SAN DIEGO, Calif. — California voters overwhelmingly approved a ballot measure Tuesday that allows the state to temporarily redraw its congressional districts to favor Democrats ahead of the midterm elections, dismissing the maps the independent redistricting commission drew to prevent that very thing.

The passage of Proposition 50 marks a major political victory for Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA), the frontrunner 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. 

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