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5 min readLive from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. The outcome of Tuesday's election in Virginia is raising new questions about how much control Democrats could gain in the midterms.
Voters narrowly passed a measure that will likely put more Democrats in the House. Virginia is one of several states looking to offset President Trump's push to redraw Congressional maps to favor Republicans. Governor Abigail Spamberger says the vote sends a broader message about what people want. "I think that what it shows is that voters want to take a stand against so much of the chaos that they see in Washington that's impacting their lives. Um and the the sort of gamesmanship that the President has pursued, they don't want that going uh uncontested. And we had the opportunity with the votes of the people with a referendum to take a stand and and push back against that." The new map could allow Democrats to win ten of Virginia's eleven congressional seats, up from six currently.
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- 1 (00:05) **Virginia Election Shifts House Expectations** - Voters pass a measure likely to increase Democratic House seats, raising questions about midterm control.
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- 7 "I think that what it shows is that voters want to take a stand against so much of the chaos that they see in Washington that's impacting their lives." — Governor Abigail Spamberger, on the Virginia election outcome.
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