A new set of congressional district lines is in effect Wednesday in California following the overwhelming passage of Proposition 50.
What supporters dubbed "The Election Rigging Response Act," leads 63.8%-36.2% with all election night precincts partially reporting, according to the Secretary of State's Office.
Proposition 50 establishes new congressional district maps for the 2026 mid-term elections that will also be used for the 2028 and 2030 elections. An analysis by the election news website Ballotpedia said it would shift five Republican-held congressional districts toward Democrats.
Democrats hold a 43-9 advantage in the state's House delegation.
The measure came in response to an effort in Texas for a mid-decade congressional redistricting that analysts said would give Republicans five additional seats.
Other Republican-controlled states such as Florida, Ohio, Indiana, Missouri, New Hampshire, Nebraska and South Carolina are also considering efforts to approve mid-decade redistricting.
Backers of the measure say it "draws fair maps that represent California's diverse communities and ensure our voices aren't silenced by Republican gerrymandering in other states."
Opponents say Proposition 50 is a "threat to democracy and fair elections in California," according to the campaign against the measure."Tonight, California voters stood up to Donald Trump, rejecting his attempt to steal elections in states like Texas, Florida, and Ohio," Rep. Dave Min, D-Irvine, said in a statement.
"The maps created by Proposition 50 are a direct response to Donald Trump's unprecedented power grab."
Assemblyman David Tangipa called passage of Proposition 50, "A sad day" because "the people of California have been lied to."
"They've been lied to by Governor Newsom and the elites here in Sacramento, and these election results just proved that they campaigned on a whole lot of lies and drove emotionally charged arguments to get people to vote against their best interests by protecting the gold standard on the redistricting committee," Tangipa, R-Fresno, said at the California Republican Party's Sacramento headquarters.