Republicans file lawsuit to block Prop. 50 districts
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California's redistricting saw national attention. But we'll have to wait and see just how much it'll impact the state and Congress.
Here’s how all 58 California counties voted on Prop 50, with around 75% of the vote in: Alameda - Yes, 79.9%. No, 20.1%. Alpine - Yes, 64.6%. No, 35.4%. Amador - Yes, 34.8%. No, 65.2% .
Trump-won California counties supported Prop 50, the Democratic redistricting measure poised to affect House control in 2026.
Attorney James V. Lacy filed a proposal with the California attorney general’s office this week. He wants voters to examine the issue in November 2026.
San Francisco continues to count ballots for California Proposition 50, which statewide voters overwhelmingly passed Tuesday to redraw the state’s congressional districts in a way that gives Democrats an expected edge in five additional seats in the 2026, 2028 and 2030 elections.
California voters passed Proposition 50 on Tuesday, in a major win for Governor Gavin Newsom and the Democrats.
California voters gave Democrats — and possibly Gov. Gavin Newsom — a major win Tuesday by passing a plan that could help give them five House seats in 2026.
Early results show that Prop 50 was a tight race in counties like Fresno and Inyo. But in some counties, voters overwhelmingly opposed it.
Within an hour of polls closing in California, Gov. Gavin Newsom declared victory for Prop. 50 at the California Democratic Party’s headquarters in downtown Sacramento. “No crowns, no thrones, no kings. That is what this victory represents,” Newsom said to the dozens of reporters and news cameras assembled.