(CNN) — California voters will approve  Gov. Gavin Newsom’s push to redraw the state’s congressional maps, boosting the national Democratic Party’s efforts to win control of the US House next year.

The measure will allow Democrats to replace congressional lines drawn by the state’s independent commission with new ones that make five US House seats more favorable for the governor’s party.

President Donald Trump launched a national redistricting battle ahead of next year’s midterms, seeking to prevent Democrats from winning control of the House for the last two years of his administration.

Democrats advanced their mid-decade redistricting push after Texas Republicans moved to redraw their own maps to shift five US House seats to the right at Trump’s behest. Newsom argued that the bal

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