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while the new district would almost certainly vote overwhelmingly Democratic, it would dilute the Democratic vote in some other congressional districts.
Incumbent members of Congress from Virginia are, of course, eagerly awaiting the Democratic plan that emerges. When rumors spread that Rep. Herbert Bateman of Newport News, a Republican, might not seek re-election, Rep. Bateman quickly quelled them, pointing out quite logically that he wants first to see the nature of the district he will be in.
There is some chance Democrats will find a way to include Rep. Bateman’s home in the black majority district that could take in parts of Newport News, Hampton, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Chesapeake, Petersburg and other localities or even extend to the Richmond area.
Even if that happened, though, Rep. Bateman could opt to move to represent a revised 1st District that might sweep down from parts of Northern Virginia to Mid-Peninsula and Tidewater while also taking in the Northern Neck and Eastern Shore.
Under such a scenario, the 2nd District, currently represented by Owen Pickett, a Democrat, could well become considerably more attractive to a Republican candidate. The same might be true in the 4th,
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