California voted overwhelmingly to redraw its electoral districts Tuesday, in a poll Democrats called to counter efforts by President Donald Trump to gerrymander in Republican states.
Early results showed a large majority in the traditionally liberal state voted in favor of a motion that was widely promoted as an opportunity to "stick it to Trump."
Voters approved of Proposition 50 by a margin of two-to-one, early official results showed, with several major media outlets projecting it would retain a significant majority when the final tally is counted.
The result is a major win for Governor Gavin Newsom, who is increasingly staking his claim to leadership of the Democratic Party on his willingness to stand up to Trump.
Newsom and his allies asked voters to approve a temporary re-drawin

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