Mike Johnson Claims Virginia Ballot Question Was "Rigged" as State Votes for Congressional Map Favoring Democrats
The result “only proves how egregious Democrats’ gerrymander is in a state,” Speaker Johnson said
U.S House Speaker Mike Johnson criticized Democrats on Tuesday in a post on X, asserting that the blue party was breaking the law, waging warfare, and disenfranchising millions of voters to "force their radical, unwanted agenda down the throats of every American.” The Speaker’s comments follow Virginia voters approving a new congressional map, which would give Democrats a significant advantage in the midterm elections.
Labeled one of the most extreme political gerrymanders of the year by CNN, the redrawing of Virginia’s congressional map would entirely exclude Republicans, as Democrats would gain control of 10 of the state’s 11 districts. “Tonight’s result only proves how egregious Democrats’ gerrymander is in a state where almost half of voters (46%) backed President Trump!” Speaker Johnson wrote, adding, “That is why Democrats relied on rigging the ballot question in order to win. We fought this effort with money, manpower, and in the courts – and those fights will continue.”
Speaker Johnson also mentioned the Democrats’ redistricting of New York mid-cycle in 2024. He claimed that Democrats would “throw open our borders, let crime run rampant in our streets, project weakness on the world stage, make life more expensive for every family, and flood our elections with non-citizens.”
Democrats have once again shown how far they will go to break the law, “wage warfare,” and disenfranchise millions of voters in order to force their radical, unwanted agenda down the throats of every American.
Tonight’s result only proves how egregious Democrats’ gerrymander is…
— Mike Johnson (@MikeJohnson) April 22, 2026
Johnson concluded the post with a rallying cry for Republicans, stating that the GOP would be victorious in the midterms. Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger, however, disagrees. In a recent interview with MS Now, Spanberger said that President Trump’s “poor leadership” and the “chaos that he’s created” would drive a blue wave, leading to Democrats controlling the House next year.
“I believe that there will be yet another wave election because people recognize the broken promises and lies coming out of this White House,” she said. Spanberger also claimed that the President “ordered states to draw more Republican seats in Congress because he knows he cannot win with his record.” Spanberger also criticized the campaign launched against the redistricting referendum and accused it of “misrepresentation.”
The President ordered states to draw more Republican seats in Congress because he knows he cannot win with his record.
Rising prices. Reckless war. Failed promises.
Virginians made their response loud and clear last night. Now, we get to work to win in November. pic.twitter.com/Suen7ah8yA
— Abigail Spanberger (@SpanbergerForVA) April 22, 2026
“You know, certainly we were out and about encouraging people to vote ‘yes,’ but the ‘no’ campaign was strong. It was ample. It featured millions of dollars worth of television ads and mailers, you know, misrepresenting my position and President Obama’s position, trying to trick people,” she said, as per a report in The Hill. Both she and former President Barack Obama have been vocal supporters of the redistricting referendum. “But in the end, Virginia voters understood that the legislature and we had given them the power to make this choice, and I think they made the right one,” she added.
The redistricting battle began in 2025 when President Trump forced the Republican legislature in Texas to redraw the state’s congressional map to remove five Democratic House lawmakers. In response, the Democratic legislation in California approved new maps that could flip five Republican seats, followed by Virginia, which could flip four.
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