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Nov 27, 1789 , North Carolina ratified the Constitution Nov 21, 1789 but didn't elect its senators until Nov 27, 1789. , rowspan=3 , 1 , rowspan=2 , rowspan=4 , 1 , North Carolina ratified the Constitution Nov 21, 1789 but didn't elect its senators until Nov 27, 1789. , nowrap , Nov 21, 1789 –
Nov 27, 1789 , colspan=3 , Vacant , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=2 , 1 , rowspan=2 align=left ,
Admin. , rowspan=2 nowrap , Nov 27, 1789 –
Mar 3, 1793 , rowspan=2 , Elected in 1789.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1789. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Nov 27, 1789 –
Mar 3, 1795 , rowspan=2 , Pro-
Admin. , rowspan=3 align=right ,
Alexander Martin , , Anti-
Admin. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1793 –
Mar 3, 1799 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1792.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 , 2 , , , Anti-
Admin. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Democratic-
Republican , , rowspan=3 , 2 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1795. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1795 –
Mar 3, 1801 , rowspan=3 , Democratic-
Republican , rowspan=3 align=right ,
Republican , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1799 –
Mar 3, 1805 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1799.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 , 3 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=5 , 3 , rowspan=4 , Elected in 1800.Resigned to return to the State Superior Court. , rowspan=4 nowrap , Mar 4, 1801 –
Feb 17, 1807This date is approximate. Stone's resignation letter was read on Feb 17, but it could have been delivered on as early as Feb 11, 1807, according to the ''Annals of Congress'' (page
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Republican , rowspan=4 align=right ,
David Stone ! rowspan=4 , 3 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Mar 4, 1805 –
Dec 22, 1805 ,
James Turner , rowspan=11 , Democratic-
Republican , rowspan=11 nowrap , Dec 22, 1805 –
Nov 21, 1816 , rowspan=4 , Elected to finish the vacant term. , - style="height:2em" , , nowrap , Feb 17, 1807 –
Mar 3, 1807 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 4 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1806.Retired. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1807 –
Mar 3, 1813 , rowspan=3 , Democratic-
Republican , rowspan=3 align=right ,
Dec 24, 1814 , , Democratic-
Republican , align=right ,
David Stone ! 5 , - style="height:2em" , , nowrap , Dec 24, 1814 –
Dec 1814 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Elected to finish Stone's term.Resigned without having qualified. , rowspan=2 nowrap , Dec 1814 –
Dec 5, 1815 , rowspan=2 , Democratic-
Republican , rowspan=2 align=right , Francis Locke Jr. ! rowspan=2 , 6 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=5 , - style="height:2em" , , nowrap , Dec 5, 1815 –
Dec 13, 1815 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=4 , Elected to finish Locke's term. , rowspan=9 nowrap , Dec 13, 1815 –
Nov 14, 1828 , rowspan=7 , Democratic-
Republican , rowspan=9 align=right ,
Dec 4, 1816 , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=4 , 5 , rowspan=4 align=left ,
Republican , rowspan=4 nowrap , Dec 4, 1816 –
Mar 3, 1823 , Elected to finish Turner's term. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1816.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 , 6 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 6 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1818. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=6 , 6 , rowspan=6 align=left ,
Mar 9, 1829 , rowspan=5 , Elected in 1822. , rowspan=5 , 7 , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=5 , Jacksonian , , rowspan=7 , 7 , rowspan=2 , Re-elected in 1825.Resigned. , rowspan=2 , Jacksonian , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , - style="height:2em" , , nowrap , Nov 14, 1828 –
Dec 15, 1828 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=4 , Elected to finish Macon's term.Retired. , rowspan=4 nowrap , Dec 15, 1828 –
Mar 3, 1831 , rowspan=4 , Jacksonian , rowspan=4 align=right ,
James Iredell Jr.
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, Re-elected in 1828.Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of the Navy.
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, nowrap , Mar 9, 1829 –
Dec 9, 1829 , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=8 , 7 , rowspan=8 align=left ,
Nov 16, 1840 , rowspan=3 , Elected to finish Branch's term. , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=5 , 8 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1830.Resigned. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1831 –
Mar 19, 1836 , , Jacksonian , rowspan=3 align=right ,
Willie Mangum ! rowspan=3 , 9 , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=2 , National
Republican , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=5 , Re-elected in 1835.Resigned. , rowspan=7 , 9 , rowspan=3 , - style="height:2em" , , nowrap , Mar 19, 1836 –
Dec 5, 1836 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , Elected to finish Mangum's term. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Dec 5, 1836 –
Nov 16, 1840 , , Jacksonian , rowspan=3 align=right ,
Robert Strange ! rowspan=3 , 10 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Democratic , , rowspan=5 , 9 , rowspan=2 , Elected to full term in 1836.Resigned. , rowspan=2 , Democratic , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Nov 16, 1840 –
Nov 25, 1840 , , , nowrap , Nov 16, 1840 –
Nov 25, 1840 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=9 , 8 , rowspan=9 align=left ,
Willie Mangum , rowspan=9 , Whig , rowspan=9 nowrap , Nov 25, 1840 –
Mar 3, 1853 , Elected to finish Brown's term. , rowspan=2 , Elected to finish Strange's term. , rowspan=2 nowrap , Nov 25, 1840 –
Mar 3, 1843 , rowspan=2 , Whig , rowspan=2 align=right ,
Jul 25, 1846 , rowspan=2 , Democratic , rowspan=2 align=right ,
Nov 25, 1846 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Elected to finish Haywood's term. , rowspan=6 nowrap , Nov 25, 1846 –
Mar 3, 1855 , rowspan=6 , Whig , rowspan=6 align=right ,
George Badger ! rowspan=6 , 13 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1847.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 , 11 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=4 , 11 , rowspan=4 , Re-elected in 1849.Retired. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Mar 4, 1853 –
Dec 6, 1854 , Legislature failed to elect , rowspan=7 , 12 , rowspan=2 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=6 , 9 , rowspan=6 align=left , David Reid , rowspan=6 , Democratic , rowspan=6 nowrap , Dec 6, 1854 –
Mar 3, 1859 , rowspan=6 , Elected to finish vacant term.Lost re-election. , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=6 , 12 , rowspan=2 , Elected in 1855.Resigned to become
May 5, 1858 , rowspan=2 , Democratic , rowspan=2 align=right ,
May 7, 1858 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , Appointed to continue Biggs's term. , rowspan=4 nowrap , May 7, 1858 –
Mar 11, 1861 , rowspan=4 , Democratic , rowspan=4 align=right ,
Thomas Clingman ! rowspan=4 , 15 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Elected Nov 23, 1858 to finish Biggs's term. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 10 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
Mar 8, 1861 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1858 or 1859.Resigned and subsequently expelled for support of the Confederacy. , rowspan=5 , 13 , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , rowspan=5 , 13 , Re-elected in 1861.Resigned and subsequently expelled for support of the Confederacy. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=5 ,
Jul 14, 1868 , rowspan=5 colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=4 colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , rowspan=4 nowrap , Jul 11, 1861 –
Jul 14, 1868 , rowspan=4 ,
Joseph Abbott , rowspan=2 , Republican , rowspan=2 nowrap , Jul 14, 1868 –
Mar 3, 1871 , rowspan=2 , Elected in 1868 to finish vacant term.Lost renomination. , rowspan=4 , Elected in 1868 to finish vacant term.Retired. , rowspan=4 nowrap , Jul 14, 1868 –
Mar 3, 1873 , rowspan=4 , Republican , rowspan=4 align=right ,
Jan 30, 1872 , Legislature failed to elect , rowspan=4 , 15 , rowspan=2 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=15 , 12 , rowspan=15 align=left ,
Mar 3, 1895 , rowspan=3 , Elected to finish vacant term. , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 15 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1872.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1873 –
Mar 3, 1879 , rowspan=3 , Democratic , rowspan=3 align=right ,
Augustus Merrimon ! rowspan=3 , 17 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1876. , rowspan=3 , 16 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 16 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1879. , rowspan=8 nowrap , Mar 4, 1879 –
Apr 14, 1894 , rowspan=8 , Democratic , rowspan=8 align=right ,
Apr 19, 1894 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , Appointed to continue Vance's term.Successor qualified. , nowrap , Apr 19, 1894 –
Jan 23, 1895 , , Democratic , align=right ,
Mar 3, 1903 , rowspan=5 , Republican , rowspan=5 align=right ,
Jeter Pritchard ! rowspan=5 , 20 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 13 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
Mar 3, 1901 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1894.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 , 19 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 19 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1897.Lost re-election. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=16 , 14 , rowspan=16 align=left ,
Mar 3, 1931 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1901. , rowspan=3 , 20 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 20 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1903. , rowspan=14 nowrap , Mar 4, 1903 –
Dec 12, 1930 , rowspan=14 , Democratic , rowspan=14 align=right ,
Dec 4, 1932 , rowspan=2 , Democratic , rowspan=2 align=right ,
Dec 15, 1946 , rowspan=4 , Elected in 1930. , rowspan=4 , 25 , rowspan=2 , - style="height:2em" , Elected to finish Overman's term. , rowspan=7 nowrap , Dec 5, 1932 –
Jan 3, 1945 , rowspan=7 , Democratic , rowspan=7 align=right ,
Robert Reynolds ! rowspan=7 , 23 , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 25 , rowspan=3 , Elected to full term in 1932. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1936. , rowspan=3 , 26 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 26 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1938.Retired. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Re-elected in 1942.Died. , rowspan=6 , 27 , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , rowspan=9 , 27 , rowspan=9 , Elected in 1944. , rowspan=11 nowrap , Jan 3, 1945 –
May 12, 1954 , rowspan=11 , Democratic , rowspan=11 align=right ,
Dec 18, 1946 , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=2 , 16 , rowspan=2 align=left ,
Dec 30, 1948 , rowspan=2 , Appointed to continue Bailey's term.Lost election to finish Bailey's term. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=2 , 17 , rowspan=2 align=left ,
Mar 6, 1949 , Elected to finish Bailey's term. , - style="height:2em" , Elected to full term in 1948.Died. , rowspan=11 , 28 , rowspan=4 , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Mar 6, 1949 –
Mar 29, 1949 , , - style="height:2em" ! 18 , align=left ,
Frank Graham , , Democratic , nowrap , Mar 29, 1949 –
Nov 26, 1950 , Appointed to continue Broughton's term.Lost nomination to finish Broughton's term. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=5 , 19 , rowspan=5 align=left ,
Jun 26, 1953 , rowspan=5 , Elected to finish Broughton's term.Died. , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=8 , 28 , rowspan=2 , Re-elected in 1950.Died. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=6 , - style="height:2em" , , nowrap , May 12, 1954 –
Jun 5, 1954 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=5 , Appointed to continue Hoey's term. Elected in 1954 to finish Hoey's term. , rowspan=16 nowrap , Jun 5, 1954 –
Dec 31, 1974 , rowspan=16 , Democratic , rowspan=16 align=right ,
Jul 10, 1953 , , - style="height:2em" ! 20 , align=left ,
Nov 28, 1954 , Appointed to continue Smith's term.Lost nomination to finish Smith's term. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 21 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
W. Kerr Scott , rowspan=3 , Democratic , rowspan=3 nowrap , Nov 29, 1954 –
Apr 16, 1958 , Elected in 1954 to finish Smith's term. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Elected to full term in 1954.Died. , rowspan=5 , 29 , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , rowspan=5 , 29 , rowspan=5 , Re-elected in 1956. , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Apr 16, 1958 –
Apr 19, 1958 , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=8 , 22 , rowspan=8 align=left ,
B. Everett Jordan , rowspan=8 , Democratic , rowspan=8 nowrap , Apr 19, 1958 –
Jan 3, 1973 , rowspan=2 , Appointed to continue Scott's term. Elected in 1958 to finish Scott's term. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1960. , rowspan=3 , 30 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 30 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1962. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1966.Lost renomination. , rowspan=3 , 31 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=4 , 31 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1968.Retired and resigned early. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=19 , 23 , rowspan=19 align=left ,
Jan 3, 2003 , rowspan=4 , Elected in 1972. , rowspan=4 , 32 , rowspan=2 , - style="height:2em" , , nowrap , Dec 31, 1974 –
Jan 3, 1975 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 32 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1974.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Jan 3, 1975 –
Jan 3, 1981 , rowspan=3 , Democratic , rowspan=3 align=right ,
Robert Morgan ! rowspan=3 , 26 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1978. , rowspan=3 , 33 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=6 , 33 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1980.Died. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Jan 3, 1981 –
Jun 29, 1986 , rowspan=3 , Republican , rowspan=3 align=right ,
Jul 14, 1986 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , Appointed to continue East's term.Lost election to finish East's term. , nowrap , Jul 14, 1986 –
Nov 4, 1986 , , Republican , align=right ,
Jan 3, 1993 , rowspan=4 , Democratic , rowspan=4 align=right ,
Jan 3, 1999 , rowspan=3 , Republican , rowspan=3 align=right ,
Jan 3, 2005 , rowspan=3 , Democratic , rowspan=3 align=right ,
Jan 3, 2009 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 2002.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 , 37 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 37 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 2004. , rowspan=9 nowrap , Jan 3, 2005 –
Present , rowspan=9 , Republican , rowspan=9 align=right ,
Jan 3, 2015 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 2008.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 , 38 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 38 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 2010. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=6 , 26 , rowspan=6 align=left ,
Present , rowspan=3 , Elected in 2014. , rowspan=3 , 39 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 39 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 2016.Retiring at end of term. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 2020. , rowspan=3 , 40 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3, 40 , rowspan=3, Elected in 2022. , rowspan=3 nowrap, ''Taking office
Jan 3, 2023'' , rowspan=3 , Republican , rowspan=3 align=right ,
North Carolina
North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and So ...
ratified the Constitution on November 21, 1789, after the beginning of the 1st Congress. Its current senators are Republicans Thom Tillis
Thomas Roland Tillis (born August 30, 1960) is an American politician serving as the junior United States senator from North Carolina since 2015. A Republican, he was elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives in 2006, and began servi ...
and Richard Burr
Richard Mauze Burr (born November 30, 1955) is an American businessman and politician who is the senior United States senator from North Carolina, serving since 2005. A member of the Republican Party, Burr was previously a member of the United ...
. Jesse Helms
Jesse Alexander Helms Jr. (October 18, 1921 – July 4, 2008) was an American politician. A leader in the conservative movement, he served as a senator from North Carolina from 1973 to 2003. As chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee ...
was North Carolina's longest-serving senator (1973–2003).
List of senators
, - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , Vacant , nowrap , Nov 21, 1789 –Nov 27, 1789 , North Carolina ratified the Constitution Nov 21, 1789 but didn't elect its senators until Nov 27, 1789. , rowspan=3 , 1 , rowspan=2 , rowspan=4 , 1 , North Carolina ratified the Constitution Nov 21, 1789 but didn't elect its senators until Nov 27, 1789. , nowrap , Nov 21, 1789 –
Nov 27, 1789 , colspan=3 , Vacant , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=2 , 1 , rowspan=2 align=left ,
Samuel Johnston
Samuel Johnston (December 15, 1733 – August 17, 1816) was an American planter, lawyer, and statesman from Chowan County, North Carolina, Chowan County, North Carolina. He represented North Carolina in both the Continental Congress and the Un ...
, rowspan=2 , Pro-Admin. , rowspan=2 nowrap , Nov 27, 1789 –
Mar 3, 1793 , rowspan=2 , Elected in 1789.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1789. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Nov 27, 1789 –
Mar 3, 1795 , rowspan=2 , Pro-
Admin. , rowspan=3 align=right ,
Benjamin Hawkins
Benjamin Hawkins (August 15, 1754June 6, 1816) was an American planter, statesman and a U.S. Indian agent He was a delegate to the Continental Congress and a United States Senator from North Carolina, having grown up among the planter elite ...
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Admin. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1793 –
Mar 3, 1799 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1792.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 , 2 , , , Anti-
Admin. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Democratic-
Republican , , rowspan=3 , 2 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1795. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1795 –
Mar 3, 1801 , rowspan=3 , Democratic-
Republican , rowspan=3 align=right ,
Timothy Bloodworth
Timothy James Bloodworth (1736August 24, 1814) was a slave owner, ardent patriot in the American Revolution, member of the Confederation Congress, vigorous anti-Federalist, U.S. congressman and senator, and collector of customs for the Port of Wi ...
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, rowspan=3 align=left , Jesse Franklin
Jesse Franklin (March 24, 1760August 31, 1823) was the Democratic-Republican U.S. senator from the U.S. state of North Carolina between 1799 and 1805 and between 1807 and 1813. In 1804, Franklin briefly served as President pro tempore of the Uni ...
, rowspan=3 , Democratic-Republican , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1799 –
Mar 3, 1805 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1799.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 , 3 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=5 , 3 , rowspan=4 , Elected in 1800.Resigned to return to the State Superior Court. , rowspan=4 nowrap , Mar 4, 1801 –
Feb 17, 1807This date is approximate. Stone's resignation letter was read on Feb 17, but it could have been delivered on as early as Feb 11, 1807, according to the ''Annals of Congress'' (page
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Republican , rowspan=4 align=right ,
David Stone ! rowspan=4 , 3 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Mar 4, 1805 –
Dec 22, 1805 ,
Montfort Stokes
Montfort Stokes (March 12, 1762November 4, 1842) was an American United States Democratic Party, Democratic (originally United States Democratic-Republican Party, Democratic-Republican) politician who served as United States Senate, U.S. Senato ...
was elected in 1804 but refused the position.
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, rowspan=11 align=left , James Turner , rowspan=11 , Democratic-
Republican , rowspan=11 nowrap , Dec 22, 1805 –
Nov 21, 1816 , rowspan=4 , Elected to finish the vacant term. , - style="height:2em" , , nowrap , Feb 17, 1807 –
Mar 3, 1807 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 4 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1806.Retired. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1807 –
Mar 3, 1813 , rowspan=3 , Democratic-
Republican , rowspan=3 align=right ,
Jesse Franklin
Jesse Franklin (March 24, 1760August 31, 1823) was the Democratic-Republican U.S. senator from the U.S. state of North Carolina between 1799 and 1805 and between 1807 and 1813. In 1804, Franklin briefly served as President pro tempore of the Uni ...
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, rowspan=7 , Re-elected in 1810.Resigned due to ill health.
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, nowrap , Mar 4, 1813 –Dec 24, 1814 , , Democratic-
Republican , align=right ,
David Stone ! 5 , - style="height:2em" , , nowrap , Dec 24, 1814 –
Dec 1814 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Elected to finish Stone's term.Resigned without having qualified. , rowspan=2 nowrap , Dec 1814 –
Dec 5, 1815 , rowspan=2 , Democratic-
Republican , rowspan=2 align=right , Francis Locke Jr. ! rowspan=2 , 6 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=5 , - style="height:2em" , , nowrap , Dec 5, 1815 –
Dec 13, 1815 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=4 , Elected to finish Locke's term. , rowspan=9 nowrap , Dec 13, 1815 –
Nov 14, 1828 , rowspan=7 , Democratic-
Republican , rowspan=9 align=right ,
Nathaniel Macon
Nathaniel Macon (December 17, 1757June 29, 1837) was an American politician who represented North Carolina in both houses of Congress. He was the fifth speaker of the House, serving from 1801 to 1807. He was a member of the United States House of ...
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Montfort Stokes
Montfort Stokes (March 12, 1762November 4, 1842) was an American United States Democratic Party, Democratic (originally United States Democratic-Republican Party, Democratic-Republican) politician who served as United States Senate, U.S. Senato ...
, rowspan=4 , Democratic-Republican , rowspan=4 nowrap , Dec 4, 1816 –
Mar 3, 1823 , Elected to finish Turner's term. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1816.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 , 6 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 6 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1818. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=6 , 6 , rowspan=6 align=left ,
John Branch
John Branch Jr. (November 4, 1782January 4, 1863) was an American politician who served as U.S. Senator, Secretary of the Navy, the 19th Governor of the state of North Carolina, and was the sixth and last territorial governor of Florida.
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, , Democratic-Republican
, rowspan=6 nowrap , Mar 4, 1823 –Mar 9, 1829 , rowspan=5 , Elected in 1822. , rowspan=5 , 7 , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=5 , Jacksonian , , rowspan=7 , 7 , rowspan=2 , Re-elected in 1825.Resigned. , rowspan=2 , Jacksonian , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , - style="height:2em" , , nowrap , Nov 14, 1828 –
Dec 15, 1828 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=4 , Elected to finish Macon's term.Retired. , rowspan=4 nowrap , Dec 15, 1828 –
Mar 3, 1831 , rowspan=4 , Jacksonian , rowspan=4 align=right ,
James Iredell Jr.
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, nowrap , Mar 9, 1829 –Dec 9, 1829 , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=8 , 7 , rowspan=8 align=left ,
Bedford Brown
Bedford Brown (June 6, 1795 – December 6, 1870) was a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic United States Senate, United States Senator from the State of North Carolina between 1829 and 1840.
Biography
Bedford Brown was born on June 6, ...
, rowspan=6 , Jacksonian
, rowspan=8 nowrap , Dec 9, 1829 –Nov 16, 1840 , rowspan=3 , Elected to finish Branch's term. , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=5 , 8 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1830.Resigned. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1831 –
Mar 19, 1836 , , Jacksonian , rowspan=3 align=right ,
Willie Mangum ! rowspan=3 , 9 , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=2 , National
Republican , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=5 , Re-elected in 1835.Resigned. , rowspan=7 , 9 , rowspan=3 , - style="height:2em" , , nowrap , Mar 19, 1836 –
Dec 5, 1836 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , Elected to finish Mangum's term. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Dec 5, 1836 –
Nov 16, 1840 , , Jacksonian , rowspan=3 align=right ,
Robert Strange ! rowspan=3 , 10 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Democratic , , rowspan=5 , 9 , rowspan=2 , Elected to full term in 1836.Resigned. , rowspan=2 , Democratic , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Nov 16, 1840 –
Nov 25, 1840 , , , nowrap , Nov 16, 1840 –
Nov 25, 1840 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=9 , 8 , rowspan=9 align=left ,
Willie Mangum , rowspan=9 , Whig , rowspan=9 nowrap , Nov 25, 1840 –
Mar 3, 1853 , Elected to finish Brown's term. , rowspan=2 , Elected to finish Strange's term. , rowspan=2 nowrap , Nov 25, 1840 –
Mar 3, 1843 , rowspan=2 , Whig , rowspan=2 align=right ,
William Alexander Graham
William Alexander Graham (September 5, 1804August 11, 1875) was a United States senator from North Carolina from 1840 to 1843, a senator later in the Confederate States Senate from 1864 to 1865, the 30th governor of North Carolina from 1845 to ...
! rowspan=2 , 11
, - style="height:2em"
, rowspan=5 , Elected in 1841.
, rowspan=5 , 10
,
, - style="height:2em"
,
, rowspan=5 , 10
, rowspan=2 , Elected in 1843.Resigned.
, rowspan=2 nowrap , Mar 4, 1843 –Jul 25, 1846 , rowspan=2 , Democratic , rowspan=2 align=right ,
William Henry Haywood Jr.
William Henry Haywood Jr. (October 23, 1801October 7, 1852) was a United States Democratic Party, Democratic United States Senate, U.S. senator from the state of North Carolina between 1843 and 1846.
Born in Raleigh, North Carolina to a prominent ...
! rowspan=2 , 12
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, rowspan=3
, - style="height:2em"
,
, nowrap , Jul 25, 1846 –Nov 25, 1846 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Elected to finish Haywood's term. , rowspan=6 nowrap , Nov 25, 1846 –
Mar 3, 1855 , rowspan=6 , Whig , rowspan=6 align=right ,
George Badger ! rowspan=6 , 13 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1847.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 , 11 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=4 , 11 , rowspan=4 , Re-elected in 1849.Retired. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Mar 4, 1853 –
Dec 6, 1854 , Legislature failed to elect , rowspan=7 , 12 , rowspan=2 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=6 , 9 , rowspan=6 align=left , David Reid , rowspan=6 , Democratic , rowspan=6 nowrap , Dec 6, 1854 –
Mar 3, 1859 , rowspan=6 , Elected to finish vacant term.Lost re-election. , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=6 , 12 , rowspan=2 , Elected in 1855.Resigned to become
U.S. District Court Judge
The United States district courts are the trial courts of the U.S. federal judiciary. There is one district court for each federal judicial district, which each cover one U.S. state or, in some cases, a portion of a state. Each district cou ...
.
, rowspan=2 nowrap , Mar 4, 1855 –May 5, 1858 , rowspan=2 , Democratic , rowspan=2 align=right ,
Asa Biggs
Asa Biggs (February 4, 1811 – March 6, 1878) was an American attorney, politician, and jurist who served as a member of both chambers of the United States Congress and as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for ...
! rowspan=2 , 14
, - style="height:2em"
,
, - style="height:2em"
,
, nowrap , May 5, 1858 –May 7, 1858 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , Appointed to continue Biggs's term. , rowspan=4 nowrap , May 7, 1858 –
Mar 11, 1861 , rowspan=4 , Democratic , rowspan=4 align=right ,
Thomas Clingman ! rowspan=4 , 15 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Elected Nov 23, 1858 to finish Biggs's term. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 10 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
Thomas Bragg
Thomas Bragg (November 9, 1810January 21, 1872) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 34th Governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1855 through 1859. During the Civil War, he served in the Confederate States Cabinet. ...
, rowspan=3 , Democratic
, rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1859 –Mar 8, 1861 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1858 or 1859.Resigned and subsequently expelled for support of the Confederacy. , rowspan=5 , 13 , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , rowspan=5 , 13 , Re-elected in 1861.Resigned and subsequently expelled for support of the Confederacy. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=5 ,
Civil War
A civil war or intrastate war is a war between organized groups within the same state (or country).
The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government policies ...
and Reconstruction
Reconstruction may refer to:
Politics, history, and sociology
*Reconstruction (law), the transfer of a company's (or several companies') business to a new company
*'' Perestroika'' (Russian for "reconstruction"), a late 20th century Soviet Unio ...
, rowspan=5 nowrap , Mar 11, 1861 –Jul 14, 1868 , rowspan=5 colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=4 colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , rowspan=4 nowrap , Jul 11, 1861 –
Jul 14, 1868 , rowspan=4 ,
Civil War
A civil war or intrastate war is a war between organized groups within the same state (or country).
The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government policies ...
and Reconstruction
Reconstruction may refer to:
Politics, history, and sociology
*Reconstruction (law), the transfer of a company's (or several companies') business to a new company
*'' Perestroika'' (Russian for "reconstruction"), a late 20th century Soviet Unio ...
, - style="height:2em"
,
, - style="height:2em"
, rowspan=4 , 14
,
, - style="height:2em"
, rowspan=2
, rowspan=5 , 14
, - style="height:2em"
! rowspan=2 , 11
, rowspan=2 align=left , Joseph Abbott , rowspan=2 , Republican , rowspan=2 nowrap , Jul 14, 1868 –
Mar 3, 1871 , rowspan=2 , Elected in 1868 to finish vacant term.Lost renomination. , rowspan=4 , Elected in 1868 to finish vacant term.Retired. , rowspan=4 nowrap , Jul 14, 1868 –
Mar 3, 1873 , rowspan=4 , Republican , rowspan=4 align=right ,
John Pool
John Pool (June 16, 1826August 16, 1884) was a Republican U.S. Senator from the state of North Carolina between 1868 and 1873. He was also the uncle of Congressman Walter Freshwater Pool.
He was born in Pasquotank County, North Carolina ne ...
! rowspan=4 , 16
, - style="height:2em"
,
, - style="height:2em"
, colspan=3 , ''Vacant''
, nowrap , Mar 4, 1871 –Jan 30, 1872 , Legislature failed to elect , rowspan=4 , 15 , rowspan=2 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=15 , 12 , rowspan=15 align=left ,
Matt Whitaker Ransom
Matthew Whitaker Ransom (October 8, 1826October 8, 1904) was a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War and a Democratic U.S. senator from the state of North Carolina between 1872 and 1895.
Early life and antebellum ...
, rowspan=15 , Democratic
, rowspan=15 nowrap , Jan 30, 1872 –Mar 3, 1895 , rowspan=3 , Elected to finish vacant term. , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 15 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1872.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1873 –
Mar 3, 1879 , rowspan=3 , Democratic , rowspan=3 align=right ,
Augustus Merrimon ! rowspan=3 , 17 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1876. , rowspan=3 , 16 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 16 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1879. , rowspan=8 nowrap , Mar 4, 1879 –
Apr 14, 1894 , rowspan=8 , Democratic , rowspan=8 align=right ,
Zebulon Vance
Zebulon Baird Vance (May 13, 1830 – April 14, 1894) was the 37th and 43rd governor of North Carolina, a U.S. Senator from North Carolina, and a Confederate officer during the American Civil War.
A prolific writer and noted public speak ...
! rowspan=8 , 18
, - style="height:2em"
,
, - style="height:2em"
, rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1883.
, rowspan=3 , 17
,
, - style="height:2em"
,
, rowspan=3 , 17
, rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1884.
, - style="height:2em"
,
, - style="height:2em"
, rowspan=6 , Re-elected in 1889.Lost re-election.
, rowspan=6 , 18
,
, - style="height:2em"
,
, rowspan=6 , 18
, rowspan=2 , Re-elected in 1890.Died.
, - style="height:2em"
, rowspan=4
, - style="height:2em"
,
, nowrap , Apr 14, 1894 –Apr 19, 1894 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , Appointed to continue Vance's term.Successor qualified. , nowrap , Apr 19, 1894 –
Jan 23, 1895 , , Democratic , align=right ,
Thomas Jordan Jarvis
Thomas Jordan Jarvis (January 18, 1836June 17, 1915) was the 44th governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1879 to 1885. Jarvis later served as a U.S. Senator from 1894 to 1895, and helped establish East Carolina Teachers Training Scho ...
! 19
, - style="height:2em"
, rowspan=2 , Elected in 1894 to finish Vance's term.
, rowspan=5 nowrap , Jan 23, 1895 –Mar 3, 1903 , rowspan=5 , Republican , rowspan=5 align=right ,
Jeter Pritchard ! rowspan=5 , 20 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 13 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
Marion Butler
Marion Butler (May 20, 1863June 3, 1938) was an American politician, farmer, and lawyer. He represented North Carolina in the United States Senate for one term, serving between 1895 and 1901. At the time, he was a leader of the North Carolina P ...
, rowspan=3 , Populist
, rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1895 –Mar 3, 1901 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1894.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 , 19 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 19 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1897.Lost re-election. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=16 , 14 , rowspan=16 align=left ,
Furnifold McLendel Simmons
Furnifold McLendel Simmons (January 20, 1854April 30, 1940) was an American politicians who served as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from March 4, 1887 to March 4, 1889 and U.S. senator from the state of North ...
, rowspan=16 , Democratic
, rowspan=16 nowrap , Mar 4, 1901 –Mar 3, 1931 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1901. , rowspan=3 , 20 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 20 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1903. , rowspan=14 nowrap , Mar 4, 1903 –
Dec 12, 1930 , rowspan=14 , Democratic , rowspan=14 align=right ,
Lee Slater Overman
Lee Slater Overman (January 3, 1854December 12, 1930) was a Democratic U.S. senator from the state of North Carolina between 1903 and 1930. He was the first US Senator to be elected by popular vote in the state, as the legislature had appointed ...
! rowspan=14 , 21
, - style="height:2em"
,
, - style="height:2em"
, rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1907.
, rowspan=3 , 21
,
, - style="height:2em"
,
, rowspan=3 , 21
, rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1909
, - style="height:2em"
,
, - style="height:2em"
, rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1913
, rowspan=3 , 22
,
, - style="height:2em"
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, rowspan=3 , 22
, rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1914.
, - style="height:2em"
,
, - style="height:2em"
, rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1918.
, rowspan=3 , 23
,
, - style="height:2em"
,
, rowspan=3 , 23
, rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1920.
, - style="height:2em"
,
, - style="height:2em"
, rowspan=4 , Re-elected in 1924.Lost renomination.
, rowspan=4 , 24
,
, - style="height:2em"
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, rowspan=5 , 24
, rowspan=2 , Re-elected in 1926.Died.
, - style="height:2em"
, rowspan=2
, - style="height:2em"
, rowspan=2 , Appointed to continue Overman's term.Lost election to finish Overman's term.
, rowspan=2 nowrap , Dec 13, 1930 –Dec 4, 1932 , rowspan=2 , Democratic , rowspan=2 align=right ,
Cameron A. Morrison
Cameron A. Morrison (October 5, 1869August 20, 1953) was an American politician and the List of governors of North Carolina, 55th Governor of North Carolina, governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1921 to 1925.
Early life and career ...
! rowspan=2 , 22
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! rowspan=9 , 15
, rowspan=9 align=left , Josiah Bailey
Josiah William Bailey (September 14, 1873 – December 15, 1946) was an American politician who served as a U.S. senator from the state of North Carolina from 1931 to 1946.
Early life and education
Born in Warrenton, North Carolina, he grew ...
, rowspan=9 , Democratic
, rowspan=9 nowrap , Mar 4, 1931 –Dec 15, 1946 , rowspan=4 , Elected in 1930. , rowspan=4 , 25 , rowspan=2 , - style="height:2em" , Elected to finish Overman's term. , rowspan=7 nowrap , Dec 5, 1932 –
Jan 3, 1945 , rowspan=7 , Democratic , rowspan=7 align=right ,
Robert Reynolds ! rowspan=7 , 23 , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 25 , rowspan=3 , Elected to full term in 1932. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1936. , rowspan=3 , 26 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 26 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1938.Retired. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Re-elected in 1942.Died. , rowspan=6 , 27 , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , rowspan=9 , 27 , rowspan=9 , Elected in 1944. , rowspan=11 nowrap , Jan 3, 1945 –
May 12, 1954 , rowspan=11 , Democratic , rowspan=11 align=right ,
Clyde R. Hoey
Clyde Roark Hoey (December 11, 1877May 12, 1954) was an American Democratic politician from North Carolina. He served in both houses of the state legislature and served briefly in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1919 to 1921. He was Nor ...
! rowspan=11 , 24
, - style="height:2em"
, colspan=3 , ''Vacant''
, nowrap , Dec 15, 1946 –Dec 18, 1946 , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=2 , 16 , rowspan=2 align=left ,
William B. Umstead
William Bradley Umstead (May 13, 1895November 7, 1954) was an United States of America, American politician who served as a United States Senators, United States Senator and the List of Governors of North Carolina, 63rd governor of North Carolin ...
, rowspan=2 , Democratic
, rowspan=2 nowrap , Dec 18, 1946 –Dec 30, 1948 , rowspan=2 , Appointed to continue Bailey's term.Lost election to finish Bailey's term. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=2 , 17 , rowspan=2 align=left ,
J. Melville Broughton
Joseph Melville Broughton Jr. (November 17, 1888March 6, 1949) was an American politician who served as the 60th governor of North Carolina from 1941 to 1945. He later briefly served as a United States Senator from January 3, 1949 until his dea ...
, rowspan=2 , Democratic
, rowspan=2 nowrap , Dec 31, 1948 –Mar 6, 1949 , Elected to finish Bailey's term. , - style="height:2em" , Elected to full term in 1948.Died. , rowspan=11 , 28 , rowspan=4 , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Mar 6, 1949 –
Mar 29, 1949 , , - style="height:2em" ! 18 , align=left ,
Frank Graham , , Democratic , nowrap , Mar 29, 1949 –
Nov 26, 1950 , Appointed to continue Broughton's term.Lost nomination to finish Broughton's term. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=5 , 19 , rowspan=5 align=left ,
Willis Smith
Willis Smith (December 19, 1887June 26, 1953) was an American attorney and Democratic U.S. senator from the state of North Carolina between 1950 and 1953.
Early life and education
Born in Norfolk Virginia, he moved to North Carolina before age ...
, rowspan=5 , Democratic
, rowspan=5 nowrap , Nov 27, 1950 –Jun 26, 1953 , rowspan=5 , Elected to finish Broughton's term.Died. , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=8 , 28 , rowspan=2 , Re-elected in 1950.Died. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=6 , - style="height:2em" , , nowrap , May 12, 1954 –
Jun 5, 1954 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=5 , Appointed to continue Hoey's term. Elected in 1954 to finish Hoey's term. , rowspan=16 nowrap , Jun 5, 1954 –
Dec 31, 1974 , rowspan=16 , Democratic , rowspan=16 align=right ,
Sam Ervin
Samuel James Ervin Jr. (September 27, 1896April 23, 1985) was an American politician. A Southern Democrats, Democrat, he served as a United States Senate, U.S. Senator from North Carolina from 1954 to 1974. A native of Morganton, North Carolina, ...
! rowspan=16 , 25
, - style="height:2em"
, colspan=3 , ''Vacant''
, nowrap , Jun 26, 1953 –Jul 10, 1953 , , - style="height:2em" ! 20 , align=left ,
Alton Lennon
Alton Asa Lennon (August 17, 1906December 28, 1986) was an American Democratic politician who represented North Carolina in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate. He first served as an interim appointment to the Senate from 1953–54, un ...
, , Democratic
, nowrap , Jul 10, 1953 –Nov 28, 1954 , Appointed to continue Smith's term.Lost nomination to finish Smith's term. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 21 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
W. Kerr Scott , rowspan=3 , Democratic , rowspan=3 nowrap , Nov 29, 1954 –
Apr 16, 1958 , Elected in 1954 to finish Smith's term. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Elected to full term in 1954.Died. , rowspan=5 , 29 , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , rowspan=5 , 29 , rowspan=5 , Re-elected in 1956. , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Apr 16, 1958 –
Apr 19, 1958 , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=8 , 22 , rowspan=8 align=left ,
B. Everett Jordan , rowspan=8 , Democratic , rowspan=8 nowrap , Apr 19, 1958 –
Jan 3, 1973 , rowspan=2 , Appointed to continue Scott's term. Elected in 1958 to finish Scott's term. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1960. , rowspan=3 , 30 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 30 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1962. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1966.Lost renomination. , rowspan=3 , 31 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=4 , 31 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1968.Retired and resigned early. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=19 , 23 , rowspan=19 align=left ,
Jesse Helms
Jesse Alexander Helms Jr. (October 18, 1921 – July 4, 2008) was an American politician. A leader in the conservative movement, he served as a senator from North Carolina from 1973 to 2003. As chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee ...
, rowspan=19 , Republican
, rowspan=19 nowrap , Jan 3, 1973 –Jan 3, 2003 , rowspan=4 , Elected in 1972. , rowspan=4 , 32 , rowspan=2 , - style="height:2em" , , nowrap , Dec 31, 1974 –
Jan 3, 1975 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 32 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1974.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Jan 3, 1975 –
Jan 3, 1981 , rowspan=3 , Democratic , rowspan=3 align=right ,
Robert Morgan ! rowspan=3 , 26 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1978. , rowspan=3 , 33 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=6 , 33 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1980.Died. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Jan 3, 1981 –
Jun 29, 1986 , rowspan=3 , Republican , rowspan=3 align=right ,
John East
John East (died 1856) was a 19th-century Anglican clergyman and writer.
At Oxford he was a friend of William Henry Havergal.
He became:
* Rector of Croscombe, Somerset (some of his earlier writings were published in Evesham, Worcestershire, Eve ...
! rowspan=3 , 27
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, rowspan=6 , Re-elected in 1984.
, rowspan=6 , 34
, rowspan=4
, - style="height:2em"
,
, nowrap , Jun 29, 1986 –Jul 14, 1986 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , Appointed to continue East's term.Lost election to finish East's term. , nowrap , Jul 14, 1986 –
Nov 4, 1986 , , Republican , align=right ,
Jim Broyhill
James Thomas Broyhill (born August 19, 1927) is an American former businessman and United States Republican Party, Republican United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative and United States Senator, Senator from the state of North ...
! 28
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, Elected to finish East's term.
, rowspan=4 nowrap , Nov 5, 1986 –Jan 3, 1993 , rowspan=4 , Democratic , rowspan=4 align=right ,
Terry Sanford
James Terry Sanford (August 20, 1917April 18, 1998) was an American lawyer and politician from North Carolina. A member of the Democratic Party, Sanford served as the 65th Governor of North Carolina from 1961 to 1965, was a two-time U.S. pre ...
! rowspan=4 , 29
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, rowspan=3 , 34
, rowspan=3 , Elected to full term in 1986.Lost re-election.
, - style="height:2em"
,
, - style="height:2em"
, rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1990.
, rowspan=3 , 35
,
, - style="height:2em"
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, rowspan=3 , 35
, rowspan=3 , Elected in 1992.Lost re-election.
, rowspan=3 nowrap , Jan 3, 1993 –Jan 3, 1999 , rowspan=3 , Republican , rowspan=3 align=right ,
Lauch Faircloth
Duncan McLauchlin "Lauch" Faircloth (born January 14, 1928) is an American politician who served one term as a Republican U.S. Senator from North Carolina.
Before his Senate service, Faircloth was a prominent and wealthy hog farmer. One impetus ...
! rowspan=3 , 30
, - style="height:2em"
,
, - style="height:2em"
, rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1996.Retired.
, rowspan=3 , 36
,
, - style="height:2em"
,
, rowspan=3 , 36
, rowspan=3 , Elected in 1998.Retired to run for U.S. President
The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America. The president directs the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States ...
.
, rowspan=3 nowrap , Jan 3, 1999 –Jan 3, 2005 , rowspan=3 , Democratic , rowspan=3 align=right ,
John Edwards
Johnny Reid Edwards (born June 10, 1953) is an American lawyer and former politician who served as a U.S. senator from North Carolina. He was the Democratic nominee for vice president in 2004 alongside John Kerry, losing to incumbents George ...
! rowspan=3 , 31
, - style="height:2em"
,
, - style="height:2em"
! rowspan=3 , 24
, rowspan=3 align=left , Elizabeth Dole
Mary Elizabeth Alexander Hanford Dole (née Hanford; born July 29, 1936)Mary Ella Cathey Hanford, "Asbury and Hanford Families: Newly Discovered Genealogical Information" ''The Historical Trail'' 33 (1996), pp. 44–45, 49. is an American attorn ...
, rowspan=3 , Republican
, rowspan=3 nowrap , Jan 3, 2003 –Jan 3, 2009 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 2002.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 , 37 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 37 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 2004. , rowspan=9 nowrap , Jan 3, 2005 –
Present , rowspan=9 , Republican , rowspan=9 align=right ,
Richard Burr
Richard Mauze Burr (born November 30, 1955) is an American businessman and politician who is the senior United States senator from North Carolina, serving since 2005. A member of the Republican Party, Burr was previously a member of the United ...
! rowspan=9 , 32
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,
, - style="height:2em"
! rowspan=3 , 25
, rowspan=3 align=left , Kay Hagan
Janet Kay Hagan (née Ruthven; May 26, 1953 – October 28, 2019) was an American lawyer, banking executive, and politician who served as a United States Senator from North Carolina from 2009 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, she previo ...
, rowspan=3 , Democratic
, rowspan=3 nowrap , Jan 3, 2009 –Jan 3, 2015 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 2008.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 , 38 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 38 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 2010. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=6 , 26 , rowspan=6 align=left ,
Thom Tillis
Thomas Roland Tillis (born August 30, 1960) is an American politician serving as the junior United States senator from North Carolina since 2015. A Republican, he was elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives in 2006, and began servi ...
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Ted Budd
Theodore Paul Budd (born October 21, 1971) is an American businessman and politician who has served as the U.S. representative for since 2017. A member of the Republican Party, his district covers the north-central part of the state.
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Living former senators
, there are four living U.S. former senators from North Carolina. The most recent and most recently serving senator to die wasKay Hagan
Janet Kay Hagan (née Ruthven; May 26, 1953 – October 28, 2019) was an American lawyer, banking executive, and politician who served as a United States Senator from North Carolina from 2009 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, she previo ...
(served 2009–2015) on October 28, 2019.
Superlatives
Longest service
Shortest service
Youngest at beginning of service
Oldest at end of service
See also
*United States congressional delegations from North Carolina
These are tables of United States Congress, congressional delegations from North Carolina to the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate.
The current dean of the North Carolina delegation is United States Senate, Senato ...
* List of United States representatives from North Carolina
* Elections in North Carolina
References
External links
* {{U.S. congressional delegationsUnited States senators
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North Carolina
North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and So ...