{"id":7766,"date":"2026-04-09T02:33:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T02:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/2026\/04\/09\/millions-continue-to-pour-into-virginias-redistricting-referendum-ahead-of-election-day-wvir\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T02:33:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T02:33:02","slug":"millions-continue-to-pour-into-virginias-redistricting-referendum-ahead-of-election-day-wvir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/2026\/04\/09\/millions-continue-to-pour-into-virginias-redistricting-referendum-ahead-of-election-day-wvir\/","title":{"rendered":"Millions continue to pour into Virginia\u2019s redistricting referendum ahead of election day – WVIR"},"content":{"rendered":"

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) – Virginia\u2019s redistricting referendum just keeps getting more expensive.
Millions of dollars continue to pour into the special election campaigns, with most of the money still directed towards the pro-redistricting group.
Virginians for Fair Elections, the primary pro-redistricting group, has raised<\/a> nearly $50 million total, while Virginians for Fair Maps, the main anti-redistricting group, has raised <\/a>about $18 million, with half of that coming in just this week. House Majority Forward, which is associated with U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, has funded the bulk of the pro-redistricting effort, while Virginians for Fair Maps has contributed the most to its own campaign.
\u201cCampaign finance unfortunately has become a playground for the future rich,\u201d said Larry Sabato, Director of the University of Virginia. \u201cWhile there are groups that gather small donations, a large majority of these dark money groups are funded by one or a handful of hundred millionaires or billionaires. To them, $9 million is nothing. It\u2019s probably a day\u2019s profit.\u201d
Sabato says the \u2018no\u2019 vote campaign has been spending more time with voters on the ground, whereas the \u2018yes\u2019 vote has been using its pot of money to flood TV screens with advertisements.
\u201cI have been stunned by the number of ads for the yes campaign,\u201d Sabato said. \u201cThey\u2019re everywhere…I don\u2019t recall another campaign of any sort, candidate or referendum, that\u2019s had so much advertising.\u201d
So far, nearly 750,000 Virginians have voted early<\/a> in the referendum. Early voting numbers had begun outpacing those of the November 2025 statewide election, but as of Tuesday, April 7, referendum numbers have dipped back below.
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