Political party strength in North Carolina
Appearance
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The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of North Carolina:
- Governor
- Lieutenant Governor
- Secretary of State
- Attorney General
- Auditor
- Treasurer
- Superintendent of Public Instruction
- Commissioner of Agriculture
- Commissioner of Labor
- Commissioner of Insurance
The table also indicates the historical party composition in the:
- State Senate
- State House of Representatives
- State delegation to the U.S. Senate
- State delegation to the U.S. House of Representatives
For years in which a presidential election was held, the table indicates which party's nominees received the state's electoral votes. Bold indicates present office holders.
1776–1867
[edit]Year | Council of State | General Assembly | United States Congress | Electoral votes | ||||||||
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Gov. | Sec. of State | Atty. Gen. | Auditor | Treasurer | Supt. of Pub. Inst. | State Senate | State House | Senator (Class II) | Senator (Class III) | House | ||
1776 | Richard Caswell (I) | vacant | vacant | no such office | vacant | no such office | [?] | [?] | no such office | no such office | no such office | no such office |
1777 | James Glasgow (I) | Waightstill Avery (I) | district system | [?] | [?] | |||||||
1778 | ||||||||||||
1779 | James Iredell (F) | [?] | [?] | |||||||||
1780 | Abner Nash (I) | |||||||||||
1781 | Thomas Burke (I) | [?] | [?] | |||||||||
1782 | Alexander Martin (I) | |||||||||||
1783 | Alfred Moore (F) | [?] | [?] | |||||||||
1784 | Memucan Hunt (I) | |||||||||||
1785 | Richard Caswell (I) | [?] | [?] | |||||||||
1786 | ||||||||||||
1787 | Samuel Johnston (F) | John Haywood (F) | [?] | [?] | ||||||||
1788 | ||||||||||||
1789 | Alexander Martin (AF) | [?] | [?] | Samuel Johnston (PA) | Benjamin Hawkins (PA) | 3PA, 2AA | ineligible to participate | |||||
1790 | ||||||||||||
1791 | [?] | [?] | ||||||||||
1792 | Richard Dobbs Spaight (F) | John Haywood (F) | ||||||||||
1793 | [?] | [?] | Alexander Martin (AA) | Benjamin Hawkins (AA) | 9AA, 1PA | Washington (I) ![]() | ||||||
1794 | ||||||||||||
1795 | Samuel Ashe (AF) | [?] | [?] | Alexander Martin (DR) | Timothy Bloodworth (DR) | 9DR, 1F | ||||||
1796 | Blake Baker (I) | 8DR, 2F | ||||||||||
1797 | [?] | [?] | 9DR, 1F | Jefferson (DR) ![]() | ||||||||
1798 | William Richardson Davie (F) | William White | ||||||||||
1799 | Benjamin Williams (F) | [?] | [?] | Jesse Franklin (DR) | 6DR, 4F | |||||||
1800 | ||||||||||||
1801 | [?] | [?] | David Stone (DR) | Jefferson (DR) ![]() | ||||||||
1802 | James Turner (DR)[a] | |||||||||||
1803 | Henry Seawell (DR) | [?] | [?] | 11DR, 1F | ||||||||
1804 | ||||||||||||
1805 | Nathaniel Alexander (DR) | [?] | [?] | James Turner (DR) | 12DR | Jefferson/ Clinton (DR) ![]() | ||||||
1806 | ||||||||||||
1807 | Benjamin Williams (F) | [?] | [?] | Jesse Franklin (DR) | 11DR, 1F | |||||||
1808 | David Stone (DR) | Oliver Fitts (DR) | ||||||||||
1809 | [?] | [?] | 9DR, 3F | Madison/ Clinton (DR) ![]() | ||||||||
1810 | Benjamin Smith (DR) | William Miller (DR) | ||||||||||
1811 | William Hawkins (DR) | William Hill (DR) | Hutchins Gordon Burton (F) | [?] | [?] | 10DR, 2F | ||||||
1812 | ||||||||||||
1813 | [?] | [?] | David Stone (DR) | 10DR, 3F | Madison/ Gerry (DR) ![]() | |||||||
1814 | William Miller (DR) | |||||||||||
1815 | [?] | [?] | Nathaniel Macon (DR) | 11DR, 2F | ||||||||
1816 | Montfort Stokes (DR) | |||||||||||
1817 | John Branch (DR) | William P. Drew (DR) | [?] | [?] | Monroe/ Tompkins (DR) ![]() | |||||||
1818 | ||||||||||||
1819 | [?] | [?] | 10DR, 3F | |||||||||
1820 | Jesse Franklin (DR) | |||||||||||
1821 | Gabriel Holmes (DR) | [?] | [?] | 13DR | Monroe/ Tompkins (DR) ![]() | |||||||
1822 | ||||||||||||
1823 | [?] | [?] | John Branch (DR) | 12DR, 1F | ||||||||
1824 | Hutchins Gordon Burton (DR) | |||||||||||
1825 | James F. Taylor (F) | [?] | [?] | John Branch (J) | Nathaniel Macon (J) | 12J, 1NR | Jackson/ Calhoun (DR) ![]() | |||||
1826 | ||||||||||||
1827 | James Iredell Jr. (DR) | William S. Robards | [?] | [?] | 8J, 5NR | |||||||
1828 | John Owen (D) | William Hill (I) | Robert H. Jones (I) | |||||||||
1829 | Romulus M. Saunders (D) | [?] | [?] | Bedford Brown (J) | James Iredell Jr. (J) | 9J, 4NR | Jackson/ Calhoun (D) ![]() | |||||
1830 | Montfort Stokes (D) | |||||||||||
1831 | William S. Mhoon | [?] | [?] | Willie P. Mangum (J) | 10J, 3NR | |||||||
1832 | David L. Swain (NR) | |||||||||||
1833 | [?] | [?] | Willie P. Mangum (NR) | 7NR, 6J | Jackson/ Van Buren (D) ![]() | |||||||
1834 | ||||||||||||
1835 | Richard D. Spaight Jr. (D) | John R. J. Daniel (D) | Samuel F. Patterson (W) | [?] | [?] | |||||||
1836 | Edward Bishop Dudley (W) |
33D, 30W, 2? | 68W, 64D, 4?, 1 vac.[b] | vacant | ||||||||
Robert Strange (J) | ||||||||||||
1837 | Daniel W. Courts (D) | 26W, 24D | 62D, 58W | Bedford Brown (D) | Robert Strange (D) | 8W, 5D | Van Buren/ Johnson (D) ![]() | |||||
1838 | ||||||||||||
1839 | Charles L. Hinton | 27W, 23D | 66W, 54D | 7D, 6W | ||||||||
1840 | Willie P. Mangum (W) | |||||||||||
1841 | John Motley Morehead (W) |
Hugh McQueen (W) | 28W, 22D | 75W, 45D | William A. Graham (W) | 8W, 5D | Harrison/ Tyler (W) ![]() | |||||
1842 | Spier Whitaker (D) | |||||||||||
1843 | John H. Wheeler (D) | 30W, 20D | 67D, 53W | William Henry Haywood Jr. (D) |
6D, 3W | |||||||
1844 | ||||||||||||
1845 | William A. Graham (W) | Charles L. Hinton | 25W, 25D[c] | 70W, 50D | Clay/ Frelinghuysen (W) ![]() | |||||||
1846 | ||||||||||||
1847 | Edward Stanly (W) | 27W, 23D | 65W, 55D | George E. Badger (W) | 5W, 4D | |||||||
1848 | ||||||||||||
1849 | Charles Manly (W) | Bartholomew F. Moore (W) | 25D, 25W[d] | 62W, 58D | Taylor/ Fillmore (W) ![]() | |||||||
1850 | ||||||||||||
1851 | David Settle Reid (D) | William Eaton Jr. (D) | Daniel W. Courts (D) | 27D, 23W | 65D, 55W | |||||||
1852 | ||||||||||||
1853 | Matt W. Ransom (D) | Calvin H. Wiley (W) | 28D, 22W | 62W, 58D | vacant | 4D, 3W | Pierce/ King (D) ![]() | |||||
1854 | Warren Winslow (D) | David Reid (D) | ||||||||||
1855 | Thomas Bragg (D) | Joseph B. Batchelor (D) | 30D, 20W | 63D, 57W | Asa Biggs (D) | 5D, 3KN | ||||||
1856 | ||||||||||||
1857 | Rufus H. Page (D) | William H. Bailey (D) | 33D, 17KN+W | 80D, 40KN+W | 7D, 1KN | Buchanan/ Breckinridge (D) ![]() | ||||||
1858 | William A. Jenkins (D) | Thomas L. Clingman (D) | ||||||||||
1859 | John Willis Ellis (D) | 32D, 18O | 82D, 38O | Thomas Bragg (D) | 5D, 3O | |||||||
1860 | ||||||||||||
1861 | Henry Toole Clark (D) | 31D, 19W+O | 64D, 56W+O | Breckinridge/ Lane (SD) ![]() | ||||||||
1862 | Zebulon Vance (C)[e] | John P. H. Russ (C) | Richard H. Battle (D) |
vacant | vacant | |||||||
1863 | Sion H. Rogers (C) | Jonathan Worth (C)[e] | American Civil War | |||||||||
1864 | Charles R. Thomas (C) | Samuel F. Phillips (C) | ||||||||||
1865 | William Woods Holden (NU)[f] | Robert W. Best (C) | William Sloan (NU) | ineligible to participate | ||||||||
1866 | Jonathan Worth (C)[e] | vacant | Kemp P. Battle (C) | 50NP | 120NP | |||||||
1867 | office abolished | 40R, 10C | 66R, 54C |
1868–present
[edit]Year | Council of State | General Assembly | United States Congress | Electoral votes | ||||||||||||
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Gov. | Lt. Gov. | Sec. of State | Atty. Gen. | Auditor | Treasurer | Supt. of Pub. Inst. | Comm. of Ag. | Comm. of Labor | Comm. of Ins. | State Senate | State House | Senator (Class II) | Senator (Class III) | House | ||
1868 | William Woods Holden (R) | Tod Robinson Caldwell (R) | Henry J. Menninger (R) | William M. Coleman (R) | Henderson Adams (R) | David A. Jenkins (R) | Samuel S. Ashley (R) | no such office | no such office | no such office | 40R, 10C | 66R, 54C | Joseph Carter Abbott (R) | John Pool (R) | 6R, 1Cons | |
1869 | Lewis P. Olds (R) | 38R, 12C | 82R, 38C | 6R, 1D | Grant/ Colfax (R) ![]() | |||||||||||
1870 | Tod Robinson Caldwell (R) | William M. Shipp (C) | ||||||||||||||
1871 | Alexander McIver (R) | 36C, 14R | 75C, 42R, 3I | vacant | 5D, 2R | |||||||||||
1872 | vacant | Matt W. Ransom (D) | ||||||||||||||
1873 | Curtis Hooks Brogden (R) | William H. Howerton (R) | Tazewell L. Hargrove (R) | John Reilly (R) | 32D, 18R | 65D, 54R, 1I | Augustus Summerfield Merrimon (D) |
5D, 3R | Grant/ Wilson (R) ![]() | |||||||
1874 | Curtis Hooks Brogden (R) | |||||||||||||||
1875 | vacant | Stephen D. Pool (C) | 37D, 11R, 2I | 84D, 34R, 2I | 7D, 1R | |||||||||||
1876 | John M. Worth (D) | John Pool (R) | ||||||||||||||
1877 | Zebulon Vance (D) | Thomas J. Jarvis (D) | Joseph A. Engelhard (D) | Thomas Kenan (D) | Samuel L. Love (D) | John C. Scarborough (D) | Leonidas L. Polk (D) | 40D, 10R | 84D, 36R | Tilden/ Hendricks (D) ![]() | ||||||
1878 | ||||||||||||||||
1879 | Thomas J. Jarvis (D) | William L. Saunders (D) | 34D, 16R | 79D, 41R | Zebulon Vance (D) | 6D, 1R, 1GB | ||||||||||
1880 | vacant | Montford McGehee (D) | 7D, 1GB | |||||||||||||
1881 | James L. Robinson (D) | William Paul Roberts (D) | 38D, 12R | 83D, 37R | 7D, 1R | Hancock/ English (D) ![]() | ||||||||||
1882 | ||||||||||||||||
1883 | 34D, 16R | 68D, 52R | 7D, 2R | |||||||||||||
1884 | 8D, 1R | |||||||||||||||
1885 | Alfred Moore Scales (D) | Charles Manly Stedman (D) | Theodore F. Davidson (D) | Donald W. Bain (D) | Sidney M. Finger (D) | 43D, 7R | 97D, 23R | Cleveland/ Hendricks (D) ![]() | ||||||||
1886 | ||||||||||||||||
1887 | John Robinson (D) | Wesley N. Jones | 33D, 17R | 65D, 55R | 7D, 1R, 1I | |||||||||||
1888 | ||||||||||||||||
1889 | Daniel Gould Fowle (D) | Thomas Michael Holt (D) | George W. Sanderlin | John C. Scarborough (D) | 37D, 13R | 85D, 35R | 6D, 3R | Cleveland/ Thurman (D) ![]() | ||||||||
1890 | ||||||||||||||||
1891 | Thomas Michael Holt (D) | Octavius Coke (D) | 43D, 7R | 102D, 17R, 1I | 8D, 1R | |||||||||||
1892 | vacant | Samuel McDowell Tate (D) | William I. Harris | |||||||||||||
1893 | Elias Carr (D) | Rufus A. Doughton (D) | Frank I. Osborne (D) | Robert M. Furman (D) | John C. Scarborough (D) | Benjamin R. Lacy (D) | 46D, 3Pop, 1R | 92D, 19R, 9Pop | 7D, 1R, 1Pop | Cleveland/ Stevenson (D) ![]() | ||||||
1894 | Thomas J. Jarvis (D) | |||||||||||||||
1895 | Charles M. Cooke (D) | William H. Worth (Pop) | Samuel L. Patterson (D) | 24Pop, 18R, 8D[g] | 46D, 38R, 36Pop[h] | Marion Butler (Pop) | Jeter C. Pritchard (R) | 3Pop, 3R, 3D | ||||||||
1896 | ||||||||||||||||
1897 | Daniel Lindsay Russell (R)[i] | Charles A. Reynolds (R) | Cyrus Thompson (Pop) | Zeb V. Walser (R) | Hal W. Ayer (Pop) | Charles H. Mebane (Pop) | James M. Mewborne (Pop) | James Y. Hamrick (Pop) | 24Pop, 17R, 9D[g] | 49R, 36D, 35Pop[g] | 5Pop, 3R, 1D | 6 – Bryan/ Sewall (D) ![]() 5 – Bryan/ Watson (Pop) ![]() | ||||
1898 | John R. Smith (R) | |||||||||||||||
1899 | Samuel L. Patterson (D) | Benjamin R. Lacy (D) | James R. Young | 40D, 10Pop[j] | 94D, 26Pop[j] | 6D, 2R, 1Pop | ||||||||||
1900 | Robert Dick Douglas (R) | |||||||||||||||
1901 | Charles Brantley Aycock (D) | Wilfred D. Turner (D) | John Bryan Grimes (D) | Robert D. Gilmer (D) | Benjamin F. Dixon | Benjamin R. Lacy (D) | Thomas F. Toon (D) | Henry B. Varner (D) | 39D, 8R, 3Pop[j] | 101D, 17R, 2Pop[j] | F. M. Simmons (D) | 2R, 7D | Bryan/ Stevenson (D) ![]() | |||
1902 | James Y. Joyner (D) | |||||||||||||||
1903 | 45D, 5R | 100D, 17R, 3ID | Lee S. Overman (D) | 10D | ||||||||||||
1904 | ||||||||||||||||
1905 | Robert Broadnax Glenn (D) | Francis D. Winston (D) | 44D, 6R | 104D, 16R | 1R, 9D | Parker/ Davis (D) ![]() | ||||||||||
1906 | ||||||||||||||||
1907 | 46D, 4R | 99D, 21R | 10D | |||||||||||||
1908 | William A. Graham (D) | |||||||||||||||
1909 | William Walton Kitchin (D) | William C. Newland (D) | Thomas Walter Bickett (D) | Mitchell L. Shipman (D) | 40D, 10R | 96D, 24R | 3R, 7D | Bryan/ Kern (D) ![]() | ||||||||
1910 | Benjamin F. Dixon Jr. | |||||||||||||||
1911 | William P. Wood (D) | 43D, 7R | 99D, 21R | 10D | ||||||||||||
1912 | ||||||||||||||||
1913 | Locke Craig (D) | Elijah L. Daughtridge (D) | 47D, 3R | 107D, 13R | Wilson/ Marshall (D) ![]() | |||||||||||
1914 | ||||||||||||||||
1915 | 43D, 7R | 98D, 20R, 2I | 1R, 9D | |||||||||||||
1916 | ||||||||||||||||
1917 | Thomas Walter Bickett (D) | Oliver Max Gardner (D) | James S. Manning (D) | 41D, 9R | 97D, 22R, 1I | 10D | Wilson/ Marshall (D) ![]() | |||||||||
1918 | ||||||||||||||||
1919 | Eugene C. Brooks (D) | 40D, 10R | 93D, 27R | |||||||||||||
1920 | ||||||||||||||||
1921 | Cameron A. Morrison (D) | William B. Cooper (D) | Baxter Durham (D) | Stacey W. Wade (D) | 39D, 11R | 91D, 29R | Cox/ Roosevelt (D) ![]() | |||||||||
1922 | ||||||||||||||||
1923 | William N. Everett (D) | Arch T. Allen (D) | William A. Graham Jr. (D) | 47D, 3R | 110D, 10R | |||||||||||
1924 | ||||||||||||||||
1925 | Angus Wilton McLean (D) | J. Elmer Long (D) | Dennis G. Brummitt (D) | Franklin D. Grist (D) | 102D, 18R | Davis/ Bryan (D) ![]() | ||||||||||
1926 | ||||||||||||||||
1927 | Daniel C. Boney (D) | 104D, 16R | ||||||||||||||
1928 | James A. Hartness (D) | |||||||||||||||
1929 | Oliver Max Gardner (D) | Richard T. Fountain (D) | Nathan O'Berry (D) | 38D, 12R | 84D, 36R | 8D, 2R | Hoover/ Curtis (R) ![]() | |||||||||
1930 | ||||||||||||||||
1931 | 48D, 2R | 115D, 5R | Josiah Bailey (D) | Cameron A. Morrison (D) | 10D | |||||||||||
1932 | John P. Stedman (D) | |||||||||||||||
1933 | John C. B. Ehringhaus (D) | Alexander H. Graham (D) | Stacey W. Wade (D) | Charles M. Johnson (D) | Arthur L. Fletcher (D) | 112D, 8R | Robert R. Reynolds (D) | 11D | Roosevelt/ Garner (D) ![]() | |||||||
1934 | Clyde A. Erwin (D) | |||||||||||||||
1935 | Aaron A. F. Seawell (D) | 108D, 12R | ||||||||||||||
1936 | Charles G. Powell (D) | |||||||||||||||
1937 | Clyde R. Hoey (D) | Wilkins P. Horton (D) | Thad A. Eure (D) | George Ross Pou (D) | W. Kerr Scott (D) | 112D, 8R | Roosevelt/ Garner (D) ![]() | |||||||||
1938 | Harry McMullan (D) | Forrest H. Shuford (D) | ||||||||||||||
1939 | 114D, 6R | |||||||||||||||
1940 | ||||||||||||||||
1941 | J. Melville Broughton (D) | Reginald L. Harris (D) | Roosevelt/ Wallace (D) ![]() | |||||||||||||
1942 | William P. Hodges (D) | |||||||||||||||
1943 | 108D, 12R | 12D | ||||||||||||||
1944 | ||||||||||||||||
1945 | R. Gregg Cherry (D) | Lynton Y. Ballentine (D) | 47D, 3R | 106D, 14R | Clyde R. Hoey (D) | Roosevelt/ Truman (D) ![]() | ||||||||||
1946 | ||||||||||||||||
1947 | Henry L. Bridges (D) | 48D, 2R | 108D, 12R | William B. Umstead (D) | ||||||||||||
1948 | David S. Coltrane (D) | |||||||||||||||
1949 | W. Kerr Scott (D) | Hoyt Patrick Taylor(D) | Brandon P. Hodges (D) | Lynton Y. Ballentine (D) | Waldo C. Cheek (D) | 109D, 11R | J. Melville Broughton (D) | Truman/ Barkley (D) ![]() | ||||||||
1950 | Frank Porter Graham (D) | |||||||||||||||
1951 | 111D, 9R | Willis Smith (D) | ||||||||||||||
1952 | Charles F. Carroll (D) | |||||||||||||||
1953 | William B. Umstead (D) | Luther H. Hodges (D) | Edwin M. Gill (D) | Charles F. Gold (D) | 106D, 14R | Alton Lennon (D) | 11D, 1R | Stevenson/ Sparkman (D) ![]() | ||||||||
1954 | Luther H. Hodges (D) | vacant | Frank Crane (D) | Sam Ervin (D)[k] | ||||||||||||
1955 | William B. Rodman Jr. (D) | 49D, 1R | 110D, 10R | W. Kerr Scott (D) | ||||||||||||
1956 | George B. Patton (D) | |||||||||||||||
1957 | Luther E. Barnhardt (D) | 47D, 3R | 107D, 13R | Stevenson/ Kefauver (D) ![]() | ||||||||||||
1958 | Malcolm Buie Seawell (D) | B. Everett Jordan (D) | ||||||||||||||
1959 | 49D, 1R | 116D, 4R | ||||||||||||||
1960 | T. Wade Bruton (D) | |||||||||||||||
1961 | Terry Sanford (D) | Harvey Cloyd Philpott (D) | 48D, 2R | 105D, 15R | Kennedy/ Johnson (D) ![]() | |||||||||||
1962 | vacant | Edwin S. Lanier (D) | ||||||||||||||
1963 | 99D, 21R | 9D, 2R | ||||||||||||||
1964 | James Allen Graham (D) | |||||||||||||||
1965 | Dan K. Moore (D) | Robert W. Scott (D) | 49D, 1R | 106D, 14R | Johnson/ Humphrey (D) ![]() | |||||||||||
1966 | ||||||||||||||||
1967 | 43D, 7R | 94D, 26R | 8D, 3R | |||||||||||||
1968 | ||||||||||||||||
1969 | Robert W. Scott (D) | Hoyt Patrick Taylor Jr. (D) | Robert Burren Morgan (D) | A. Craig Phillips (D) | 38D, 12R | 91D, 29R | 7D, 4R | Nixon/ Agnew (R) ![]() | ||||||||
1970 | ||||||||||||||||
1971 | 43D, 7R | 96D, 24R | ||||||||||||||
1972 | ||||||||||||||||
1973 | James Holshouser (R) | Jim Hunt (D) | William C. Creel (D) | John Ingram (D) | 34D, 16R | 85D, 35R | Jesse Helms (R) | Nixon/ Agnew (R) ![]() | ||||||||
1974 | James H. Carson Jr. (R) | |||||||||||||||
1975 | Thomas Avery Nye Jr. (R) | 49D, 1R | 111D, 9R | Robert Burren Morgan (D) | 9D, 2R | |||||||||||
1976 | Rufus Edmisten (D) | |||||||||||||||
1977 | Jim Hunt (D) | James C. Green (D) | Harlan E. Boyles (D) | John C. Brooks (D) | 46D, 4R | 114D, 6R | Carter/ Mondale (D) ![]() | |||||||||
1978 | ||||||||||||||||
1979 | 45D, 5R | 105D, 15R | ||||||||||||||
1980 | ||||||||||||||||
1981 | Ed Renfrow (D) | 40D, 10R | 96D, 24R | John Porter East (R) | 7D, 4R | Reagan/ Bush (R) ![]() | ||||||||||
1982 | ||||||||||||||||
1983 | 44D, 6R | 102D, 18R | 9D, 2R | |||||||||||||
1984 | ||||||||||||||||
1985 | James G. Martin (R) | Robert B. Jordan (D) | Lacy Thornburg (D) | James E. Long (D) | 38D, 12R | 82D, 38R | 6D, 5R | Reagan/ Bush (R) ![]() | ||||||||
1986 | Jim Broyhill (R) | |||||||||||||||
1987 | 40D, 10R | 81D, 39R | Terry Sanford (D) | 8D, 3R | ||||||||||||
1988 | ||||||||||||||||
1989 | Jim Gardner (R) | Rufus Edmisten (D) | Bob Etheridge (D) | 37D, 13R | 74D, 46R | Bush/ Quayle (R) ![]() | ||||||||||
1990 | ||||||||||||||||
1991 | 36D, 14R | 81D, 39R | 7D, 4R | |||||||||||||
1992 | ||||||||||||||||
1993 | Jim Hunt (D) | Dennis A. Wicker (D) | Mike Easley (D) | Ralph Campbell Jr. (D) | Harry Payne (D) | 39D, 11R | 78D, 42R | Lauch Faircloth (R) | 8D, 4R | Bush/ Quayle (R) ![]() | ||||||
1994 | ||||||||||||||||
1995 | 26D, 24R | 68R, 52D | 8R, 4D | |||||||||||||
1996 | Janice H. Faulkner (D) | |||||||||||||||
1997 | Elaine Marshall (D) | Michael E. Ward (D) | 30D, 20R | 61R, 59D | 6R, 6D | Dole/ Kemp (R) ![]() | ||||||||||
1998 | ||||||||||||||||
1999 | 35D, 15R | 66D, 54R | John Edwards (D) | 7R, 5D | ||||||||||||
2000 | ||||||||||||||||
2001 | Mike Easley (D) | Bev Perdue (D) | Roy Cooper (D) | Richard H. Moore (D) | Meg Scott Phipps (D) | Cherie Berry (R) | 62D, 58R | Bush/ Cheney (R) ![]() | ||||||||
2002 | ||||||||||||||||
2003 | Britt Cobb (D) | 28D, 22R | 60D, 60R[l] | Elizabeth Dole (R) | 7R, 6D | |||||||||||
2004 | Patricia N. Willoughby (D) | |||||||||||||||
2005 | Les Merritt (R) | June Atkinson (D) | Steve Troxler (R) | 29D, 21R | 63D, 57R | Richard Burr (R) | Bush/ Cheney (R) ![]() | |||||||||
2006 | ||||||||||||||||
2007 | 31D, 19R | 68D, 52R | 7D, 6R | |||||||||||||
2008 | ||||||||||||||||
2009 | Bev Perdue (D) | Walter H. Dalton (D) | Beth Wood (D) | Janet Cowell (D) | Wayne Goodwin (D) | 30D, 20R | Kay Hagan (D) | 8D, 5R | Obama/ Biden (D) ![]() | |||||||
2010 | ||||||||||||||||
2011 | 31R, 19D | 67R, 52D, 1I | 7D, 6R | |||||||||||||
2012 | 68R, 52D[m] | |||||||||||||||
2013 | Pat McCrory (R) | Dan Forest (R) | 33R, 17D | 77R, 43D | 9R, 4D[n] | Romney/ Ryan (R) ![]() | ||||||||||
2014 | ||||||||||||||||
2015 | 34R, 16D | 74R, 45D, 1I[o] | Thom Tillis (R) | 10R, 3D | ||||||||||||
2016 | ||||||||||||||||
2017 | Roy Cooper (D) | Josh Stein (D) | Dale Folwell (R) | Mark Johnson (R) | Mike Causey (R) | 35R, 15D | 74R, 46D | Trump/ Pence (R) ![]() | ||||||||
2018 | ||||||||||||||||
2019 | 29R, 21D | 65R, 55D | ||||||||||||||
2020 | 9R, 3D[p] | |||||||||||||||
2021 | Mark Robinson (R) | Catherine Truitt (R) | Josh Dobson (R) | 28R, 22D | 69R, 51D | 8R, 5D | Trump/ Pence (R) ![]() | |||||||||
2022 | ||||||||||||||||
2023 | 30R, 20D | 72R, 48D[q] | Ted Budd (R) | 7D, 7R | ||||||||||||
2024 | Jessica Holmes (D) |
- ^ John Baptista Ashe was elected in 1802 to succeed Williams but died before he could take office, leading the legislature to elect Turner.
- ^ Elected William Henry Haywood Jr., a Democrat, as a minority-party Speaker.[1]
- ^ A power-sharing agreement between the parties was negotiated, with Burgess Sidney Gaither, a Whig, assuming the Senate Presidency, while the Democrats retained the Senate staff.[2]
- ^ A power-sharing agreement between the parties was negotiated, with Calvin Graves, a Democrat, assuming the Senate Presidency, while the Whigs retained most of the Senate staff.[3]
- ^ a b c The Conservative Party was a state coalition which, during the Civil War, included most Whigs and formerly Unionist Democrats in opposition to secessionsts; postwar, the Conservative Party was in opposition to Republicans and shifted its coalition to be mostly Democrats with some conservative former Whigs. Eventually it changed its name to the modern NC Democratic Party.[4]
- ^ Provisional governor appointed by President Andrew Johnson until a special election could be held.
- ^ a b c The Populists, in coalition with the Republicans, controlled the Senate in a pact of electoral fusion.[5]
- ^ The Republicans, in coalition with the Populists, controlled the House in a pact of electoral fusion.[5]
- ^ Russell, while a Republican, was supported by many in the Populist Party as part of an electoral fusion coalition, though a separate Populist candidate was also nominated.[5]
- ^ a b c d The Populists ran with the Republicans on a merged ticket in a pact of electoral fusion.[5]
- ^ Initially appointed to fill vacancy; later elected in his own right.
- ^ Was 61R, 59D after the 2002 elections, but Michael P. Decker switched parties from Republican to Democratic to establish split control of the House before the start of the 2003 session.
- ^ Independent representative Bert Jones became a Republican.
- ^ The 12th district was vacant from January to November 2014, after the resignation of Mel Watt.
- ^ A Democrat, Paul Tine, switched parties before the 2015 session and became an Independent while caucusing with the Republicans.
- ^ The 11th district was vacant from April to December 2020, after the resignation of Mark Meadows.
- ^ Democrat Tricia Cotham switched parties to Republican during the 2023 session.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Hamilton, Joseph Grégoire de Roulhac (1916). Party Politics in North Carolina, 1835-1860. Seeman Printery. p. 30. ISBN 978-0-598-68407-3.
- ^ Hamilton, Joseph Grégoire de Roulhac (1916). Party Politics in North Carolina, 1835-1860. Seeman Printery. pp. 99–100. ISBN 978-0-598-68407-3.
- ^ Hamilton, Joseph Grégoire de Roulhac (1916). Party Politics in North Carolina, 1835-1860. Seeman Printery. p. 126. ISBN 978-0-598-68407-3.
- ^ "Conservative Party". www.ncpedia.org. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
- ^ a b c d "Fusion Politics - North Carolina History Project". 2019-08-06. Archived from the original on 2019-08-06. Retrieved 2021-06-23.