A couple leaves their polling location after voting on Election Day in Hanover, Va., Tuesday, April 21, 2026.
A person votes at a polling location on Election Day in Hanover, Va., Tuesday, April 21, 2026.
Signs supporting each side of the redistricting referendum are seen outside of a polling location in Hanover County on Tuesday.
Virginia voters narrowly approved a referendum Tuesday that allows for a temporary redrawing of Congressional maps in the state. The new maps are likely to give Democrats an advantage in 10 out of 11 districts.
A sign indicates a polling location on Election Day in Hanover, Va., Tuesday, April 21, 2026.
A person votes at a fire station on Election Day in Richmond on Tuesday.
A person votes at a fire station on Election Day in Richmond, Va., Tuesday, April 21, 2026.
People vote in the special election at George W. Carver Elementary School on April 21. Virginia’s highest court erased the will of 1.6 million voters with a novel, flimsy reading of “general election,” proving that when judges override democratic choices on a technicality measured in days, democracy itself is what gets nullified, writes Gregory P. Rosen.
Hanna Johnson votes at George W. Carver Elementary School on Tuesday.
Sherri Robinson walks toward George W. Carver Elementary School on Election Day in Richmond, Va., Tuesday, April 21, 2026.
A person votes at George W. Carver Elementary School on Election Day in Richmond, Va., Tuesday, April 21, 2026.
A polling location sign stands in front of a fire station on Election Day in Richmond, Va., Tuesday, April 21, 2026.
A person votes at George W. Carver Elementary School on Election Day in Richmond, Va., Tuesday, April 21, 2026.
Crista Jamieson and Deborah Mabe react to the referendum passing at a “Vote No” watch party in Midlothian, Va., on Tuesday, April 21, 2026.
Opponents of the redistricting referendum react to its passage at a “Vote No” watch party in Midlothian, Va., on Tuesday, April 21, 2026.
RNC National Committeewoman Patti Lyman reacts to the referendum vote at a “Vote No” watch party in Midlothian, Va., on Tuesday, April 21, 2026.
Opponents of the redistricting referendum pray at a “Vote No” watch party in Midlothian on Tuesday.
Deborah Mabe reacts to the referendum passing at a “Vote No” watch party in Midlothian.
Virginia Democrats made a national statement on Tuesday with a narrow victory in a voter referendum on a constitutional amendment to redraw congressional maps before midterm elections in November.
If she chooses to veto, Virginia cannot enact legislation on the matter until 2027.
