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Published March 5, 2026 at 8:30AM

FILE - The state and U.S. flags fly over the Virginia State Capitol as the 2024 session of the Virginia General Assembly gets underway, Jan. 10, 2024, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

For the second time, Virginia’s Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that voters can cast ballots on a Democrat-led congressional redistricting plan that could help the party win four more U.S. House seats, as the justices review legal challenges to the effort.

The court ruled that a statewide referendum can be held on April 21 on whether to authorize mid-decade redistricting, upending a temporary restraining order put in place by a Tazewell County judge last month. It comes after the top court made a similar ruling last month in a related case.

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Braddock school board seat to be decided today, as redistricting referendum nears

By Emily Leayman

Published March 3, 2026 at 8:30AM

Vote dividers at a Fairfax County polling place for the 2023 general election (file photo)

Some voters will cast ballots in a special election for the Braddock District seat on the Fairfax County School Board today (Tuesday), while early voting for a statewide congressional redistricting amendment will begin later this week.

Polls opened at 6 a.m. and will remain open until 7 p.m. throughout the Braddock District. The special election is only open to registered voters in the Braddock District, but district residents can also register and vote a provisional ballot on Election Day at their assigned polling place.

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Judge blocks Virginia Democrats’ redistricting referendum two weeks before early voting

By Associated Press

Published February 20, 2026 at 8:30AM

The Virginia State Capitol building (file photo)

By OLIVIA DIAZ Associated Press/Report for America

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Virginia court on Thursday effectively blocked Democrats’ planned April voter referendum to redraw the state’s congressional maps, another potentially devastating blow to the party’s effort to pick up four more U.S. House seats in the national redistricting battle.

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Del. Dan Helmer announces run for newly-drawn 7th Congressional District

By Jared Serre

Published February 18, 2026 at 2:45PM

Dan Helmer (photo courtesy of campaign)

Del. Dan Helmer, a Democrat who has represented southwestern Fairfax County in the House of Delegates since 2020, is once again running for Congress.

The 44-year-old announced his candidacy today (Wednesday) to represent the newly-drawn 7th Congressional District — a sprawling “lobster-shaped” district that includes Helmer’s Fairfax home while stretching east to Arlington County, west to Augusta County and south to Goochland County.

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Virginia redistricting election will go forward while court considers appeal

By Associated Press

Published February 13, 2026 at 2:15PM

FILE - The state and U.S. flags fly over the Virginia State Capitol as the 2024 session of the Virginia General Assembly gets underway, Jan. 10, 2024, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press

Virginia voters will get to cast ballots on a congressional redistricting plan benefiting Democrats while a court battle plays out over the legality of the effort.

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Deep slate of candidates vies for Fairfax’s seats in Congress under proposed redistricting map

By Jared Serre

Published February 12, 2026 at 3:45PM | Updated February 12, 2026 at 4:46PM

The dome of the U.S. Capitol building, where Congress sits (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

With Virginia expected to adopt a new Congressional map later this year, many potential candidates are shifting around their future plans.

The so-called “10-1” map proposed last week by Democrats in Virginia’s General Assembly would shift the boundaries of the state’s Congressional districts in hopes of expanding the party’s presence in Congress — a move that opponents have decried as unconstitutional gerrymandering even as Republican-led states make similar moves.

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Redistricting amendment vote could add complications for Fairfax elections office

By Scott McCaffrey

Published February 9, 2026 at 9:15AM

Fairfax County Electoral Board Chair Kate Hanley (screenshot via Fairfax County)

A potential statewide special election on mid-decade redistricting could put further stress on Fairfax County’s elections office, which has already been stretched thin over the past six months.

For now, however, the county’s election officials say the situation remains under control.

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Proposed redistricting map splits Fairfax County into five Congressional districts

By Jared Serre

Published February 6, 2026 at 11:00AM

Del. Don Scott, speaker of the House of Delegates, at the inauguration of Gov. Abigail Spanberger at the Virginia State Capitol in Richmond, Jan. 17, 2026 (staff photo by James Cullum)

Virginia Democrats released their long-awaited redistricting proposal yesterday (Thursday) in a bid to expand the party’s presence in Congress while countering similar gerrymandering attempts by Republicans.

Party leaders rolled out a map that’s projected to give Democrats an advantage in 10 of Virginia’s 11 Congressional districts, and as expected, much of that comes at the expense of Northern Virginia — the bluest part of the state.

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Restonian running for Congress supports mid-decade redistricting, calls midterms ‘crucial’

By Emily Leayman

Published January 29, 2026 at 2:45PM

Bree Fram, a military member forced to retire due to the Trump administration's transgender ban, is running for Congress. (courtesy of Bree Fram for Congress)

Former Space Force Col. Bree Fram (D) hopes to become the second transgender member elected to Congress in the upcoming midterm elections, but she’s not sure yet which district she would represent.

Last week, Fram filed to run in the strongly Democratic 11th Congressional District that currently covers a significant portion of Fairfax County. However, her campaign is monitoring whether a mid-decade redistricting push by Virginia Democrats would move her Reston home to the Democrat-leaning 10th Congressional District or even another district currently represented by a Republican.

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Space Force colonel ousted by transgender military ban launches congressional bid

By Emily Leayman

Published January 21, 2026 at 10:05AM | Updated January 22, 2026 at 8:53AM

Bree Fram, a military member forced to retire due to the Trump administration's transgender ban, is running for Congress. (courtesy of Bree Fram for Congress)

An earlier version of this article said the campaign will be in the 10th or 11th Congressional District, but redistricting leaves open a third option of running in another district.

A former Space Force colonel who was forced to retire due to the Trump administration’s ban on transgender people serving in the military is seeking to represent part of Fairfax County in Congress.