California Approves Democratic Redistricting Plan

Proposition 50, which could position Democrats to gain five congressional seats, was the only item on Californian’s ballots during the Nov. 4 special election.

Californians line up to vote in the special election on Proposition 50, a congressional redistricting plan, at the California Museum in Sacramento, Calif., on Nov. 4, 2025. Travis Gillmore/The Epoch Times

SACRAMENTO, Calif.—Californians approved a ballot measure to redraw the state’s Congressional map that could give Democrats five additional seats in the U.S. House of Representatives.