Virginia supreme court strikes down new congressional maps in win for Republicans

Maps, recently approved by voters, would have helped Democrats gain up to four new seats in US House Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email Virginia’s supreme court on Friday ruled that the state cannot use new congressional maps approved by voters to help Democrats gain as many as four new seats in the US House of Representatives, handing Republicans a major win ahead of November’s midterm elections. In a 4-3 decision, the court found that the state’s general assembly did not follow the appropriate constitutional procedure in approving the map, which voters then passed in a referendum last month. Continue reading...

Chris Stein · Fri, May 8, 2026, 9:40 AM
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Virginia supreme court strikes down new congressional maps in win for Republicans

Maps, recently approved by voters, would have helped Democrats gain up to four new seats in US House

Virginia’s supreme court on Friday ruled that the state cannot use new congressional maps approved by voters to help Democrats gain as many as four new seats in the US House of Representatives, handing Republicans a major win ahead of November’s midterm elections.

In a 4-3 decision, the court found that the state’s general assembly did not follow the appropriate constitutional procedure in approving the map, which voters then passed in a referendum last month.

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