NC Supreme Court Upholds Dem-Backed House Map

Raleigh’s NBC News affiliate reports:

The North Carolina Supreme Court late Wednesday upheld voting maps finalized earlier in the day by a trial court, a ruling likely to give Democrats a boost in this year’s elections. The decision paves the way for candidate filing to resume Thursday after a long delay.

The congressional plan Republican lawmakers passed in November would have given the GOP 10 or 11 of the 14 U.S. House seats up for grabs, with only one seat being strongly competitive, up from the party’s current 8-5 advantage.

Under the trial court’s approved congressional map, Republicans have a 7-6 advantage, with the 13th district being the only highly competitive race.

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Candidate filing opened in Raleigh this morning. New redistricting maps were approved yesterday after months of legal wrangling that went to the NC Supreme Court. #ncpol pic.twitter.com/dwbv371GtC

— charles duncan (@duncanreporting) February 24, 2022

New: @GovChristie, who co-chairs GOP redistricting efforts, slams his party for letting Ds win so many key state Supreme Court races in OH/NC/PA

“We allowed Barack Obama & Eric Holder to outmaneuver the Republican committees in those states & the RNC”https://t.co/kzCq6TypDy

— Ally Mutnick (@allymutnick) February 23, 2022