The Virginia Supreme Court’s May 8 ruling, upheld after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to intervene, invalidated the narrowly approved April constitutional amendment that would have authorized lawmakers to enact a new congressional map for the 2026 midterms. Procedural defects in placing the referendum on the ballot rendered the measure void, leaving the 2021 post-census districts in place for the August primaries and November general election. State officials, including Governor Abigail Spanberger, have confirmed that early voting and candidate filings will proceed under the existing boundaries, which maintain the current 6-5 Democratic edge. With the resolution window now open and no remaining legal pathway for the alternative map, trader consensus has settled decisively on “No.”