North Carolina's 1st congressional district

U.S. House district in North Carolina

North Carolina's 1st congressional district is a congressional district in North Carolina. Democrat G. K. Butterfield is the representative for the district.

North Carolina's 1st congressional district
North Carolina's 1st congressional district since January 3, 2021
Representative
  G.K. Butterfield
DWilson
Distribution
  • 62.9% urban
  • 37.1% rural
Population (2019)763,500[1]
Median household
income
$47,469[1]
Ethnicity
Cook PVID+5[2]

Recent election results change

Presidential races change

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 change

U.S. House election, 2002: North Carolina's 1st district[3]
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
U.S. House election, 2004: North Carolina's 1st district[4]
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[5]
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[6]
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[7]
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[8]
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[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
U.S. House election, 2016: North Carolina's 1st district[10]
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
U.S. House election, 2018: North Carolina's 1st district[11]
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
U.S. House election, 2020: North Carolina's 1st district[12]
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 representatives change

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.

1790–1791Anson, 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.

[Data unknown/missing.]

1791–1793Burke, 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.

1793–1803Ashe, 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.

1803–1813Camden, 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.

1813–1823Camden, 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.

1823–1833Camden, 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.

[Data unknown/missing.]

1833–1843Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Gates, Hertford, Pasquotank, Perquimans
Samuel T. Sawyer Whig March 4, 1837 –

March 3, 1839

25th [Data unknown/missing.]
 Kenneth Rayner Whig March 4, 1839 –

March 3, 1843

26th
27th
[Data unknown/missing.]Redistricted to the 9th district.
 Thomas L. Clingman Whig March 4, 1843 –

March 3, 1845

28th [Data unknown/missing.] 1843–1853Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Cleveland, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Madison, McDowell, Rutherford, Yancey
 James Graham Whig March 4, 1845 –

March 3, 1847

29th [Data unknown/missing.]
 Thomas L. Clingman Whig March 4, 1847 –

March 3, 1853

30th
31st
32nd
[Data unknown/missing.]Redistricted to the 8th district.
 Henry M. Shaw Democratic March 4, 1853 –

March 3, 1855

33rd [Data unknown/missing.] 1853–1861Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Martin, Northampton, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Washington
Robert T. Paine Know Nothing March 4, 1855 –

March 3, 1857

34th [Data unknown/missing.]
 Henry M. Shaw Democratic March 4, 1857 –

March 3, 1859

35th [Data unknown/missing.]
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.

[Data unknown/missing.]

1868–1873Beaufort, 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
[Data unknown/missing.]
1873–1883Beaufort, 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
[Data unknown/missing.]
 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 [Data unknown/missing.]
 Walter F. Pool Republican March 4, 1883 –

August 25, 1883

48th [Data unknown/missing.]Died. 1883–1893Beaufort, 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.

[Data unknown/missing.]

 Louis C. Latham Democratic March 4, 1887 –

March 3, 1889

50th [Data unknown/missing.]
 Thomas G. Skinner Democratic March 4, 1889 –

March 3, 1891

51st [Data unknown/missing.]
 William A. B. Branch Democratic March 4, 1891 –

March 3, 1895

52nd
53rd
[Data unknown/missing.]
1893–1903Beaufort, 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
[Data unknown/missing.]
John H. Small Democratic March 4, 1899 –

March 3, 1921

56th
57th
58th
59th
60th
61st
62nd
63rd
64th
65th
66th
[Data unknown/missing.]
1903–1913Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Pitt, Tyrrell, Washington
1913–1933Beaufort, 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
[Data unknown/missing.]
 Lindsay C. Warren Democratic March 4, 1925 –

October 31, 1940

69th
70th
71st
72nd
73rd
74th
75th
76th
[Data unknown/missing.]Resigned to become U.S. Comptroller General.
1933–1943Beaufort, 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.

1943–1953Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Pitt, Tyrrell, Washington
1953–1963Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Pitt, Tyrrell, Washington
1963–1973Beaufort, 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[Data unknown/missing.]
1983–1993[Data unknown/missing.]
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[Data unknown/missing.]
 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
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.

2013–2017 
2017–2021 
2021—Present 

References change

  1. 1.0 1.1 Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
  2. "Partisan Voting Index". The Cook Political Report. November 29, 2020. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  3. "11/05/2002 Official General Election Results - Statewide". North Carolina State Board of Elections. November 15, 2002. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  4. "11/02/2004 Official General Election Results - Statewide". North Carolina State Board of Elections. November 12, 2004. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  5. "11/07/2006 Official General Election Results - Statewide". North Carolina State Board of Elections. November 17, 2006. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  6. "11/04/2008 Official General Election Results - Statewide". North Carolina State Board of Elections. November 14, 2008. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  7. "11/02/2010 Official General Election Results - Statewide". North Carolina State Board of Elections. November 12, 2010. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  8. "11/06/2012 Official General Election Results - Statewide". North Carolina State Board of Elections. November 16, 2012. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  9. "11/04/2014 Official General Election Results - Statewide". North Carolina State Board of Elections. November 25, 2014. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  10. "11/06/2016 Official General Election Results - Statewide". North Carolina State Board of Elections. December 13, 2016. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  11. "District 1, North Carolina State Board of Elections & Ethics Enforcement". Retrieved November 10, 2018.
  12. "District 1, North Carolina State Board of Elections & Ethics Enforcement". Retrieved January 5, 2021.