The gerrymandered 10th North Carolina includes all of Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln, Polk, and Rutherford counties, and part of Catawba, Iredell, and Buncombe counties. According to the Cook Partisan Voting Index, it is the most Republican district in the state. Trump received 69.2% of the vote in 2020.
Source: Ballotpedia
Politico, 12/5/2023
McHenry’s announcement is a reversal from late October, when the North Carolina Republican said he would run for reelection in the state’s newly drawn 10th Congressional District. The area is a safe GOP stronghold — it broke for former President Trump by nearly 40 percentage points in 2020.
McHenry, 48, did not say why he flipped on his plans, but he is currently serving his third — and what could have been his final — term as Financial Services Committee chairman. GOP conference rules only allow lawmakers to serve three conservative terms as top Republican on the committee. If vying for a third stretch as chair, lawmakers must receive a waiver for the top job.
This is what gerrymandering looks like in North Carolina: Exact-O Knife boundaries.
Spiro Agnew poised to jump off a cliff (1973)
Other dropouts:
Republicans
Debbie Lesko, AZ-8. (11/28/2023)
Ken Buck, CO-4. (11/28/2023)
Victoria Spartz, IN-5. (11/28/2023)
Dan Bishop. R, NC-8. (12/5/2023)
Brad Wenstrup, OH-2. (12/1/2023)
Bill Johnson., OH-6. (12/1/2023)
Kay Granger, TX-12. (12/1/2023)
Michael Burgess, TX-26. (12/2/2023)
Chris Stewart, UT-2. (12/2/2023)
Democrats
Anna Eshoo, CA-16. (11/29/2023)
Tony Cardenas, CA-29. (11/29/2023)
Grace Napolitano, CA-31. (11/29/2023)
John Sarbanes, MD-3. (11/30/2023)
John Sarbanes, MI-8. (11/30/2023)
Brian Higgins, NY-26. (11/30/2023)
Earl Blumenauer, OR-3. (12/3/2023)
Jennifer Wexton, VA-10. (12/3/2023)
Derek Kilmer, WA-6. (12/3/2023)
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