The map, which plaintiffs argued dilutes the collective power of Black voters, will remain in place during the 2026 midterm elections.

North Carolina Democrat Don Davis announced Monday that he would run for a third term from his redrawn 1st District.

The challengers claimed the map illegally retaliated against voters in northeastern NC for electing a Democrat in 2024.

A federal court in North Carolina is allowing the state to use a new Republican-drawn congressional map that would help the GOP pick up another seat in the House during next year's midterm elections.

North Carolina's new congressional map provides Republicans with an additional seat, giving them 11 of the total 14 congressional seats.

A panel of federal judges ruled Wednesday that the US state of North Carolina is allowed to use a newly-drawn congressional map in next year's midterm elections, according to media reports.

Rushing is from the U.S. Appeals Court, Myers and Schroeder from the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina where Myers is chief justice. The same panel last Friday delivered a 181-page opinion rejecting plaintiffs in two cases challenging a congressional map and state Senate and House maps for the 2024 cycle.

The redistricting wars show no signs of waning as several more states move toward rewriting their congressional lines.