RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina Senate passed the map of the redrawn state congressional districts as part of a nationwide, Republican-led effort to help the GOP maintain control of Congress in 2026.

On Monday, the Senate Elections Committee approved a new congressional map released last week by legislative leaders. This was the first official step in a process expected to give North Carolina Republicans another seat in Congress.

Now that the Senate has passed it, the map will now go to the North Carolina House.

Senator Phil Berger released the following statement after the map passed:

"Across the country, Democrat-run states have spent decades ensuring that Republicans would be drawn out of Congress. North Carolina Republicans will not sit quietly and watch Democrats continue to

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