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List of United States Senators from North Carolina

North Carolina ratified the Constitution on November 21, 1789.

Class 2 seat


Name Party Start of
Service		 End of
Service		 Reason
Service
Terminated
Samuel Johnston Federalist November 27, 1789 March 3, 1793
Alexander Martin Democratic-Republican March 4, 1793 March 3, 1799 defeated for re-election in legislature
Jesse Franklin Democratic-Republican 1799 1805
James Turner Democratic-Republican 1805 1816
Montfort Stokes Democratic 1816 1823
John Branch Democratic 1823 1829
Bedford Brown Democratic 1829 1840
Willie P. Mangum Whig 1840 1853
David S. Reid Democratic 1854 1859 lost party nomination
Thomas Bragg Democratic 1859 1861 expelled from Senate (Civil War)
Vacant 1861 1868 Civil War/Reconstruction
Joseph C. Abbott Republican July 14, 1868 March 3, 1871 party lost control of legislature;
Democrats elected Zebulon B. Vance but he was not seated
Matt W. Ransom Democratic 1872 1895 Democrats lost control of state legislature
Marion Butler Populist 1895 1901 expiration of term
(Democrats regained control of state legislature)
Furnifold M. Simmons Democratic 1901 1931 lost primary election
Josiah W. Bailey Democratic March 4, 1931 December 15, 1946 death
William B. Umstead Democratic 1946 1948 lost primary election
Joseph M. Broughton Democratic 1948 1949 death
Frank P. Graham Democratic 1949 1950 lost primary election
Willis Smith Democratic 1950 1953 death
Alton A. Lennon Democratic 1953 1954 lost primary election
William Kerr Scott Democratic 1954 1958 death
B. Everett Jordan Democratic 1958 1973 lost primary election
Jesse Helms Republican 1973 2003 retired; did not run in 2002
Elizabeth Dole Republican 2003 — —

Class 3 seat


Name Party Start of
Service		 End of
Service		 Reason
Service
Terminated
Benjamin Hawkins Federalist, later
Democratic-Republican		 1789 1795
Timothy Bloodworth Democratic-Republican 1795 1801
David Stone Democratic-Republican 1801 1807
Jesse Franklin Democratic-Republican 1807 1813
David Stone Democratic-Republican 1813 1814 resignation
Francis Locke Democratic-Republican 1814 1815 resignation
Nathaniel Macon Democratic 1815 1828 resignation
James Iredell, Jr. Democratic 1828 1831
Willie P. Mangum Democratic, later
National Republican		 1831 1836 resignation
Robert Strange Democratic 1836 1840 resignation
William Alexander Graham Whig 1840 1843 Party lost control of legislature
William H. Haywood, Jr. Democratic 1843 1846 Resigned when party lost control of legislature
George E. Badger Whig November 25, 1846 March 3, 1855 expiration of term; party lost control of legislature
Asa Biggs Democratic 1855 1858
Thomas L. Clingman Democratic 1858 1861 expelled from Senate (Civil War)
Vacant 1861 1868 Civil War/Reconstruction
John Pool Republican 1868 1873 Party lost control of legislature
Augustus S. Merrimon Conservative (Democratic) 1873 1879 Defeated for re-election in legislature
Zebulon B. Vance Democratic 1879 1894 death
Thomas J. Jarvis Democratic 1894 1895 Appointed to seat, served until successor qualified
Jeter C. Pritchard Republican 1895 1903 Defeated for re-election in legislature
Lee S. Overman Democratic 1903 1930 death
Cameron A. Morrison Democratic 1930 1932 Appointed to seat, served until successor qualified
Robert R. Reynolds Democratic 1932 1945 Retired
Clyde R. Hoey Democratic 1945 1954 death
Sam J. Ervin, Jr. Democratic 1954 1974 retired
(but resigned a few days early)
Robert B. Morgan Democratic 1975 1981 lost to East in general election
John P. East Republican 1981 1986 death
James T. Broyhill Republican 1986 1986 Appointed to remainder of term, lost general election, served until successor qualified
Terry Sanford Democratic 1986 1993 lost to Faircloth in general election
Lauch Faircloth Republican 1993 1999 lost to Edwards in general election
John Edwards Democratic 1999 2005 retired; ran for Vice President
Richard Burr Republican 2005 — —

See also

United States Congressional Delegations from North Carolina

Lists of United States congressional delegations (lists of House members, lists of Senators)
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