"Republican leaders in North Carolina said they will redraw their state's congressional maps to add another Republican seat, becoming the latest in a growing list of states conducting mid-decade gerrymandering to favor one party before the 2026 midterms. Legislative leaders in the southern state said they would use an October legislative session to block the efforts of blue state Democrats to take control of Congress from Republicans after Donald Trump had called on state legislatures to undertake redistricting to defend their congressional majority."
"The quest for new districts started in Texas, where the legislature voted in August to add five Republican seats despite staunch opposition from Democrats. California retaliated, pushing a ballot measure that will redraw the state's maps to add five Democratic seats. Voters there will decide on the measure in November. Other Republican-led states, including Missouri and Indiana, have also sought to redraw maps to add more Republican seats."
"We are doing everything we can to protect President Trump's agenda, which means safeguarding Republican control of Congress."
Republican leaders in North Carolina will redraw congressional maps during an October legislative session to add another Republican seat ahead of the 2026 midterms. The move follows a pattern of mid-decade redistricting intended to increase one party's representation, beginning with Texas's vote to add five Republican seats. California is proposing a ballot measure to add five Democratic seats in response, and other Republican-led states such as Missouri and Indiana have pursued similar plans. North Carolina has 14 congressional districts, 10 currently held by Republicans after 2023 redistricting produced highly gerrymandered maps identified as among the most extreme by the Brennan Center for Justice.
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