A newly drawn congressional map in North Carolina meant to benefit Republicans is facing its first legal challenge as voters claim it's racially discriminatory.

The N.C. House of Representatives voted to approve the new map Wednesday. It redraws the state's 1st and 3rd Congressional Districts to give Republicans a clear advantage in both seats.

The new map replaces an only two-year-old congressional map that was already aggressively gerrymandered in Republicans’ favor.

After the N.C. General Assembly approved new voting maps earlier this week, there will likely be a greater number of Republican congressmen in D.C. representing the Tar Heel State following next year’s midterm elections.

North Carolina no longer has any particularly competitive Congressional districts, thanks to the new map passed this week at President Donald Trump’s request.

North Carolina lawmakers issued final passage of its newly redrawn congressional map explicitly designed to give Republicans an edge in the 2026 midterm election.