The approval of Proposition 50 could allow Democrats to gain up to five additional seats in the 2026 midterms.

California voters approve Proposition 50, authorizing a new U.S. House map designed to boost Democrats in 2026 and aiming to ...

Voters in California on Tuesday are projected to approve a ballot measure to redraw the state's congressional maps, which could give Democrats a new five-seat edge in the House of Representatives.

California voters on Tuesday approved a ballot measure that would implement a new congressional map drawn to elect more Democrats to the U.S. House.

Cathy Abernathy, election integrity officer for the California Republican Party in Kern County, stands outside the party headquarters in Bakersfield on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. “As the Republican ...