Rep. Don Davis (D) staved off a stiff challenge in North Carolina on Tuesday, securing a second term in a newly configured district that had been a top target of House Republicans, Decision Desk HQ projects.

Davis, an Air Force veteran and former state senator, defeated Laurie Buckhout, an Army veteran and consultant, in a northeastern corner of the Tar Heel State that features a heavy Black population.

The seat has been represented by a Democrat for more than a century, but it became more competitive following a controversial redistricting that heavily favored........

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