News Alert | Virginia Voters Deal Major Blow to Trump-GOP Ploy to ‘Steal 2026 Midterms’
Wednesday, April 22, 2026 Virginia Voters Deal Major Blow to Trump-GOP Ploy to ‘Steal the 2026 Midterms Virginia voters on Tuesday approved a referendum that’s likely to give Democrats four additional seats in the US House of Representatives in the upcoming midterm elections, a key victory in a gerrymandering war launched last year by President Donald Trump and the Republican Party. “Virginia voters have spoken, and tonight they pushed back against a president who claims he is ‘entitled’ to more Republican seats in Congress,” Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger, a Democrat, said following Tuesday’s vote. “As we watched other states go along with those demands without voter input, Virginians refused to let that stand. We responded the right way: at the ballot box.” READ THE FULL STORY Read all the latest news from Common Dreams Thank you for reading Common Dreams! Our independent journalism is funded by people like you, not corporations or billionaires. Support our work today Common ...