Why ongoing political musical chairs will not impact 2022 elections

In February 2016, the Legislature of North Carolina passed a plan meant to favour Republic candidates in elections in the State. The State Legislator responsible for drawing the 2016 plan said he drew the map to advantage Republic candidates because “electing Republicans is better than electing Democrats.” In the following elections, of 13 electoral areas, the Republican candidates won 10 out of 13 seats representing 77 per cent of available seats. In contrast, the Republican party only garnered 53 per cent of the Statewide vote.

The 2016 plan redrawing the electoral areas in the North Carolina State was challenged in court and the parties suing the State Legislature relied on the results of the election as proof that the plan was skewed to favour one party and one type of voter at the cost of the other party and voter.