North Carolina Republican legislative leaders approved a new congressional map that aims to flip a Democratic seat represented by Rep. Don Davis (D-N.C.) (Source: ncleg.gov)
North Carolina civil rights groups on Friday asked a federal court to stop the state’s new Republican-drawn congressional map from being used in the 2026 midterm elections.
The new map, which redraws U.S. House lines to grant the GOP a greater advantage in the northeastern 1st Congressional District, is already under active litigation. The NC NAACP, Common Cause of NC and two groups of voters have asked federal judges in two separate cases to consider the new district lines as part of ongoing lawsuits.
Their filing Friday asks the federal court to issue a halt on the new map. Candidates can begin filing for office for the 2026 cycle on Dec. 1; the deadline is Dec. 19.
“In light of these upcoming deadlines, and in order to promote clarity and minimize confusion, [we] hereby request the court issue a preliminary injunction enjoining any election from being conducted under the district lines set forth in [the new map],” attorneys for the groups wrote in Friday’s filing.
They also requested that if a block on the map comes after Dec. 19, that the court “modify the candidate filing period.”
Lawyers for Republican leaders in the General Assembly have said they will allow the ongoing suits to be updated with new district lines, and will “defend them on their merits.”
The new GOP-led map flips control of the 1st district, a swing seat currently held by Democratic U.S. Rep. Don Davis. It came in the midst of a mid-decade redistricting spree across the U.S., as President Donald Trump aims to keep Republican control in the House. It would likely result in one additional Republican seat, bringing the state’s representation to 11 Republican seats and three Democratic seats.
Opponents of the map argue it’s a racial gerrymander, breaking up the power of Black voters in the historic Black Belt in eastern North Carolina. Republicans maintain the new map was drawn purely with partisan intent.
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