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North Carolina Senate Approves GOP Congressional Map as House Sets Vote

State law bars a veto, making court challenges the likely next step.

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)
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)
FILE - North Carolina state House Speaker Destin Hall, R-Caldwell, left, speaks while state Senate leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, listens during a news conference at the North Carolina Legislative Building in Raleigh, N.C., Sept. 11, 2025 (AP Photo/Gary D. Robertson, File)
The North Carolina State Capitol in Raleigh, North Carolina, in July 2013.

Overview

  • The plan targets the 1st District held by Democrat Don Davis, swapping inland counties for more conservative coastal ones and effectively removing the state’s only competitive seat.
  • Republican analysts say the new lines would likely produce an 11–3 GOP advantage in North Carolina’s U.S. House delegation, up from 10–4.
  • Map architect Sen. Ralph Hise said the goal is to add a Republican seat to bolster President Donald Trump’s agenda, while Republicans insist they did not use racial data.
  • Democrats, civil-rights advocates and hundreds of protesters condemned the redraw as weakening Black representation and vowed lawsuits alleging racial gerrymandering.
  • The House scheduled floor debate and votes this week, and with the governor unable to veto redistricting, the map could take effect pending expected litigation and a Dec. 1 candidate filing start.