SACRAMENTO, Calif. —
When California Democrats, including Gov. Gavin Newsom, pushed for Proposition 50, it came at a time when a nationwide redistricting battle was starting to unfold.
Democrats argued Prop 50 was a response to President Donald Trump asking Texas to help send more Republicans to Congress out of concerns about a power shift, which can happen during midterms.
When voters largely approved the measure, it redrew California’s congressional districts, targeting five Republican strongholds. They were districts 1, 6, 22, 41 and 48. Based on AP projections, all five of those districts fell to Democrats in the Nov. 3 midterm election.
By the time the polls had closed in California on Tuesday, control of the House had already been called for Democrats.
See the latest election results below for the 5 districts. US House District 1 results – Mike McGuire vs. James Gallagher US House District 6 results – Richard Pan vs. Kevin Kiley US House District 22 results – Randy Villegas vs. David ValadaoUS House District 41 results – Linda Sánchez vs. Mitch ClemmonsUS House District 48 results – Marni von Wilpert vs. Jim DesmondBut it wasn’t just in California where redistricting this election favored Democrats.
Paul Mitchell, the man who heads the firm Democrats hired to redraw the state’s congressional lines, posted on the social platform X about a “Redistricting War scorecard.” The image in his post shows districts across the country where Democrats are projected to win, including California’s Prop-50 targeted districts.
“We fought fire with fire. And won,” Gov. Gavin Newsom said in his repost of Mitchell’s post.
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How redistricting turned out in other states
For Texas, AP projections match most of the districts mentioned in Mitchell’s image, including districts 9, 28, 34 and 35. District 32 does not appear to be projected yet as of 12:24 p.m.
The Associated Press projected Alabama’s District 2 as a Democratic win, which is reflected in Mitchell’s post. Florida’s districts 14, 22 and 25 flipped, while The AP has not yet called District 9.
Ohio’s districts 1 and 9 are projected Democrat wins, according to AP reporting. Multiple other states have yet to have races called where Democrats maintain a lead.
As of 1 p.m. Wednesday, at least six Senate seats and more than a half-dozen in the House flipped toward Democrats.
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