Ballots cast to approve Prop. 50 outnumbered "no" votes in Fresno, Imperial, Lake, Merced, Riverside, San Bernardino and San Joaquin counties, each of which were carried by Mr. Trump in the last presidential election.

California voters approved Proposition 50 on Tuesday, Nov. 4, in a statewide special election that was announced less than three months prior. And in about a year, Californians will be back at the polls.

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The special election on redistricting started with a bang less than three months ago — and has culminated in this, the final day for voters to cast their ballots.

The proposed redraw of the state’s Congressional districts is expected to add as many as five Democratic-held seats in Congress in time for the 2026 midterms, while leaving as few as four Republican-held seats across California.

Passing the proposition could essentially negate the five new GOP-leaning congressional districts Texas adopted earlier this year.

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