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2026 governor’s race heats up amid California redistricting dispute

by LAWIN.news October 8, 2025
written by LAWIN.news October 8, 2025
Photo credit: Los Angeles Times
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California’s 2026 governor’s race has shifted focus as the state prepares for a special election on Proposition 50, a measure that would temporarily replace the independent redistricting commission with legislatively drawn congressional district maps.

Proposition 50 would let state lawmakers redraw maps for the 2026, 2028, and 2030 U.S. House elections. Under current law, the California Citizens Redistricting Commission handles map-drawing.

Supporters of Prop 50 argue the measure is necessary to counteract a Republican-led redistricting effort in Texas that would shift U.S. House seats in favor of the GOP. Opponents contend the measure undermines the integrity of independent mapmaking and could allow gerrymandering.

In recent interviews, candidates for governor have placed Proposition 50 and redistricting at the center of their campaigns. Some criticize the redraws as fragmenting minority communities, while others defend the measure as a strategic response to nationwide map manipulation.

Polling shows modest support for Prop 50, with recent surveys indicating a plurality of California voters favor the ballot measure.

Meanwhile, Republican lawmakers in California have filed legal challenges to block the redistricting plan, claiming it violates the state constitution and disregards rules mandating maps originate from an independent commission.

As the November 4 special election draws nearer, Prop 50 has become the defining issue in what had already promised to be a fiercely contested governor’s race.

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