VA: Ill-fated GOP plot foreshadowed Democrats' plans for 2026 redistricting redo [View all]

In joining a national redistricting arms race sparked by President Donald Trump, Virginia Democrats say they may impose a maximalist gerrymander that would disadvantage four of the state’s five Republican congressional representatives.

Republicans are crying foul.

But 12 years ago, Republicans in the Virginia Senate broke tradition by trying to force through a mid-decade redistricting of their own in an effort to win an outright majority in the chamber, which at the time was locked in a 20-20 partisan tie.






https://virginiamercury.com/2025/12/15/ill-fated-gop-plot-foreshadowed-democrats-plans-for-2026-redistricting-redo/