North Carolina Republicans advance map to secure another seat in Congress

State house set to pass map to turn 10-4 Republican split into 11-3 - and state law does not give governor a veto

North Carolina Republicans in the state senate passed a new congressional map on Tuesday, intent on contributing more Republicans to the US Congress as the national redistricting battlefield widens.

Currently, North Carolina has a 10-4 partisan split in favor of Republicans in Congress. The new map would result in an 11-3 split, replacing congressman Don Davis, a Democrat, with a Republican.