Trump Says Democrats’ Virginia Redistricting Win Was ‘Rigged,’ Calls for Courts to Fix ‘Travesty of Justice’

President Donald Trump called Tuesday’s Virginia redistricting referendum “rigged,” contending that the mail-in ballots impacted the outcome.

NBC News reported that Virginians voted 51.5 percent to 48.5 percent to allow the redrawing of the state’s congressional districts, taking the current party breakdown from a 6-5 split in favor of the Democrats to a potential 10-1 party advantage.

The new map creates multiple districts that originate in Democrat-heavy northern Virginia around Washington, D.C., and extend south.

5 districts in Virginia now start in this circle…

Tentacles from DC reaching across the state. pic.twitter.com/Ek4InrNcxl

— Geiger Capital (@Geiger_Capital) April 22, 2026

Trump responded on Truth Social on Wednesday, posting, “A RIGGED ELECTION TOOK PLACE LAST NIGHT IN THE GREAT COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA! All day long Republicans were winning, the Spirit was unbelievable, until the very end when, of course, there was a massive ‘Mail In Ballot Drop!’ Where have I