President Donald Trump has for years told outlandish lies about elections in Democratic-dominated California. Trump made more false claims on the subject in a Fox News interview

As a result, said Inside Elections, "With new maps in Texas, Ohio, Missouri, and potentially Indiana, and Florida, Republicans could gain as many as 13 or 14 seats thanks to redistricting alone. Add to the GOP seats already in play, and Democrats would have to flip 17 seats

A statewide special election in California this fall, in which a redistricting question will be on the ballot, could cost over $280 million. Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) and California Democrats are putting a ballot question before voters in November,

If enough signatures are verified, the proposed Shasta County referendum would likely be on the June 2026 ballot.

The cost of putting California’s partisan redistricting ballot measure before voters this fall is expected to run the state $282.6 million, eclipsing the final bill of the last statewide special election.

Local residents are preparing to vote in California's Statewide Special Election, which is set to take place on November 4, 2025.

On Nov. 4, California voters will decide whether to redraw political boundaries to create more Democratic seats. The ballot measure aims to counter an effort by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and President Donald Trump to add an equal number of Republican seats in that state.

This measure on the Nov. 4, 2025, California ballot is part of a larger battle for control of the U.S. House of Representatives next year.

Local Republican officials in Orange County, California, are opposing the statewide congressional redistricting efforts pushed by Democrats.