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Posted on 03/14/2026 9:12:02 AM PDT by John Semmens
In 2020, 65% of Virginia's voters approved a Congressional district map that resulted in the state electing six Democrats and five Republicans--a 55% to 45% split--to represent the state in Washington, DC. The Democrat majority in the state legislature is presenting a new map that is expected to result in the state electing ten Democrats and one Republican--a 91% to 9% split--to represent the state in Washington.
The ballot language asks voters: "Should the Constitution of Virginia be amended to allow the General Assembly to temporarily adopt new congressional districts to restore fairness in the upcoming elections, while ensuring Virginia's standard redistricting process resumes for all future redistricting after the 2030 census?"
Republican Party of Virginia Chair Jeff Ryer complains that "Democrats are dishonestly and deceptively claiming that their scheme is about 'fairness,' when in reality it is specifically designed to disenfranchise nearly every Virginian who voted for President Trump. If we look at the recent voting for Governor, Democrat Abigail Spanberger received 58% of the vote and Republican Winsome Earle-Sears received 42%, this would argue for a 6-5 or 7-4 split of our Congressional delegation. The phrase 'to restore fairness' is a lie and should not be allowed to deceive voters."
Virginia House Speaker Don Scott (D) argued "Democrats are the majority in our state legislature. We have the power to adopt any ballot language we want. If a 10-1 split is irksome to Republicans they should remember that we could have easily arranged to make the whole state one big district where all the candidates run against each other with the top eleven going to Congress. Is there any doubt that they would all be Democrats? For more than 150 years almost every person sent to Congress to represent our state has been a Democrat. We are only seeking to restore this long-term historical norm."
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