Virginia’s attempt to enact a mid-decade congressional map for the 2026 elections relied on a constitutional amendment approved by voters in an April 2026 referendum, which would have empowered the Democratic-controlled General Assembly to redraw districts outside the decennial process. The state Supreme Court invalidated that amendment on May 8, 2026, citing a procedural violation of the intervening-election requirement, leaving the 2021 court-drawn map in place. The U.S. Supreme Court declined emergency review later that month. With primaries already conducted under the existing lines and no remaining legislative or judicial pathway before November, traders assign overwhelming probability against a new map. Residual uncertainty stems from the remote possibility of unforeseen procedural reversals or extraordinary sessions, though both face steep constitutional and calendar barriers.