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Virginia voters approve new Democratic-backed congressional map, NBC News projects

By Thomson Reuters Apr 21, 2026 | 7:50 PM

April 21 (Reuters) – Virginia voters on ​Tuesday approved ‌a new congressional map drawn by ‌Democrats ​who ⁠hope to ⁠flip as many as four Republican ​seats in the ⁠U.S. ⁠House of ​Representatives, NBC ​News projected, further ‌dimming the chances that President ⁠Donald Trump’s party will retain ⁠their ‌narrow majority ⁠in ​November’s ‌midterm elections.

(Reporting ​by Joseph ⁠Ax and Ismail Shakil; Editing by David ​Gregorio)