Here's who will face off in California's new House districts as Dems seek edge

Politics California redrew its House map to give Democrats an edge. Here's who will face off in the new districts. By Caroline Linton Caroline Linton Associate Managing Editor, Politics Caroline Linton is an associate managing editor on the political team for CBSNews.com. She has previously written for The Daily Beast, Newsweek and amNewYork. Read Full Bio Caroline Linton June 10, 2026 / 11:06 PM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google After a lengthy tallying process, the initial results of California's Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom's plan to edge out up to five House Republicans are in. All five districts that were substantially redrawn after the passage of California's Proposition 50 initiative to give Democrats an advantage were on the ballot in the state's primaries on June 2. And in a sixth district that was made more GOP-leaning, Democrats were completely shut out.The redistricting wars kicked off last year, when President Trump pushed Texas legislators to redraw their districts, a process in that state that did not require voter approval. After Newsom's high-profile effort in California, several other states followed through with their own redistricting measures. California's outcome is unique, though, since the state uses a primary system where the top two vote-getters advance to the general election, regardless of party.But in every state that redrew its map, experts have warned that creating new districts that are more friendly to one party does not guarantee a victory for that party at the ballot box. In some cases, incumbents have to introduce themselves to new voters, and some of the new districts have slim Republican or Democratic margins. Here's how the California districts most affected by redistricting fared in the primary: CA-1District 1 — which was represented by the late GOP Rep. Doug LaMalfa — used to cover the conservative northeastern corner of the state. But it's now far bluer after it was shifted further south t...