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Proposition 50 was a measure on the California special election ballot on November 4, 2025. It asked voters to approve a new congressional district map drawn by the state legislature, which would temporarily replace the map drawn by the independent redistricting commission for the next three election cycles.
Interest spiked around Election Day, November 4, 2025, as results for the measure were being counted. The proposition was widely viewed as a direct counter-measure by California Democrats—including Governor Gavin Newsom—to partisan gerrymandering efforts by Republicans in other states, such as Texas, which were redrawing maps to gain U.S. House seats ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
Supporters, including most Democrats and independents (the 'Yes on 50' campaign), argued it was necessary to 'level the playing field' for the 2026 midterms and prevent Republicans from gaining control of the U.S. House. Opponents, including national Republicans and former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, criticized the measure as a partisan scheme by Democrats to circumvent the state's independent redistricting commission, a reform previously approved by voters.