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Maryland voters approve redistricting Question 3: What to know

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Hallas, E. (2026, November 4). Maryland voters approve redistricting Question 3: What to know. Washington Examiner. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/congressional/4772972/maryland-ballot-question-3-redistricting-what-to-know/

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Washington Examiner · collected 2026-11-04 · by Emily Hallas

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Maryland voters approved constitutional amendment Question 3 in the 2026 midterm elections by a margin of 59.5% to 40.5%. The measure allows state legislators more flexibility in drawing congressional districts, potentially removing previous requirements that districts be compact and contiguous. Prominent Democrats like Governor Wes Moore supported it, arguing it was necessary to counter redistricting efforts in other states, while opponents like Republican Representative Andy Harris criticized it as hyper-partisan gerrymandering.
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On November 4, 2026, Maryland voters approved a constitutional amendment (Question 3) that allows Democrats to redraw the state’s congressional map without being bound by certain requirements of the state constitution. The measure passed with 59.5% of the vote. This victory is seen as significant for Gov. Wes Moore, who has been advocating for mid-decade redistricting. Question 3 removes constraints that previously required districts to be “compact in form, and of substantially equal population,” and mandates that lawmakers give “due regard” to natural boundaries and political subdivisions. Democrats argue the change is necessary to ensure fair representation ahead of the 2028 election cycle, while opponents view it as an opportunity for more partisan redistricting.

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Democratic Democrats Fight Back Maryland Maryland Question 3

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Maryland GPE · 5× Moore PERSON · 4× Democrats NORP · 3× Harris PERSON · 2× Democratic NORP · 1× Donald Trump PERSON · 1× Fight Back Maryland ORG · 1× Protect Maryland Votes ORG · 1× Senate ORG · 1× Wes Moore PERSON · 1×

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WHY SPECULATION ABOUT JUSTICE ALITO’S FUTURE CONTINUES DESPITE HIS REJECTION OF RETIREMENT Republican candidate Dan Cox, who challenged Moore’s bid for reelection but ultimately lost the race, has likewise attacked Question 3.
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🔮 The measure would lift some restrictions on how Maryland legislators draw up congressional districts, allowing more extensive partisan redistricting.
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Maryland voters approve redistricting Question 3: What to know · assertive framing

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Changes are coming to how Maryland draws its congressional districts after voters approved adding a proposed amendment to the state’s constitution in the 2026 midterm elections. asserted
voters → come → elections
The measure passed 59.5% to 40.5% on Tuesday. asserted
measure → pass → Tuesday
Recommended Stories Question 3 on the ballot was backed by prominent Democrats in the state, including Gov. Wes Moore (D-MD). asserted
Question → back → Moore
The measure would lift some restrictions on how Maryland legislators draw up congressional districts, allowing more extensive partisan redistricting. asserted
legislators → lift → redistricting
With its passage, the state could redraw congressional districts in time for the 2028 election. uncertain
state → redraw → election
Fight Back Maryland was the Democratic-led group that pushed for passage of the ballot initiative, which adds an amendment to the Maryland Constitution. asserted
which → lead → Constitution
The state’s constitution currently requires congressional maps to be drawn with regard to “natural boundaries and … political subdivisions.” asserted
maps → require → boundaries
The amendment removes the requirement that congressional districts be compact and contiguous by untying federal redistricting from the state constitution. asserted
districts → remove → constitution
Protect Maryland Votes is the group opposing the passage of Question 3. asserted
Votes → oppose → Question
Democrats in the state, by and large, embraced the effort, painting it as necessary to counter redistricting in red states. asserted
Democrats → embrace → states
“I do not like gerrymandering, but the only way we’re going to get there is by voting yes on Question 3 and making sure that we control our destiny and not Donald Trump,” Moore said. asserted
Moore → like → destiny
However, Senate President Bill Ferguson, a Democrat, has emerged as a key obstacle to Moore’s push to pass a new congressional map that could hand Democrats an 8-0 advantage in Maryland’s congressional delegation, pushing out eight-term Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD). uncertain
that → emerge → Harris
“I think that the majority of Marylanders do not agree with hyper-partisan gerrymandering, and I think they’re going to reject the amendment,” Harris told WBAL-TV 11. asserted
Harris → think → TV
WHY SPECULATION ABOUT JUSTICE ALITO’S FUTURE CONTINUES DESPITE HIS REJECTION OF RETIREMENT Republican candidate Dan Cox, who challenged Moore’s bid for reelection but ultimately lost the race, has likewise attacked Question 3. asserted
who → continue → Question
“This is not about your so-called concerns about federal issues,” Cox said during a gubernatorial debate with Moore earlier this month. asserted
Cox → call → Moore
“In fact, if it’s wrong for them, I’m saying, I agree, it’s wrong for Maryland, it’s wrong for you, sir.” asserted
it → ’ → you
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