California Republicans are blaming each other about their overwhelming loss on Proposition 50, the congressional redistricting ballot measure voters approved on Tuesday in an effort to counter President Trump's agenda.

In August, Texas state legislators voted for a mid-decade redistricting plan that is likely to turn five U.S. House of Representatives seats from Democrat to Republican. Soon after, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a retaliatory effort,

The lawsuit filed Wednesday in the Northern District of Texas alleged Proposition 50, which goes before California voters in a special election on Tuesday, is unconstitutional and "an unprecedented interstate assault on representative democracy.

By passing Prop 50, voters elected to temporarily sideline the commission and enact new maps drawn by Democrats for the 2026, 2028 and 2030 midterms. This article originally published at California Prop 50: Track live election results.

Californians voted in favor of Proposition 50, an amendment which allows temporary changes to Congressional district maps.

California voters passed Proposition 50 on Tuesday, in a major win for Governor Gavin Newsom and the Democrats.

“The Unconstitutional Redistricting Vote in California is a GIANT SCAM in that the entire process, in particular the Voting itself, is RIGGED,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “All ‘Mail-In’ Ballots, where the Republicans in that State are ‘Shut Out,’ is under very serious legal and criminal review. STAY TUNED!”

San Joaquin County and the rest of California have begun voting on Prop 50 that could result in the county being divided into five congressional districts.

California voters have passed Proposition 50, CBS News projects, approving a measure that will redraw the state's congressional districts.

Initial polling suggested voters were skeptical about the break from independent redistricting. But Gov. Gavin Newsom's gambit paid off big.