<p class="p1"> <span class="s1">The Supreme Court will hear an appeal from the state of North Carolina next term over racial gerrymandering challenges to the 1st and 12th congressional districts in North Carolina.</span> </p> <p class="p1">The state had appealed a lower court ruling that found those two districts were illegally packed with black voters, thereby diluting their influence in the rest of the state.</p> <p class="p1"> <span style="line-height: 1.75;">Democrats G.K. Butterfield and Alma Adams, both African-Americans, represent the 1st and 12th districts, respectively.</span> </p> <p class="p1">The three-judge panel ordered North Carolina to redraw its congressional map, and <a href="https://www.rollcall.com/news/home/proposed-north-carolina-congressional-map-displaces-incumbents" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">the General Assembly approved a new map</a> in February and pushed its House primaries back from March 15 to June 7. </p> <p class="p1">The new map altered Adams' 12th District, and the two-term congresswoman moved from Greensboro to Charlotte to run for the new redrawn district. <a href="https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/north-carolinas-alma-adams-wins-reconfigured-district" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">She won her primary</a> earlier this month.</p> <p class="p1">Also under the new map, 2nd District Rep. Renee Ellmers became <a href="https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/ellmers-becomes-first-gop-incumbent-lose-2016-2" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">the first Republican incumbent to lose</a> this election cycle after she was pitted against fellow GOP Rep. George Holding in her redrawn district. Rep. <a href="https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/pittenger-wins-recount-north-carolinas-9th-district" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Robert Pittenger came perilously close to losing his seat</a> in a heavily redrawn 9th District. But he won a recount last week. </p> <p class="p1"> <strong> <em>Get breaking news alerts and more from Roll Call <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/roll-call-news/id433753469?mt=8" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">on your iPhone</a> or your <a title="click to view in a new window/tab" href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.devaary.cqrc.rollcall.v01&hl=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Android</a>.</em> </strong> </p>
