Dems Erupt as Republicans Will Add Another House Seat In Redistricting Fight

The measure now heads to the state House for consideration.

Under North Carolina law, Democratic Gov

Josh Stein does not have the authority to veto redistricting plans, CNN said.

North Carolina remains a battleground state, with Democrats such as Stein and former Gov. Roy Cooper winning statewide elections in recent years. However, Republican leaders this week defended the newly drawn congressional map’s partisan tilt, arguing that it reflects Trump’s continued electoral successes there.

“This new map respects the will of the North Carolina voters who sent President Trump to the White House three times,” the state Sen. Phil Berger, the top Republican in the Senate, said in a statement, according to CNN.