California voters gave Democrats — and possibly Gov. Gavin Newsom — a major win Tuesday by passing a plan that could help give them five House seats in 2026.

Ken Calvert, a Republican who's been in Congress since 1993, now faces a tough decision if he wants to win another term.

California's ballot measure gerrymandering congressional lines continues a trend that's eliminated political competition in many House races. The result is today's Washington dysfunction.

Gavin Newsom could have been humiliated had his gerrymandering campaign gone differently. Instead, he’s rocketing toward the 2028 primary with the wind at his back. Polling suggests Proposition 50 will pass comfortably on Tuesday — delivering the governor a victory on the national stage and saving him from the sort of agonizing near-loss he endured during his last signature ballot measure campaign.

Of California’s 52 congressional districts, nine are held by Republicans. Prop 50 aims to shake this up, and in some cases, rather dramatically.