The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a bid by Virginia Democrats to revive its new voter-approved congressional map that was drawn to advantage the party for the upcoming midterm elections.

Virginia GOP leaders urged the Supreme Court to reject Democrats' long-shot effort to reinstate the nullified April 21 redistricting referendum.

The Supreme Court has rejected Virginia’s bid to restore a congressional map that would have given Democrats a chance to pick up four seats in the closely divided House of…