April 21 (UPI) -- Voters are heading to the polls in Virginia on Tuesday to vote on a new congressional map drawn by state lawmakers.
Polls are open until 7 p.m. EST., with nearly 1.4 million early ballots already cast on a constitutional amendment to change the congressional map. The result of Tuesday's vote could have significant implications for the midterm elections in November.
If the map, drawn by Democratic lawmakers, is approved by voters, Democrats would be favored to win 10 of the state's 11 congressional districts. Democrats currently hold six of the state's 11 congressional seats and Republicans hold five.
Virginia is just the latest state to weigh redrawing its congressional map mid-decade after Texas approved a map that will favor Republicans last year. Four Republican-led states have approved new congressional maps.
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