Democrats’ hold on a House swing district in North Carolina’s northeastern corner is in jeopardy after the Republican-controlled state Senate approved a new congressional map Tuesday.
The redrawn lines, which are expected to receive final approval by the GOP-led state House later this week, would dramatically reshape North Carolina’s 1st District, a purple swath represented by second-term Democratic Rep. Don Davis. The seat would shift from one Donald Trump carried by 3 points to one that would have backed him by 12 points, according to data released by the state General Assembly.
Democratic Gov. Josh Stein does not have the power to veto congressional and legislative maps in the Tar Heel State, though the new boundaries would likely be the subject of legal challenges.
