a special election on April 21, where 1.6 million Virginians approved redistricting that Democrats hoped would win them four more House seats. In a 4-3 ruling, the court said the legislature followed the wrong process for putting the question, an amendment to the state constitution, on the ballot. Meanwhile, Southern Republicans rushed to redraw their states' congressional voting maps after an April 29 U.S.
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Media Coverage · May 9, 2026
The Supreme Court of Virginia nullified a special election result that would have given Democrats four more House seats, allowing Republicans to continue reshaping voting maps in their favor. This decision was made after the court ruled that the legislature followed the wrong process for putting a redistricting amendment on the ballot. As a result, Democrats suffered a major setback in Virginia.
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Democrats suffered a major setback and Republicans continued to reshape voting maps their way in a frantic week of developments prompted by court rulings. The Supreme Court of Virginia Friday nullified the results of a special election on April 21, where 1.6 million Virginians approved redistricting that Democrats hoped would win them four more House seats. In a 4-3 ruling, the court said the legislature followed the wrong process for putting the question, an amendment to the state constitution,
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The Supreme Court of Virginia nullified a special election result that would have given Democrats four more House seats, allowing Republicans to continue reshaping voting maps in their favor. This decision was made after the court ruled that the legislature followed the wrong process for putting a redistricting amendment on the ballot. As a result, Democrats suffered a major setback in Virginia.
Democrats suffered a major setback and Republicans continued to reshape voting maps their way in a frantic week of developments prompted by court rulings. The Supreme Court of Virginia Friday …
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