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Virginia, Democrats and Supreme Court

Supreme Court rejects Virginia’s bid to restore congressional map favoring Democrats

The Supreme Court on Friday rejected Virginia’s bid to restore a congressional map that would have given Democrats a chance to pick up four seats in the closely divided House of Representatives.

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Court denies Virginia’s request to reinstate congressional map that would benefit Democrats

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Supreme Court rejects Virginia Democrats' bid to revive new congressional map

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Supreme Court denies Virginia Democrats’ bid to reinstate new voting map

The Supreme court has denied an emergency request from Democrats in Virginia to use a new congressional map ahead of the Midterm elections.

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US Supreme Court denies Va. Dems' request on redistricting plan

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Local party leaders react after US Supreme Court blocks Virginia congressional map effort

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Map shows where redistricting wars stand after Virginia blocked

Republicans believe they could win 15 additional seats from new districts in several states, including Texas, Florida, and Ohio.

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Virginia’s new election map gets thrown out in a dispute about what ‘election’ means

The Virginia Supreme Court’s decision to block a Democratic redistricting attempt hinged on technicalities around what constitutes an “election.” CNN’s Word of the Week explores the ruling.

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Spanberger concedes defeat on redistricting and says 2026 elections will use old map

Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) confirmed that Virginia would use its current congressional map, drawn in 2021, rather than the Democratic-drawn map from the April referendum, in this year’s midterm elections.

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Republican legislators urge justices to leave Virginia Supreme Court’s redistricting ruling in place

Lawyers for a group of Republican legislators (along with an election official and two registered voters) urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday afternoon to leave in place a ruling by the Virginia Supreme Court which struck down an amendment to that state’s constitution allowing the Virginia General Assembly to enact a new congressional map.

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Interactive: How the congressional map redistricting battle has played out in each state

Several states have now passed new congressional maps mid-decade ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, with more on track to join. The efforts began when President Donald Trump urged Texas to redraw its maps last year to flip up to five districts currently held by Democrats to gain Republican representatives in the U.