On a party-line vote, the NC Senate and NC House voted through a bill – S 249 – this week, which would remap and realign Congressional districts for North Carolina. As we reported last week, one of the reshuffles would be the counties that compose the 1^st District in eastern North Carolina.

Under the maps that were in place for the 2024 election, Greene County was part of the 1^st District, but it is one of the counties that is part of the reshuffle and would be within the 3^rd District in the next election cycle if the new maps are finalized.

Democratic Congressman Don Davis, who represents the 1^st District, lives in Greene County. Members of Congress are not required to live in the district they represent but must live in the state at the time of the election.

Short of moving his residence, if Congressman Davis seeks reelection, he could choose to run in either the 1^st District or the 3^rd District, which is currently represented by Republican Congressman Greg Murphy. The 1^st District is currently considered a swing district but is projected to lean more Republican under the new map.

Author: sdbrownlow

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