Early voting begins Friday for Virginia redistricting referendum

By: Markus Schmidt

Outlets: Virginia Mercury

Published: March 5, 2026

Words: 1,762

Last Updated: 5 days, 19 hours ago

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Early voting is set to begin Friday across Virginia for an April 21 statewide referendum that could allow the General Assembly to redraw the state’s congressional districts ahead of this fall’s midterm elections. If voters approve, the move would likely reshape the current 6–5 partisan split in Virginia’s delegation into a map favoring Democrats in as many as 10 of the state’s 11 districts.

The referendum comes amid an ongoing series of legal …

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