Live updates: North Carolina lawmakers approve map adding a GOP House seat

North Carolina lawmakers gave final approval Wednesday to a revised U.S. House map backed by President Donald Trump that is intended to help Republicans win an additional seat in next year’s elections.

The new congressional map reshapes the state’s only current swing district, held by Democratic U.S. Rep. Don Davis, by adding more Republican-leaning voters along the coast and shifting some inland voters into an adjacent Republican-held district.

While the GOP already controls 10 of the 14 House districts in North Carolina — a state Trump won by 51% last year — the revised map satisfies the president’s call for GOP-led states to secure more congressional seats for the party nationwide.

The revised districts cannot be vetoed by Democratic Gov. Josh Stein, though a legal challenge by Democrats or civil rights groups is likely.

The administration most recently pushed for similar redistricting efforts in Indiana, but the state’s Senate does not have the votes to pass a new congressional map, according to a spokesperson for Indiana Senate Republican Leader Rodric Bray.