RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- North Carolina Republicans are one step closer to helping Republicans in Washington hold on to power in Congress through redistricting .

The proposed district maps passed its final hurdle in the NC Senate on Tuesday with a vote of 26 to 20 in favor.

"Across the country, Democrat-run states have spent decades ensuring that Republicans would be drawn out of Congress," said Senate Leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham. "North Carolina Republicans will not sit quietly and watch Democrats continue to ignore the will of the people in an attempt to force their liberal agenda on our citizens. This new map respects the will of the North Carolina voters who sent President Trump to the White House three times."

Last week, Republicans publicly released a proposed map which

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