Virginia Voters Approve Democratic Plan to Redraw Districts (2)

Virginia voters backed a Democratic plan to redraw the state’s congressional districts in a way that could net them as many as four more US House seats in November’s midterm elections, according to multiple projections.

With about 99% of the ballots in Tuesday’s referendum counted, the “Yes” vote led the “No” side by 51.5% to 48.6%.

Voters cast their ballots at a polling location inside Lyon Park Community Center during a special election in Arlington, Virginia on April 21.

Photographer: Valerie Plesch/Bloomberg

The vote marked one of the final acts in a yearlong national battle sparked when Republicans moved to change voting boundaries in Texas, in an effort to keep GOP control of the US House in the midterms. It also served as an early ...