Apr 20, 2026
HENRICO, Va. (WRIC) - Former Republican governor Glenn Youngkin is urging Virginians to vote “no” on Tuesday’s redistricting referendum, which would give Virginia Democrats the power to implement a new congressional map that includes 10 seats favoring Democrats and one that favors a Republican .  At an event in Henrico County on Monday, Youngkin was joined by former Attorney General Jason Miyares and several Republican members of Congress.  Youngkin said the referendum would give Virginia the most gerrymandered congressional map in the country and is immoral because it disenfranchises millions of Virginians by concentrating several districts in Northern Virginia.  “I believe that America was literally made in Virginia because we believe in fairness, we believe in what’s right, we believe in the basic concept of electing representatives to serve us in government who live near where we live,” Youngkin said.  Youngkin’s stop in Henrico comes just days after Virginia’s current Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger urged a “yes” vote in Henrico, saying the referendum is a necessary step to counter President Donald Trump after he successfully lobbied several states to redraw their congressional maps to favor Republicans.  “Last summer, he said that he’s entitled to more seats and went to Texas, and went to North Carolina, went to Missouri to make that case, and they said okay, and they said okay, sure, we’re gonna help you win an election because left to your own devices and your own bad policy, you would not,” Spanberger said on Saturday.  However, Republican Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) called that argument “hogwash.” Wittman said Virginians approved a constitutional amendment in 2020 to create a fairer redistricting process. “Virginians already spoke loudly in 2020, when they said, by a super majority, 66% of Virginians said, we want a bipartisan redistricting commission, and that’s exactly what they got,” Wittman said.  On Saturday, Spanberger said that the bipartisan process will resume after the next census.  “Our redistricting amendment, which was carefully crafted, preserves that bipartisan commission into the future,” said Spanberger.  Polls are open from 6 a.m. until 7 p.m. on Election Day, Tuesday, April 21.  ...read more read less
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