Gov. Abigail Spanberger celebrated a win for Democrats in Virginia on Tuesday night as the party moved ahead with a plan to redraw the state’s congressional map to potentially gain four additional U.S. House seats. Meanwhile, Republicans are holding out hope that the Virginia Supreme Court will rule against the redistricting efforts. The court had postponed arguments on redistricting until after the special election. Former Gov. Glenn Youngkin has argued the proposed map is unfair and would disenfranchise voters in red, rural counties by lumping them in with urban, blue parts of the state.

Thank you to all the voters who turned out to vote against this egregious power grab. The race was much closer than the left expected because Virginians know a 10-1 map is not Virginia. I urge the Virginia Supreme Court to rule against this unconstitutional process that will…

— Glenn Youngkin (@GlennYoungkin) April 22, 2026

Spanberger joined WTOP anchor Nick Iannelli to defend the amendment, which many Democrats have said is a necessary check on President Donald Trump’s efforts to rigg the maps in his favor in other states. Read and listen to the interview below: The following transcript has been lightly edited for clarity.