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North Carolina House Sets Final Vote on GOP Map Aimed at Adding One U.S. House Seat

A veto-proof House vote today would finalize the map, with opponents preparing lawsuits.

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)
The North Carolina State Capitol in Raleigh, North Carolina, in July 2013.
Sen Ralph Hise, R-Mitchell, speaks during a House Redistricting Committee meeting, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025, in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Seward)

Overview

  • The Senate approved the plan on party-line votes and a House committee advanced it, with the full House scheduled to vote today to enact the new districts.
  • The redraw targets Democratic Rep. Don Davis by shifting the 1st District right, swapping out inland counties such as Wilson and Wayne for coastal areas and placing his Snow Hill residence in Rep. Greg Murphy’s district.
  • Republican mapmakers, led by Sen. Ralph Hise, say the explicit goal is to gain one additional GOP seat, a shift analysts say would tilt 11 of 14 U.S. House districts toward Republicans.
  • Democrats and voting-rights advocates argue the plan is a racial gerrymander that weakens Black voters in a region that has elected Black representatives since 1992, while Republicans say they used only political data and avoided racial metrics.
  • Hundreds of protesters rallied in Raleigh as President Donald Trump urges GOP-led states to pursue mid-decade redistricting, and expected lawsuits could test the map before 2026 candidate filing begins on Dec. 1.