Midterm Elections in North Carolina Take Shape With New Maps

With new district maps in place and filing for the 2022 midterms elections in North Carolina beginning in December, the stage is set for candidates to contend for a key U.S. Senate seat and shifts in congressional representation.

Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-N.C.) announced his run for the 13^th congressional district, a district currently represented by Rep. Ted Budd (R-N.C.).

Cawthorn currently represents the 11^th congressional district, a seat previously held by former Republican White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows.

“We now have a brand-new congressional district and as it stands, the new lines have split my constituents,” Cawthorn said in a statement.  “My house is almost directly on the line of separation from the 13^th and 14^th congressional district. And now, half the counties in the new district are counties I currently represent.”… (Excerpts from the Epoch Times)