The Associated Press determined the ballot measure passed at 8 p.m. PT, when polls closed in California. The passage of Proposition 50 marks a major political victory for Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA), the front-runner for the 2028 Democratic presidential nomination. Newsom framed the Proposition 50 fight as one between California and President Donald Trump. It has allowed him to expand his national profile and draw donations from more than 107,000 individual donors.
California voters were acutely aware of the role the state is playing in the national redistricting war, which began after Trump demanded Texas Republicans redraw their maps earlier this summer to give the GOP five more seats. In response, Newsom and state Democrats passed new maps in the legislature.
Gov. Gavin Newsom meets with attendees during a campaign
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