Supreme Court turns away Virginia Democrats seeking to reinstate new voting map

The new election map blocked by the Virginia Supreme Court would have favored Democrats in 10 of its 11 congressional districts.

A poster on the Virginia redistricting referendum is seen during voting at Mason Square, Tuesday, April 21, 2026, in Alexandria, Va. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

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The new election map blocked by the Virginia Supreme Court would have favored Democrats in 10 of its 11 congressional districts.

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According to Los Angeles Times’s source item, Supreme Court turns away Virginia Democrats seeking to reinstate new voting map, The new election map blocked by the Virginia Supreme Court would have favored Democrats in 10 of its 11 congressional districts.

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