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North Carolina's 2nd congressional district 
Current Representative Renee Ellmers (R–Dunn) Distribution 49.45% urban, 50.55% rural Population (2000) 619,178 Median income $36,510 Ethnicity 61.8% White, 30.4% Black, 0.6% Asian, 7.9% Hispanic, 0.9% Native American, 0.3% other Cook PVI R+2 North Carolina's 2nd congressional district is located in the central and eastern parts of the state. Today, the district, which is represented by Republican Rep. Renee Ellmers, includes all or parts of Chatham, Cumberland, Franklin, Harnett, Johnston, Lee, Nash, Sampson, Vance, and Wake counties.
In the 19th century, the district was known as "The Black Second," because it elected all four of North Carolina's Republican African-American congressmen from that era (ending with George H. White).[1][2] Before the creation of the black-majority 1st district and 12th district in the 1990s, the 2nd district was roughly 40% black, then the highest percentage of black residents of any congressional district in North Carolina.
List of representatives
Representative Party Years District Residence Note Hugh Williamson Anti-Administration March 19, 1790 – March 3, 1791 Redistricted to the 4th district Nathaniel Macon Anti-Administration March 4, 1791 – March 3, 1793 Redistricted to the 5th district Matthew Locke Anti-Administration March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795 Lost re-election Democratic-Republican March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1799 Archibald Henderson Federalist March 4, 1799 – March 3, 1803 Willis Alston Democratic-Republican March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1815 Redistricted from the 9th district Joseph H. Bryan Democratic-Republican March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1819 Vacant March 4, 1819 – December 5, 1819 Hutchins G. Burton Democratic-Republican December 6, 1819 – March 3, 1823 Resigned after being elected Governor of North Carolina Crawford D-R March 4, 1823 – March 23, 1824 Vacant March 24, 1824 – January 18, 1825 George Outlaw Crawford D-R January 19, 1825 – March 3, 1825 Bertie Willis Alston Jacksonian March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1831 Halifax John Branch Jacksonian May 12, 1831 – March 3, 1833 Jesse A. Bynum Jacksonian March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837 Halifax Democratic March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841 John Daniel Democratic March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 Halifax Redistricted to the 7th district Daniel M. Barringer Whig March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847 Redistricted to the 3rd district Nathaniel Boyden Whig March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849 Salisbury Retired Joseph P. Caldwell Whig March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1853 Statesville Retired Thomas H. Ruffin Democratic March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1861 Civil War and Reconstruction David Heaton Republican July 25, 1868 – June 25, 1870 Died Vacant June 26, 1870 – December 4, 1870 Joseph Dixon Republican December 5, 1870 – March 3, 1871 Retired Charles Thomas Republican March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1875 Lost renomination John A. Hyman Republican March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 Lost renomination Curtis H. Brogden Republican March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879 Wayne Retired William H. Kitchin Democratic March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881 Lost re-election Orlando Hubbs Republican March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883 New Bern Retired James E. O'Hara Republican March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887 Lost re-election Furnifold M. Simmons Democratic March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889 Lost re-election Henry P. Cheatham Republican March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1893 Vance Lost re-election Frederick A. Woodard Democratic March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1897 Lost re-election George H. White Republican March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1901 Retired Claude Kitchin Democratic March 4, 1901 – May 31, 1923 Died Vacant June 1, 1923 – November 5, 1923 John H. Kerr Democratic November 6, 1923 – January 3, 1953 Lost renomination L. H. Fountain Democratic January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1983 Retired Tim Valentine Democratic January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1995 Retired David Funderburk Republican January 3, 1995 – January 3, 1997 Lost re-election Bob Etheridge Democratic January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2011 Harnett Lost re-election Renee Ellmers Republican January 3, 2011 - present Dunn 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
External links
North Carolina's congressional districts All districts: At-large 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
See also: North Carolina's past & present Representatives, Senators, and Delegations, 2010 elections, 2012 elections
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