North Carolina state senators voted on Tuesday to redraw the congressional map that would give Republicans an opportunity to gain an extra seat in the U.S. House.

The legislation now heads to the House.

State Senate leader Phil Berger, a Republican, said his chamber gave the new map tentative approval Monday .

The plan's chief author was direct about the map's intent to help his party in the 2026 midterm elections.

“The motivation behind this redraw is simple and singular — draw a new map that will bring an additional Republican seat to the North Carolina congressional delegation,” said GOP Sen. Ralph Hise, who shepherded it through his chamber. If Democrats take back the House, Hise said, they will “torpedo President Trump’s agenda.”

The proposed map reconfigures the 1 st Di

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