When Democrats controlled North Carolina’s supreme court, it issued a 4-3 ruling that threw out maps drawn by the Republican state legislature, thus helping House Democrats in the state in the 2022. But Republican candidates won two seats on the state supreme court in the November elections, and the state supreme court has now reversed previous redistricting rulings in a 5-2 decision:
North Carolina Supreme Court overrules its decision in Harper v. Hall & holds partisan gerrymandering claims are non-justiciable political questions.https://t.co/oAISJZBjO4 pic.twitter.com/sYmlptpMAN
— Derek T. Muller (@derektmuller) April 28, 2023
NEW: as expected, new GOP majority on NC Supreme Court reverses previous court's ruling that partisan gerrymandering is illegal. This could wipe out four Dem seats, nearly doubling the GOP's cushion in the House. Full backstory at @CookPolitical: https://t.co/HkgUv9uCuJ
— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) April 28, 2023
It’s possible House Democrats could make up whatever losses result in North Carolina in 2024 with gains following potential court rulings in Wisconsin and New York.