{"id":2593824,"date":"2026-04-22T14:43:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T18:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-virginia-redistricting-map-passes-but-still-faces-a-significant-hurdle-before-becoming-official\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T14:45:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T18:45:26","slug":"democrats-virginia-redistricting-map-passes-but-still-faces-a-significant-hurdle-before-becoming-official","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-virginia-redistricting-map-passes-but-still-faces-a-significant-hurdle-before-becoming-official\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats&#8217; Virginia Redistricting Map Passes, But Still Faces a Significant Hurdle Before Becoming Official"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemocrats-virginia-redistricting-map-passes-but-still-faces-a-significant-hurdle-before-becoming-official%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2593824&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A Democrat-authored redistricting plan in Virginia passed by a narrow statewide referendum, according to NBC news. The measure would allow the General Assembly to temporarily adopt new congressional districts to restore fairness in upcoming elections, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >wiht normal redistricting resuming<\/a> after the 2030 census. If implemented, the plan could give Democrats a strong edge in the U.S. House delegation, possibly shifting to a 10:1 majority, though Virginia currently has a 6:5 Democrat advantage.<\/p>\n<p>Election results showed about 51.4% in favor versus 48.6% against, with roughly 17,000 votes still outstanding at the time of reporting. The referendum reflects Virginia\u2019s purple-leaning status and was driven in part by strong support in Northern Virginia suburbs like Fairfax, Loudoun, and nearby counties. Prior to approval, the proposal faced legal challenges: a Tazewell County judge blocked it twice on procedural and wording grounds, but the Virginia Supreme Court allowed the referendum to proceed while signaling continued scrutiny of the process. Republicans and othre critics argued the move could undermine the state constitution and rig the system.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A Democrat-authored redistricting plan passed by a narrow margin in Virginia Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>In a referendum that drew more than three million Virginians to the polls, the state&rsquo;s voters approved a plan to allow Democrats to redraw the state&rsquo;s congressional map so as to give Democrats a strong chance at a 10:1 majority in the state&rsquo;s U.S. House delegation, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2026-special-elections\/virginia-ballot-measures\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Now, in all likelihood, the Supreme Court of Virginia will review the plan.<\/p>\n<p>At present, Democrats enjoy a 6:5 advantage in Virginia&rsquo;s U.S. House delegation<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday&rsquo;s vote reflected Virginia&rsquo;s status as a purple state that leans blue. As of Wednesday morning, with approximately 17,000 votes outstanding, 51.4 percent of voters approved the plan, compared to 48.6 percent who voted against it.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>In the end, however, the Virginia Supreme Court could render the Democrats&rsquo; victory moot.<\/p>\n<p>For one thing, a Tazewell County judge has already blocked the proposal twice, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wric.com\/news\/virginia-news\/supreme-court-ruling-redistricting-referendum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WRIC-TV<\/a> in Richmond.<\/p>\n<p>In January, for instance, the judge ruled that by adding the proposal to the 2024 Special Session of the General Assembly, Virginia Democrats had violated procedural rules, in which case the plan could not go forward to a referendum.<\/p>\n<p>Then, in February, the same judge objected to the referendum&rsquo;s language, which read:<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Question: Should the Constitution of Virginia be amended to allow the General Assembly to temporarily adopt new congressional districts to restore fairness in the upcoming elections, while ensuring Virginia&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-rig-virginia-vote-with-misleading-ballot-language-equating-gerrymandering-push-to-fairness\/\" title=\"Dems Rig ... Vote With Misleading Ballot Language\">standard redistricting process resumes<\/a> for all future redistricting after the 2030 census?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The judge characterized the question, particularly the phrase &ldquo;restore fairness,&rdquo; as misleading.<\/p>\n<p>On March 4, the Virginia Supreme Court allowed the referendum to go forward. But it left open the possibility of future scrutiny.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;[This case] involve[s] weighty assertions of invalidity against the process employed by the Virginia General Assembly in an effort to submit a proposed constitutional amendment to the citizens of the Commonwealth,&rdquo; the justices&rsquo; opinion read. &ldquo;These issues are of grave concern to the Court. But consistent with [past precedent], we offer no opinion on the ultimate resolution. It is the process, not the outcome, of this effort that we may ultimately have to address. Issuing an injunction to keep Virginians from the polls is not the proper way to make this decision.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In a lawsuit filed in February, National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Richard Hudson accused Virginia Democrats of &ldquo;ignoring their own Constitution and trying to rig the system in their favor,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wric.com\/news\/virginia-news\/rnc-nrcc-file-lawsuit-to-stop-virginia-democrats-redistricting-proposal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WRIC<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Virginia House Speaker Don Scott, a Democrat, described Republicans as &ldquo;terrified of the ballot box.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The high concentration of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/report-thune-betrays-maga-begs-trump-not-lay-off-government-employees-shutdown-wastes-lifetime-opportunity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">government employees<\/a> in Northern Virginia has turned that state blue in recent years. Voters in those affluent D.C. suburbs, for instance, broke heavily for then-Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/americas-15-wealthiest-counties-voted-2024-presidential-election-tells-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kamala Harris<\/a> in the 2024 presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>Those same voters in Loudoun, Fairfax, Alexandria, and Prince William Counties voted overwhelmingly &ldquo;yes&rdquo; on Tuesday&rsquo;s referendum, according to NBC News.<\/p>\n<p>And those <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/conservatives-in-nine-states-calling-for-closed-primaries-by-2024\/\" title=\"Conservatives in Nine States Calling for Closed Primaries by 2024\">votes proved decisive<\/a>. 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The measure would allow Democrats to redraw the state\u2019s congressional map to try to ensure a large Democratic edge, potentially a 10-to-1 advantage in Virginia\u2019s U.S. House delegation, according to NBC News. The Virginia Supreme Court is likely to review the plan, and Democrats currently hold a 6-to-5 edge in the state&#8217;s U.S. House representation. The vote underscored Virginia\u2019s purple-leaning politics, with about 17,000 ballots still outstanding as of Wednesday morning: roughly 51.4% in favor and 48.6% opposed.<\/p>\n<p>However, the plan\u2019s fate remains uncertain because a Tazewell County judge has blocked it twice on procedural and language grounds. In January, the judge ruled that adding the proposal to the 2024 Special Session violated procedural rules, potentially preventing a referendum. In February, the same judge criticized the referendum\u2019s wording as potentially misleading. On March 4, the Virginia Supreme Court allowed the referendum to proceed but left open the possibility of further scrutiny. The court emphasized that the case concerns the legitimacy of the process rather than the outcome, stating that issuing an injunction to stop voting would not be appropriate. NRCC Chair Richard Hudson accused Democrats of ignoring the Constitution and trying to rig the system, while House Speaker Don Scott, a Democrat, said Republicans were afraid of the ballot box. Northern Virginia\u2019s large concentration of government workers has contributed to the state\u2019s recent blue tilt, and counties like Loudoun, Fairfax, Alexandria, and Prince William voted yes, with Fairfax delivering a substantial margin that helped push the statewide result (the Fairfax margin being around 150,000 votes, versus a statewide margin of under 100,000)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2593825,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Virginia-House-Speaker-Don-Scott.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[10123,3685,6571,16985,5468],"class_list":["post-2593824","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-courts","tag-democrats","tag-elections","tag-redistricting","tag-virginia"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Virginia-House-Speaker-Don-Scott.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2593824","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2593824"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2593824\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2593828,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2593824\/revisions\/2593828"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2593825"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2593824"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2593824"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2593824"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}