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North Carolina Senate Approves GOP Congressional Map Aiming to Add One Republican Seat

The plan heads to the GOP-controlled House next, with lawsuits expected given the governor lacks veto power.

North Carolina state Sen. Warren Daniel, R-Burke (left and standing), presides over the Senate Committee on Elections while it considers legislation to redraw the state's U.S. House district map at the Legislative Office Building in Raleigh N.C., Monday, Oct. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Gary D. Robertson)
Marchers proceed from the Capitol during a rally protesting a proposed redistricting map Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025, in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Seward)
FILE - Rep. Don Davis, D-N.C., speaks at a campaign event for Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, at East Carolina University, Oct. 13, 2024, in Greenville, N.C. (AP Photo/David Yeazell, File)
The North Carolina State Capitol in Raleigh, North Carolina, in July 2013.

Overview

  • The Senate advanced the map on party-line votes, finalizing approval Tuesday morning and sending it to the state House for likely passage later this week.
  • The plan redraws the 1st and 3rd Districts by swapping counties such as Wilson and Wayne out of the 1st and adding coastal counties including Beaufort and Carteret, shifting the 1st from roughly Trump +3 to about Trump +12.
  • If implemented, analyses indicate the delegation would tilt to about 11 Republicans and 3 Democrats, effectively erasing the state’s lone competitive U.S. House seat held by Democrat Don Davis.
  • Democrats and civil-rights advocates say the changes weaken Black voting power in eastern North Carolina, while Republicans say they used political data and not race, setting up likely court challenges.
  • Republican Sen. Ralph Hise said the goal is to add a GOP seat to back President Trump’s agenda, protests erupted during hearings, and Davis’s home is shifted into the 3rd District though residency is not required to run.