North Carolina's 1st congressional district

North Carolina's 1st congressional district
North Carolina's 1st congressional district - since January 3, 2017.
Current Representative G. K. Butterfield (D–Wilson)
Distribution
  • 62.9[1]% urban
  • 37.1% rural
Population (2016) 750,278[2]
Median income 28,410
Ethnicity
Cook PVI D+17[3]

North Carolina's 1st congressional district is located mostly in the northeastern part of the state. This area is located on North Carolina's Coastal plain and contains towns such as Durham, Greenville, Elizabeth City, Henderson, Roanoke Rapids, Rocky Mount, Goldsboro, and New Bern.

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 2010 he defeated Republican Ashley Woolard from Washington, North Carolina 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]

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 Results
2000 Gore 57–42%
2004 Kerry 57–42%
2008 Obama 62–37%

Recent congressional races

U.S. House election, 2002: North Carolina's 1st district[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic France 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
U.S. House election, 2004: North Carolina's 1st district[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic George Kenneth Butterfield Jr. 137,667 63.98
Republican Greg Dority 77,508 36.02
Total votes 215,175 100
U.S. House election, 2006: North Carolina's 1st district[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic George Kenneth Butterfield Jr. 82,510 100
Total votes 82,510 100
U.S. House election, 2008: North Carolina's 1st district[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic George Kenneth Butterfield Jr. 192,765 70.28
Republican Dean Stephens 81,506 29.72
Total votes 274,271 100
U.S. House election, 2010: North Carolina's 1st district[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic George Kenneth Butterfield Jr. 103,294 59.31
Republican Ashley Woolard 70,867 40.69
Total votes 174,161 100
U.S. House election, 2012: North Carolina's 1st district[10]
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
U.S. House election, 2014: North Carolina's 1st district[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic George Kenneth Butterfield Jr. 154,333 73.38
Republican Arthur Rich 55,990 26.62
Total votes 210,323 100
U.S. House election, 2016: North Carolina's 1st district[12]
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

List of representatives

Representative Party Years Electoral history
John B. Ashe Anti-
Administration		 March 24, 1790 –
March 3, 1791		 Redistricted to the 3rd district
John Steele Pro-
Administration		 March 4, 1791 –
March 3, 1793		 Redistricted from the 4th district
Joseph McDowell Anti-
Administration		 March 4, 1793 –
March 3, 1795		 [Data unknown/missing.]
James Holland Democratic-
Republican		 March 4, 1795 –
March 3, 1797		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Joseph McDowell, Jr. Democratic-
Republican		 March 4, 1797 –
March 3, 1799		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Joseph Dickson Federalist March 4, 1799 –
March 3, 1801		 [Data unknown/missing.]
James Holland Democratic-
Republican		 March 4, 1801 –
March 3, 1803		 Redistricted to the 11th district
Thomas Wynns Democratic-
Republican		 March 4, 1803 –
March 3, 1807		 Redistricted from the 8th district
Lemuel Sawyer Democratic-
Republican		 March 4, 1807 –
March 3, 1813		 [Data unknown/missing.]
William H. Murfree Democratic-
Republican		 March 4, 1813 –
March 3, 1817		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Lemuel Sawyer Democratic-
Republican		 March 4, 1817 –
March 3, 1823		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Alfred M. Gatlin Crawford
Republican		 March 4, 1823 –
March 3, 1825		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Lemuel Sawyer Jacksonian March 4, 1825 –
March 3, 1829		 [Data unknown/missing.]
William B. Shepard Anti-
Jacksonian		 March 4, 1829 –
March 3, 1837		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Samuel T. Sawyer Whig March 4, 1837 –
March 3, 1839		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Kenneth Rayner Whig March 4, 1839 –
March 3, 1843		 Redistricted to the 9th district
Thomas L. Clingman Whig March 4, 1843 –
March 3, 1845		 [Data unknown/missing.]
James Graham Whig March 4, 1845 –
March 3, 1847		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Thomas L. Clingman Whig March 4, 1847 –
March 3, 1853		 Redistricted to the 8th district
Henry M. Shaw Democratic March 4, 1853 –
March 3, 1855		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Robert T. Paine Know-Nothing March 4, 1855 –
March 3, 1857		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Henry M. Shaw Democratic March 4, 1857 –
March 3, 1859		 [Data unknown/missing.]
William N. H. Smith Opposition March 4, 1859 –
March 3, 1861		 North Carolina seceded from the Union in May 1861
Vacant March 3, 1861 –
July 6, 1868		 Civil War and Reconstruction
John R. French Republican July 6, 1868 –
March 3, 1869		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Clinton L. Cobb Republican March 4, 1869 –
March 3, 1875		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Jesse J. Yeates Democratic March 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1879		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Joseph J. Martin Republican March 3, 1879 –
January 29, 1881		 Lost contested election
Jesse J. Yeates Democratic January 29, 1881 –
March 3, 1881		 Won contested election
Louis C. Latham Democratic March 4, 1881 –
March 3, 1883		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Walter F. Pool Republican March 4, 1883 –
August 25, 1883		 Died
Vacant August 25, 1883 –
November 20, 1883
Thomas G. Skinner Democratic November 20, 1883 –
March 3, 1887		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Louis C. Latham Democratic March 4, 1887 –
March 3, 1889		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Thomas G. Skinner Democratic March 4, 1889 –
March 3, 1891		 [Data unknown/missing.]
William A. B. Branch Democratic March 4, 1891 –
March 3, 1895		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Harry Skinner Populist March 4, 1895 –
March 3, 1899		 [Data unknown/missing.]
John H. Small Democratic March 4, 1899 –
March 3, 1921		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Hallett S. Ward Democratic March 4, 1921 –
March 3, 1925		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Lindsay C. Warren Democratic March 3, 1925 –
October 31, 1940		 Resigned after to become U.S. Comptroller General
Vacant October 31, 1940 –
November 5, 1940
Herbert C. Bonner Democratic November 5, 1940 –
November 7, 1965		 Died
Vacant November 7, 1965 –
February 5, 1966
Walter B. Jones, Sr. Democratic February 5, 1966 –
September 15, 1992		 Died
Vacant September 15, 1992 –
November 3, 1992
Eva Clayton Democratic November 3, 1992 –
January 3, 2003		 Retired
Frank Ballance Democratic January 3, 2003 –
June 11, 2004		 Resigned
Vacant June 11, 2004 –
July 20, 2004
G. K. Butterfield Democratic July 20, 2004 –
present		 Incumbent

Historical district boundaries

2003–2013
2013–2017

See also


References

  1. ↑ https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/cd_state.html
  2. ↑ https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=37&cd=01
  3. ↑ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  4. ↑ Simpson, Ian (February 8, 2016). "Judges find two N. Carolina congressional districts racially gerrymandered". Reuters. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
  5. ↑ "11/05/2002 Official General Election Results - Statewide". North Carolina State Board of Elections. November 15, 2002. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  6. ↑ "11/02/2004 Official General Election Results - Statewide". North Carolina State Board of Elections. November 12, 2004. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  7. ↑ "11/07/2006 Official General Election Results - Statewide". North Carolina State Board of Elections. November 17, 2006. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  8. ↑ "11/04/2008 Official General Election Results - Statewide". North Carolina State Board of Elections. November 14, 2008. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  9. ↑ "11/02/2010 Official General Election Results - Statewide". North Carolina State Board of Elections. November 12, 2010. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  10. ↑ "11/06/2012 Official General Election Results - Statewide". North Carolina State Board of Elections. November 16, 2012. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  11. ↑ "11/04/2014 Official General Election Results - Statewide". North Carolina State Board of Elections. November 25, 2014. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  12. ↑ "11/06/2016 Official General Election Results - Statewide". North Carolina State Board of Elections. December 13, 2016. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  • 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

Coordinates: 36°06′03″N 77°30′14″W / 36.10083°N 77.50389°W / 36.10083; -77.50389

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