North Carolina, GOP and map
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Unless the court intervenes, the map that the NAACP and voting rights advocates say were rushed through to approval will be used in the crucial 2026 midterms.
North Carolina has become the first swing state to draw new congressional districts amid a nationwide redistricting battle initiated by President Trump.
North Carolina’s new congressional map faces its second legal challenge. Republicans redrew the state’s only competitive district last week to give themselves an extra seat in the U.S. Congress to help President Donald Trump keep GOP control in the 2026 midterm elections.
North Carolina Republicans are championing the map. Before the redraw passed, the state House GOP Majority Leader Brenden Jones said during a speech that "the end result is a congressional map that should perform to elect 11 Republicans," from North Carolina, rather than the 10 that serve in the U.S. House right now.