Proposition 50 live election results: Calif. voters projected to pass redistricting

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Voters successful California person approved Proposition 50, a ballot connection to follow a caller legislature representation that redraws 5 districts to beryllium much Democratic-leaning, ABC News projects.

Championed by California Gov. Gavin Newsom, the ballot inaugural intends to offset the effects of President Donald Trump's efforts successful Texas to adhd 5 Republican-held seats to Congress arsenic Republicans question to support their power of the U.S. House up of the 2026 midterm election.

A motion supporting Proposition 50, aimed astatine countering Republican-led redistricting successful Texas by redrawing California's legislature representation to favour Democrats, is shown successful a residential vicinity successful Encinitas, Calif., Sept. 29, 2025.

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California and Texas are conscionable 2 states that person been astatine the halfway of the contentious conflict for power of the House successful 2026, arsenic much states crossed the state instrumentality a person look astatine redrawing their legislature districts mid-decade to bolster their party’s powerfulness successful Washington. As a result, redistricting efforts similar the 1 successful California person drawn nationalist attention, garnering input from figures specified arsenic erstwhile President Barack Obama, who is for Proposition 50, and erstwhile California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, who is against the measure.

Tens of millions of dollars person been poured into the contention from some sides of the aisle, arsenic Newsom aims to framework the conflict arsenic a combat to prevention ideology from Trump and Republicans purpose to picture it arsenic a powerfulness drawback from Democrats.

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