North Carolina's 2nd congressional district
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| North Carolina's 2nd congressional district | ||
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| Current Representative | Renee Ellmers (R–Dunn) | |
| Distribution | 49.45% urban, 50.55% rural | |
| Population (2000) | 619,178 | |
| Median income | $36,510 | |
| Ethnicity | 61.8% White, 30.4% Black, 0.6% Asian, 7.9% Hispanic, 0.9% Native American, 0.3% other | |
| Cook PVI | R+2 | |
North Carolina's 2nd congressional district is located in the central and eastern parts of the state. Today, the district, which is represented by Republican Rep. Renee Ellmers, includes all or parts of Chatham, Cumberland, Franklin, Harnett, Johnston, Lee, Nash, Sampson, Vance, and Wake counties.
In the 19th century, the district was known as "The Black Second," because it elected all four of North Carolina's Republican African-American congressmen from that era (ending with George H. White).[1][2] Before the creation of the black-majority 1st district and 12th district in the 1990s, the 2nd district was roughly 40% black, then the highest percentage of black residents of any congressional district in North Carolina.
[edit] List of representatives
| Representative | Party | Years | District Residence | Note | |
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| Hugh Williamson | Anti-Administration | March 19, 1790 – March 3, 1791 | Redistricted to the 4th district | ||
| Nathaniel Macon | Anti-Administration | March 4, 1791 – March 3, 1793 | Redistricted to the 5th district | ||
| Matthew Locke | Anti-Administration | March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795 | Lost re-election | ||
| Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1799 | ||||
| Archibald Henderson | Federalist | March 4, 1799 – March 3, 1803 | |||
| Willis Alston | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1815 | Redistricted from the 9th district | ||
| Joseph H. Bryan | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1819 | |||
| Vacant | March 4, 1819 – December 5, 1819 | ||||
| Hutchins G. Burton | Democratic-Republican | December 6, 1819 – March 3, 1823 | Resigned after being elected Governor of North Carolina | ||
| Crawford D-R | March 4, 1823 – March 23, 1824 | ||||
| Vacant | March 24, 1824 – January 18, 1825 | ||||
| George Outlaw | Crawford D-R | January 19, 1825 – March 3, 1825 | Bertie | ||
| Willis Alston | Jacksonian | March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1831 | Halifax | ||
| John Branch | Jacksonian | May 12, 1831 – March 3, 1833 | |||
| Jesse A. Bynum | Jacksonian | March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837 | Halifax | ||
| Democratic | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841 | ||||
| John Daniel | Democratic | March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 | Halifax | Redistricted to the 7th district | |
| Daniel M. Barringer | Whig | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847 | Redistricted to the 3rd district | ||
| Nathaniel Boyden | Whig | March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849 | Salisbury | Retired | |
| Joseph P. Caldwell | Whig | March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1853 | Statesville | Retired | |
| Thomas H. Ruffin | Democratic | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1861 | |||
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| David Heaton | Republican | July 25, 1868 – June 25, 1870 | Died | ||
| Vacant | June 26, 1870 – December 4, 1870 | ||||
| Joseph Dixon | Republican | December 5, 1870 – March 3, 1871 | Retired | ||
| Charles Thomas | Republican | March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1875 | Lost renomination | ||
| John A. Hyman | Republican | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 | Lost renomination | ||
| Curtis H. Brogden | Republican | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879 | Wayne | Retired | |
| William H. Kitchin | Democratic | March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881 | Lost re-election | ||
| Orlando Hubbs | Republican | March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883 | New Bern | Retired | |
| James E. O'Hara | Republican | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887 | Lost re-election | ||
| Furnifold M. Simmons | Democratic | March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889 | Lost re-election | ||
| Henry P. Cheatham | Republican | March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1893 | Vance | Lost re-election | |
| Frederick A. Woodard | Democratic | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1897 | Lost re-election | ||
| George H. White | Republican | March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1901 | Retired | ||
| Claude Kitchin | Democratic | March 4, 1901 – May 31, 1923 | Died | ||
| Vacant | June 1, 1923 – November 5, 1923 | ||||
| John H. Kerr | Democratic | November 6, 1923 – January 3, 1953 | Lost renomination | ||
| L. H. Fountain | Democratic | January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1983 | Retired | ||
| Tim Valentine | Democratic | January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1995 | Retired | ||
| David Funderburk | Republican | January 3, 1995 – January 3, 1997 | Lost re-election | ||
| Bob Etheridge | Democratic | January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2011 | Harnett | Lost re-election | |
| Renee Ellmers | Republican | January 3, 2011 - present | Dunn | ||
[edit] References
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
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