| North Carolina's 1st congressional district | |||
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) North Carolina's 1st congressional district since January 3, 2021 | |||
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| Distribution |
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| Population (2019) | 763,500[2] | ||
| Median household income | $47,469[2] | ||
| Ethnicity |
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| Cook PVI | D+5[3] | ||
North Carolina's 1st congressional district consists of counties that border Virginia, and extending southward into several counties of the Inner Banks and Research Triangle regions. It covers many rural areas of northeastern North Carolina, among the state's most economically poor, as well as outer exurbs of urbanized Research Triangle. It contains towns and cities such as Greenville, Rocky Mount, Wilson, Goldsboro, Henderson, and Roanoke Rapids.
The district is represented by Rep. G. K. Butterfield, a Democrat. He has been the representative since 2005. In the 2006 election, he won unopposed. In 2020 he defeated Republican Sandy Smith in the general election.
On February 5, 2016, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the 1st district, as well as the 12th, were gerrymandered along racial lines, which was unconstitutional, and must be redrawn by March 15, 2016.[4] It was re-drawn again in 2019 following court-mandated redistricting, which removed portions of the Research Triangle from the district.[5]
Besides a brief period from 1895 until 1899 when the district was held by a Populist, the 1st district has been consistently Democratic since 1883.
Recent election results
Presidential races
| Year | Office | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | President | Gore 57–42% |
| 2004 | President | Kerry 57–42% |
| 2008 | President | Obama 62–37% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 68–31% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 68–31% |
| 2020 | President | Biden 54–45% |
Recent congressional races
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Frank W. Ballance Jr. | 93,157 | 63.74 | |
| Republican | Greg Dority | 50,907 | 34.83 | |
| Libertarian | Mike Ruff | 2,093 | 1.43 | |
| Total votes | 146,157 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | George Kenneth Butterfield Jr. | 137,667 | 63.98 | |
| Republican | Greg Dority | 77,508 | 36.02 | |
| Total votes | 215,175 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | George Kenneth Butterfield Jr. | 82,510 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 82,510 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | George Kenneth Butterfield Jr. | 192,765 | 70.28 | |
| Republican | Dean Stephens | 81,506 | 29.72 | |
| Total votes | 274,271 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | George Kenneth Butterfield Jr. | 103,294 | 59.31 | |
| Republican | Ashley Woolard | 70,867 | 40.69 | |
| Total votes | 174,161 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | George Kenneth Butterfield Jr. | 254,644 | 75.32 | |
| Republican | Pete DiLauro | 77,288 | 22.86 | |
| Libertarian | Darryl Holloman | 6,134 | 1.81 | |
| Total votes | 338,066 | 99.9 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | George Kenneth Butterfield Jr. | 154,333 | 73.38 | |
| Republican | Arthur Rich | 55,990 | 26.62 | |
| Total votes | 210,323 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | George Kenneth Butterfield Jr. | 240,661 | 68.62 | |
| Republican | H. Powell Dew Jr. | 101,567 | 28.96 | |
| Libertarian | Joseph John Summerell | 8,259 | 2.4 | |
| Total votes | 346,830 | 99.98 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | George Kenneth Butterfield Jr. | 190,457 | 69.9 | |
| Republican | Roger Allison | 82,218 | 30.2 | |
| Total votes | 272,675 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | George Kenneth Butterfield Jr. | 188,870 | 54.2 | |
| Republican | Sandy Smith | 159,758 | 45.8 | |
| Total votes | 348,618 | 100.0 | ||
List of members representing the district
| Representative | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history | District location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
) John B. Ashe | Anti-Administration | March 24, 1790 – March 3, 1791 | 1st | Elected in 1790. Redistricted to the 3rd district. | 1790–1791 Anson, Burke, Guilford, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry, Rowan, Rutherford, Wilkes |
| John Steele | Pro-Administration | March 4, 1791 – March 3, 1793 | 2nd | Redistricted from the 4th district and re-elected in 1791. | 1791–1793 Burke, Guilford, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry, Rowan, Rutherford, Wilkes |
| Joseph McDowell | Anti-Administration | March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795 | 3rd | Elected in 1793. Lost re-election. | 1793–1803 Ashe, Buncombe, Burke, Lincoln, Rutherford, Wilkes |
| James Holland | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1797 | 4th | Elected in 1795. Lost re-election. | |
) Joseph McDowell Jr. | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1797 – March 3, 1799 | 5th | Elected in 1796. Lost re-election. | |
| Joseph Dickson | Federalist | March 4, 1799 – March 3, 1801 | 6th | Elected in 1798. Lost re-election. | |
| James Holland | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1801 – March 3, 1803 | 7th | Elected in 1800. Redistricted to the 11th district. | |
| Thomas Wynns | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1807 | 8th 9th | Redistricted from the 8th district and re-elected in 1803. Re-elected in 1804. Retired. | 1803–1813 Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Gates, Hertford, Pasquotank, Perquimans |
| Lemuel Sawyer | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1807 – March 3, 1813 | 10th 11th 12th | Elected in 1806. Re-elected in 1808. Re-elected in 1810. Lost re-election. | |
| William H. Murfree | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1817 | 13th 14th | Elected in 1813. Re-elected in 1815. Retired. | 1813–1823 Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Gates, Hertford, Pasquotank, Perquimans |
| Lemuel Sawyer | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1823 | 15th 16th 17th | Elected in 1817. Re-elected in 1819. Re-elected in 1821. Lost re-election. | |
| Alfred M. Gatlin | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 | 18th | Elected in 1823. Lost re-election. | 1823–1833 Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Gates, Hertford, Pasquotank, Perquimans |
| Lemuel Sawyer | Jacksonian | March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1829 | 19th 20th | Elected in 1825. Re-elected in 1827. Lost re-election. | |
| William B. Shepard | Anti-Jacksonian | March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1837 | 21st 22nd 23rd 24th | Elected in 1829. | |
| 1833–1843 Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Gates, Hertford, Pasquotank, Perquimans | |||||
| Samuel T. Sawyer | Whig | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839 | 25th | ||
) Kenneth Rayner | Whig | March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843 | 26th 27th | Redistricted to the 9th district. | |
) Thomas L. Clingman | Whig | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 | 28th | 1843–1853 Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Cleveland, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Madison, McDowell, Rutherford, Yancey | |
) James Graham | Whig | March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847 | 29th | ||
Thomas L. Clingman | Whig | March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1853 | 30th 31st 32nd | Redistricted to the 8th district. | |
) Henry M. Shaw | Democratic | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 | 33rd | 1853–1861 Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Martin, Northampton, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Washington | |
| Robert T. Paine | Know Nothing | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 | 34th | ||
Henry M. Shaw | Democratic | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 | 35th | ||
| William N. H. Smith | Opposition | March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861 | 36th | North Carolina seceded from the Union in May 1861 | |
| Vacant | March 4, 1861 – July 6, 1868 | 37th 38th 39th 40th | Civil War and Reconstruction | ||
) John R. French | Republican | July 6, 1868 – March 3, 1869 | 40th | Elected to finish the short term. | 1868–1873 Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Washington |
) Clinton L. Cobb | Republican | March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1875 | 41st 42nd 43rd | ||
| 1873–1883 Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Pitt, Tyrrell, Washington | |||||
) Jesse J. Yeates | Democratic | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879 | 44th 45th | ||
) Joseph J. Martin | Republican | March 4, 1879 – January 29, 1881 | 46th | Lost contested election. | |
Jesse J. Yeates | Democratic | January 29, 1881 – March 3, 1881 | 46th | Won contested election. | |
) Louis C. Latham | Democratic | March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883 | 47th | ||
.jpg')) Walter F. Pool | Republican | March 4, 1883 – August 25, 1883 | 48th | Died. | 1883–1893 Beaufort, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Pitt, Tyrrell, Washington |
| Vacant | August 25, 1883 – November 20, 1883 | ||||
) Thomas G. Skinner | Democratic | November 20, 1883 – March 3, 1887 | 48th 49th | Elected to finish Pool's term. | |
Louis C. Latham | Democratic | March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889 | 50th | ||
Thomas G. Skinner | Democratic | March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891 | 51st | ||
| William A. B. Branch | Democratic | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1895 | 52nd 53rd | ||
| 1893–1903 Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Pitt, Tyrrell, Washington | |||||
| Harry Skinner | Populist | March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1899 | 54th 55th | ||
| John H. Small | Democratic | March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1921 | 56th 57th 58th 59th 60th 61st 62nd 63rd 64th 65th 66th | ||
| 1903–1913 Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Pitt, Tyrrell, Washington | |||||
| 1913–1933 Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Pitt, Tyrrell, Washington | |||||
| Hallett S. Ward | Democratic | March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1925 | 67th 68th | ||
| Lindsay C. Warren | Democratic | March 4, 1925 – October 31, 1940 | 69th 70th 71st 72nd 73rd 74th 75th 76th | Resigned to become U.S. Comptroller General. | |
| 1933–1943 Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Pitt, Tyrrell, Washington | |||||
| Vacant | October 31, 1940 – November 5, 1940 | 76th | |||
) Herbert C. Bonner | Democratic | November 5, 1940 – November 7, 1965 | 76th 77th 78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th | Elected to finish Warren's term. Died. | |
| 1943–1953 Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Pitt, Tyrrell, Washington | |||||
| 1953–1963 Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Pitt, Tyrrell, Washington | |||||
| 1963–1973 Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Craven, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Hertford, Hyde, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Pitt, Tyrrell, Washington | |||||
| Vacant | November 7, 1965 – February 5, 1966 | 89th | |||
) Walter B. Jones Sr. | Democratic | February 5, 1966 – September 15, 1992 | 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd | Elected to finish Bonner's term. Died. | |
| 1973–1983 | |||||
| 1983–1993 | |||||
| Vacant | September 15, 1992 – November 3, 1992 | 102nd | |||
) Eva Clayton | Democratic | November 3, 1992 – January 3, 2003 | 102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th | Elected to finish Jones's term. Retired. | |
| 1993–2003 | |||||
) Frank Ballance | Democratic | January 3, 2003 – June 11, 2004 | 108th | Elected in 2002. Resigned. | 2003–2013) |
| Vacant | June 11, 2004 – July 20, 2004 | ||||
) G. K. Butterfield | Democratic | July 20, 2004 – Present | 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th | Elected to finish Ballance's term. Re-elected later in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. | |
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See also
- North Carolina's congressional districts
- List of United States congressional districts
References
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