By a narrow margin Tuesday, Virginia voters approved a referendum to amend the state’s constitution to allow for a one-time mid-decade redistricting of the state’s 11 Congressional seats ahead of the November general election. Statewide, “Yes” received 51.45 percent of the vote (1,574,505 ballots cast), while “No” received 48.55 percent (1,486,657), according to unofficial results from the Virginia Department of Elections. Locally, the “No” vote far surpassed the “Yes” vote, with “No” receiving 72.05 percent of the vote in Gloucester and 72.89 percent of the vote in Mathews. In Mathews, 62 percent of eligible voters cast ballots, while 54 percent of voters in Gloucester participated in the special election. Mathews topped the list of localities in early voting on the redistricting referendum, with 43.3 percent of registered voters (3,255 voters) casting their ballots by Saturday, according to the Virginia Public Access Project. Gloucester’s early voting was 23.6 percent, or 7,386 voter...