Supreme Court's ruling in Alabama voting rights case could give boost to North Carolina's Don Davis
Posted on AllSides June 8th, 2023
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The U.S. Supreme Court’s surprise ruling Thursday that Alabama has diluted the power of African-American voters with its Congressional map could give a boost to first-term North Carolina Democratic Congressman Don Davis. Davis, who is Black, represents a rural district in the northeast part of the state. He won his election in 2022 by nearly 5% against Republican Sandy Smith. But with North Carolina lawmakers set to draw a new Congressional map this summer, some experts thought Davis could be in trouble if the GOP added more white voters to...