The approval of Proposition 50 could allow Democrats to gain up to five additional seats in the 2026 midterms.

In a major win for Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democrats, the state can now adopt new maps with more blue-leaning districts.

The aggressive gerrymander could help Democrats flip as many as five House seats next year. While that could neutralize new maps in Texas, Republicans are redrawing more district lines elsewhere.

See live results from the 2025 California ballot measures special election. Track vote counts and updates as polls close on Election Day.

The “No” on Prop. 50 campaign led by Charles Munger Jr., a wealthy GOP donor, and former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, had hoped to attract independent voters as well as no party preference voters to their side to overcome Democratic support for the measure.

As Californians cast votes in the final hours on whether to redraw their congressional maps to favor Democrats, another state abandoned its efforts. The Kansas House Speaker announced Tuesday that the

Newsom spoke at a rally in San Francisco on the eve of Election Day, rallying supporters. "We're going to get out there and win," Newsom said, "and send a powerful message not only to the people of the state of California,

According to a poll released last Thursday from the UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies, co-sponsored by the LA Times, six out of 10 likely voters support Prop. 50, the Nov. 4 statewide ballot measure that would redraw California's congressional districts and give Democrats a boost toward regaining control of the House.