Proposition 50 is a ballot proposal appearing on California ballots that will determine whether the state will redraw its congressional voting districts to add as many as five Democrat-held seats to Congress.

California's Proposition 50 has passed statewide and will reshape congressional districts for the 2026 elections and beyond.

The race was quickly called in the measure's favor by election experts even as thousands of ballots remained to be counted across California.

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

Here’s how all 58 California counties voted on Prop 50, with around 75% of the vote in: Alameda - Yes, 79.9%. No, 20.1%. Alpine - Yes, 64.6%. No, 35.4%. Amador - Yes, 34.8%. No, 65.2% .

California Republicans appeared down but not out Wednesday after enduring a resounding defeat on Prop 50, handing Democrats a potential gain of up to five House seats in next year’s midterms

Voters in eight California counties carried by Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election backed Proposition 50, the Democrat-backed ballot measure in a state-by-state redistricting battle helping determine who controls the U.S. House in 2026, election data shows.

Proposition 50, a ballot measure about redrawing the state’s congressional districts, was crafted by Democrats in response to Trump urging Texas and other GOP-majority states to modify their congressional maps to favor Republicans, a move that was designed to maintain Republican control of the U.S. House of Representatives.

California’s Proposition 50 ballot measure is a counter to President Trump’s push for new congressional maps aimed at shoring up the GOP hold on Congress ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. If Propo

Republican Assemblyman's Gallagher's two-state plan has little chance of happening due to the Democratic-controlled Legislature.