US EditionJudges allow North Carolina to use a map drawn in bid to give Republicans another US House seat
A federal panel allowed the GOP map to stand, which aims to flip North Carolina’s 1st District and strengthen the Republican hold on 10 of 14 seats, court ruled.
- On Wednesday, a federal three-judge panel allowed North Carolina to use a redrawn congressional map for the 2026 elections in a unanimous 57-page order signed by judges Allison Rushing, Richard Myers and Thomas Schroeder.
- On Oct. 22, North Carolina's Republican-controlled General Assembly approved the new map to expand Republican seats following President Donald Trump's urging of GOP-led states.
- The judges wrote in a 57-page opinion, `Instead, the direct evidence shows that the 2025 redistricting was motivated by partisan purposes,` relying on 2020 census data after a mid-November hearing in Winston-Salem.
- The new map targets North Carolina's only swing district, the 1st Congressional District held by Don Davis, and is expected to flip the seat, likely giving Republicans 11 of 14 House seats next year.
- Common Cause signaled it will continue legal challenges, and any appeal would go straight to the U.S. Supreme Court, which recently sided with Texas Republicans in a separate case.
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How the state Republican Party is implementing Trump’s plan to sway next year's elections • Asheville Watchdog
The press release distributed by the North Carolina Board of Elections last month seemed the stuff of everyday news from the agency empowered to oversee voting. It reported on an exchange of information with the Trump administration of the sort rarely making headlines and began: Raleigh, N.C. — The State Board of Elections took a […]
North Carolina Rep. Don Davis will run for reelection from his redrawn district
North Carolina Democrat Don Davis, whose House seat was made significantly redder by state Republicans under a new congressional map, announced Monday that he would run for a third term from his redrawn 1st District, even though his home now lies in a neighboring district. “Many feel Washington, D.C., isn’t serving their needs, and the redistricting battle clearly proves it,’’ Davis said on social media. “I’m running in NC-01 to ensure everyone,…
Judges allow NC to use a map drawn in bid to give Republicans another US House seat
RALEIGH — A federal three-judge panel on Wednesday allowed North Carolina to use a redrawn congressional map aimed at flipping a seat to Republicans as part of President Donald Trump’s multistate redistricting campaign ahead of the 2026 elections.
Court rules North Carolina can use Republican-drawn congressional map
A federal court in North Carolina says the state can use a new Republican-drawn congressional map that could help the GOP win another seat in the U.S. House of Representatives during next year's midterm elections. In a 57-page opinion Wednesday, a three-judge panel unanimously denied preliminary injunction requests in two lawsuits. The lawsuits argued the new map was aimed at diluting the voting strength of Black voters, violating the 14th Amend…
Federal judges OK newly drawn North Carolina Congressional map for 2026
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — In a decision on Wednesday afternoon, federal judges gave the green light to North Carolina’s newly drawn Congressional map. Republicans in the General Assembly passed the map in October, saying they’re answering the call from President Donald Trump to get an additional Republican seat in Congress. In a 57-page opinion, three [...]
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