Virginia’s 2026 congressional elections will use the existing 2021 court-drawn districts after the state Supreme Court invalidated a voter-approved constitutional amendment and new Democratic-drawn map on procedural grounds in May 2026. The U.S. Supreme Court denied an emergency appeal later that month, and state election officials confirmed the status quo for the August primaries and November general election. This sequence of rulings created clear legal finality around mid-decade redistricting, driving trader consensus toward “No” at 96.2%. Realistic shifts remain possible only through highly unlikely successful further litigation or an unforeseen legislative or executive intervention before November, though the compressed timeline and prior court rejections limit such prospects.