Gov. Gavin Newsom asked legislators to approve a Nov. 4 special election over the "Election Rigging Response Act," which would give voters a say on whether or not to temprarily change congressional maps.

Proposed new congressional maps in California could help Democrats flip five Republican seats and bolster around five Democratic incumbents in toss-up districts.

As the battle over partisan redistricting mounts, Democrats in California unveil a congressional map that could yield up to five new seats for their party, countering Texas' plan for five GOP seats.

Democrats in Texas are expected to return to the capital city next week to begin debate over new proposed congressional districts in the state. It comes as top California leaders unveiled their proposed redistricting map on Friday with California Gov.

A day after Gov. Gavin Newsom announced plans to redraw California's congressional districts, a proposed map of the new districts was released.

California Governor Gavin Newsom announced plans to redraw congressional maps to help Democrats gain more House seats in 2026.

The new, partisan maps come on the heels of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s launch of California’s redistricting campaign on Thursday, an effort he touted as meant to favor Democrats in California in the upcoming midterm elections as a counter to similar efforts in Republican-led states elsewhere in the country.

The California Legislature released the maps one day after Gov. Gavin Newsom kicked off a redistricting campaign.

Missouri's congressional map earned an average score, or "C," for both, with an average compactness score of 0.456 (just shy of the 0.5 needed to earn a "B") and nine split counties. The state received an overall "A" score from the study, one of just 21 states to do so.