California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks at the California Democratic Party headquarters after polls close in the statewide special election on Proposition 50, a redistricting ballot measure, in Sacramento on Nov.

From marriage equality to the death penalty to redistricting, California's governor has built a career on political risk. But Proposition 50 could determine how history judges his instincts.

California voters will approve Gov. Gavin Newsom’s push to redraw the state’s congressional maps, CNN’s Decision Desk projects, boosting the national Democratic Party’s efforts to win control of the US House next year.

A plan to redraw California’s congressional districts, known as Proposition 50, has passed in Tuesday’s election, in a blow to President Donald Trump.

Gov. Gavin Newsom will likely parlay his victorious redistricting initiative into an electoral strategy in 2028.

In terms of cash, the Barack Obama supported Prop 50 saw the state race screaming money.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s wife just proved that she and her husband reside in a house that claps back.

Californians will head to the polls on Tuesday to vote on Proposition 50, a statewide referendum that would authorize state officials to redraw the congressional map. The measure could add up to five new district seats that would heavily favor Democrats, potentially shifting the balance of power in the Republican-majority House.