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KRDOApr 15, 2026Local News

Worried about the midterms, Republicans mobilize rural Virginia voters against redistricting

Representative Jennifer McClellan dismissed claims of an urban-rural divide, arguing the new maps would not hurt rural Virginia.

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Republicans are mobilizing rural Virginia voters to defeat a redistricting referendum that would combine rural areas with Washington D.C. suburbs. GOP leaders, including Speaker Mike Johnson, warn the map threatens their House majority, while Democrats have outspent them 3-to-1 to support the measure.

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