The claim
“About 1.5 million voters voted yes and about 1.43 million voted no in Virginia's redistricting referendum.”
Early results of Virginia's 21 April 2026 redistricting referendum.
Our verdict
Mostly True
Those were early counts; the fuller unofficial count was about 1.57 million yes to 1.49 million no.
What we found
Partial results on election night showed roughly 1.50 million yes and 1.43 million no. Later unofficial Department of Elections totals were about 1,574,500 yes and 1,486,700 no, 51.45% to 48.55%. The result and margin are right; the vote totals were early figures.
The evidence
1 of 2 sources support the claim; none contradict it.
How we checked
We checked the claim against Falls Church News-Press, Gazette-Journal. We reviewed 2 relevant sources.
Sources
- [1]Gazette-Journal · Yes vote narrowly wins statewide redistricting referendum
- [2]Falls Church News-Press · Virginia approves redistricting referendum
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