North Carolina's 10th congressional district
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| Current Representative | Patrick McHenry (R) | |
| Population (2000) | 619,178 | |
| Median income | $37,649 | |
| Ethnicity | 86.6% White, 9.3% Black, 1.5% Asian, 3.5% Hispanic, 0.3% Native American, 0.1% other | |
| Cook PVI | R+17 | |
The 10th Congressional District of North Carolina is a Congressional district in central and western North Carolina. It currently includes all of Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland, Lincoln and Mitchell counties, along with parts of Gaston, Iredell and Rutherford counties.
The district is arguably the most Republican district in North Carolina and one of the most Republican in the South. Republicans have held the seat since 1969. Republican Patrick McHenry has represented the district since 2005. He is opposed in the 2008 general election by Daniel Johnson.
[edit] List of representatives
| Name | Took Office | Left Office | Party | District Residence | Notes |
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| District created March 4, 1793 | |||||
| Benjamin Williams | March 4, 1793 | March 3, 1795 | Anti-Administration | ||
| Nathan Bryan | March 4, 1795 | June 4, 1798 | Democratic-Republican | Died | |
| Richard D. Spaight | December 10, 1798 | March 3, 1801 | Democratic-Republican | ||
| John Stanly | March 4, 1801 | March 3, 1803 | Federalist | ||
| Nathaniel Alexander | March 4, 1803 | November, 1806 | Democratic-Republican | Resigned to become Governor | |
| Evan S. Alexander | February 24, 1806 | March 3, 1809 | Democratic-Republican | ||
| Joseph Pearson | March 4, 1809 | March 3, 1815 | Federalist | ||
| William C. Love | March 4, 1815 | March 3, 1817 | Democratic-Republican | ||
| George Mumford | March 4, 1815 | December 31, 1818 | Democratic-Republican | Died | |
| Charles Fisher | February 11, 1819 | March 3, 1821 | Democratic-Republican | ||
| John Long | March 4, 1821 | March 3, 1823 | Democratic-Republican | ||
| March 4, 1823 | March 4, 1825 | Crawford D-R | |||
| March 4, 1825 | March 4, 1829 | Adams | |||
| Abraham Rencher | March 4, 1829 | March 3, 1833 | Jacksonian | ||
| March 4, 1833 | March 4, 1837 | Anti-Jacksonian | |||
| March 4, 1837 | March 4, 1839 | Whig | |||
| Charles Fisher | March 4, 1839 | March 3, 1841 | Democratic | ||
| Abraham Rencher | March 4, 1841 | March 3, 1843 | Whig | ||
| District inactive March 3, 1843 | |||||
| District re-established March 4, 1903 | |||||
| James M. Gudger, Jr. | March 4, 1903 | March 3, 1907 | Democrat | Asheville | |
| William T. Crawford | March 4, 1907 | March 3, 1909 | Democrat | Waynesville | |
| John G. Grant | March 4, 1909 | March 3, 1911 | Democrat | Hendersonville | |
| James M. Gudger, Jr. | March 4, 1911 | March 3, 1915 | Democrat | Asheville | |
| James Jefferson Britt | March 3, 1915 | March 3, 1917 | Republican | Asheville | |
| Zebulon Weaver | March 3, 1917 | March 1, 1919 | Democrat | Asheville | Lost contested election |
| James Jefferson Britt | March 1, 1919 | March 3, 1919 | Republican | Asheville | Won contested election |
| Zebulon Weaver | March 4, 1919 | March 3, 1929 | Democrat | Asheville | |
| George M. Pritchard | March 4, 1929 | March 3, 1931 | Republican | Asheville | |
| Zebulon Weaver | March 4, 1931 | March 3, 1933 | Democrat | Asheville | Redistricted to the 11th district |
| Alfred L. Bulwinkle | March 4, 1933 | January 3, 1943 | Democrat | Gastonia | Redistricted from the 9th district, Redistricted to the 11th district |
| Cameron A. Morrison | January 3, 1943 | January 3, 1945 | Democrat | Rockingham | |
| Joseph Wilson Ervin | January 3, 1945 | December 25, 1945 | Democrat | Morganton | Died |
| Sam J. Ervin, Jr. | January 22, 1946 | January 3, 1947 | Democrat | Morganton | |
| Hamilton C. Jones | January 3, 1947 | January 3, 1953 | Democrat | Charlotte | |
| Charles R. Jonas | January 3, 1953 | January 3, 1963 | Republican | Lincolnton | Redistricted to the 8th district |
| Basil Whitener | January 3, 1963 | January 3, 1969 | Democrat | Gastonia | Redistricted from the 11th district |
| Jim Broyhill | January 3, 1969 | July 14, 1986 | Republican | Lenoir | Resigned after being appointed to US Senate |
| Cass Ballenger | November 4, 1986 | January 3, 2005 | Republican | Hickory | |
| Patrick McHenry | January 3, 2005 | present | Republican | Cherryville | |
[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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