Redistricting

New redistricting lines for the state legislature will mean few swing districts in November’s general election — most districts strongly favor either Democrats or Republicans. In some of those districts, the action will be taking place in the March primary.

Five new members of Congress will likely be chosen in the Republican primary, since the districts make it nearly impossible for a Democrat to win in them in November.

The lawsuit in state court says current Congressional and state legislative maps endanger voters' constitutional right to free and fair elections.

A judge has refused to block the use of two North Carolina Senate districts drawn by Republican legislators starting with the 2024 elections and to order them replaced with different boundaries.

North Carolina voting-rights advocates have sued to overturn redistricting plans drawn by Republicans for the 2024 elections, saying legislative leaders unlawfully weakened the electoral influence of Black voters.

The map enacted in October puts Republicans in good shape to win at least 10 of the state’s 14 congressional seats next November. Democrats and Republicans each won seven seats under a map used in 2022, but GOP legislators were able to draw new lines this fall without judicial limits on partisan bias.

A lawsuit filed this week claims a newly drawn state Senate district map violates federal Voting Rights Act protections for Black voters.

His decision comes after the North Carolina General Assembly gave final approval Wednesday to a new congressional map favoring Republicans. Walker he no longer saw “a clear path forward” to win the gubernatorial nomination.

The Republican-controlled North Carolina General Assembly approved GOP-drawn district maps for congressional races and state legislative seats.

Republicans could pick up at least three Congressional seats in 2024 and hold onto their state legislative super majorities under new political district maps.