Overview
- With most votes counted, the measure passed with roughly 63–65% support, including wins in several counties carried by Donald Trump in 2024, and results are scheduled for certification by December 12.
- The measure suspends the state’s independent redistricting commission for congressional lines and installs legislature‑drawn maps for the 2026, 2028, and 2030 elections before the commission resumes after the 2030 census.
- Nonpartisan analysts say the new map could put up to five GOP‑held seats in play for Democrats, affecting districts represented by Doug LaMalfa, Kevin Kiley, Ken Calvert, Darrell Issa, and David Valadao.
- Gov. Gavin Newsom and national Democrats praised the outcome as a counter to Texas’s mid‑decade remap, while President Donald Trump condemned the vote as unconstitutional and signaled legal challenges after earlier GOP lawsuits failed.
- The Prop 50 campaign ranked among the most expensive in state history, with about $193 million raised and more than $100 million spent on ads, and turnout was unusually strong for a special election with heavy early and mail voting.