The race was quickly called in the measure's favor by election experts even as thousands of ballots remained to be counted across California.

California voters will approve Gov. Gavin Newsom’s push to redraw the state’s congressional maps, CNN’s Decision Desk projects, boosting the national Democratic Party’s efforts to win control of the US House next year.

Proposition 50, a ballot measure about redrawing the state’s congressional districts, was crafted by Democrats in response to Trump urging Texas and other GOP-majority states to modify their congressional maps to favor Republicans, a move that was designed to maintain Republican control of the U.S. House of Representatives.

Gov. Gavin Newsom scored a campaign victory Tuesday that may help his party in the midterms as he moves toward a White House run.

Hours before the polls close out West on Prop 50, Donald Trump & Gavin Newsom got into a new dust-up over threats of criminal reviews

It's the final push for California's Proposition 50, a ballot measure backed by Gov. Gavin Newsom and other legislative Democrats that aims to redraw the state's congressional districts. On Monday, Gov. Newsom spoke at a rally in San Francisco on the eve of Election Day, rallying supporters.

Voters are deciding whether to approve California's Proposition 50 to temporarily use gerrymandered districts that favor Democrats.