VA: Redistricting election draws heavy voter interest so far
Voters in eastern Virginia, and particularly the Historic Triangle and nearby localities, are turning out in droves in an election that will determine the immediate future of the state’s congressional districts.
Early voting is underway for the April 21 referendum that could amend the Constitution of Virginia to allow the redrawing of Virginia’s 11 congressional districts until 2030. Early voting started March 6 and local election offices already are receiving and counting mail-in ballots.
The election has received intense national attention as well. Virginia’s redistricting effort began after Texas and other GOP-led states began theirs in an attempt to elect more Republicans to Congress, and some advertising has explicitly portrayed Virginia as a counter to that movement.
As of Friday, the highest number of early and mail-in voters in Virginia is in House of Delegates District 71, in which more than 11,500 ballots have been cast, according to data compiled by political analyst Tim Stewart of PolitiMetrics. House District 69 has the second-highest total, with more than 9,500 votes cast. The two districts encompass Williamsburg and part or all of surrounding localities including James City, York, New Kent and Gloucester counties and Newport News.
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