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California voters approved Proposition 50, redesigning congressional districts to favor Democrats and potentially flipping up to five House seats in 2026.

Gov. Gavin Newsom cast the measure as a Democratic response to Trump, but it has fueled resentment among rural voters who feel unheard.

The redistricting maps are temporary, expiring in 2030, when California’s independent redistricting commission will resume drawing districts.

California voters delivered a major victory for Democrats nationwide Tuesday — and possibly for Gov. Gavin Newsom’s political ambitions — by passing a redistricting plan that could help the party seize as many as five congressional seats in the 2026 midter

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