List of United States Senators from North Carolina

North Carolina ratified the Constitution on November 21, 1789, after the beginning of the 1st Congress. Its current senators are Republicans Thom Tillis and Richard Burr.

List of Senators

Class 2 Class 2 U.S. Senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 1996, 2002, 2008, and 2014. The next election will be in 2020.						C o n g r e s s	Class 3 Class 3 U.S. Senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 1998, 2004, and 2010. The next election will be in 2016.
#	Senator	Party	Years in office	Electoral history	T e r m		T e r m	Electoral history	Years in office	Party	Senator	#
1	Samuel Johnston	Pro- Administration	November 27, 1789 – March 3, 1793	Elected in 1789. [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]	1	1st Congress	1	Elected in 1789. [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]	November 27, 1789 – March 3, 1795	Pro- Administration	Benjamin Hawkins	1
		2nd Congress
2	Alexander Martin	Anti- Administration	March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1799	Elected in 1792. Lost re-election.	2	3rd Congress				Anti- Administration
		Democratic- Republican				4th Congress	2	Elected in 1795. [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]	March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1801	Democratic- Republican	Timothy Bloodworth	2
		5th Congress
3	Jesse Franklin	Democratic- Republican	March 4, 1799 – March 3, 1805	Elected in 1799. Lost re-election.	3	6th Congress
		7th Congress				3	Elected in 1800. Resigned to return to the State Superior Court.	March 4, 1801 – February 17, 1807[1]	Democratic- Republican	David Stone	3
		8th Congress
4	James Turner	Democratic- Republican	March 4, 1805 – November 21, 1816	Elected in 1804	4				9th Congress
							February 17, 1807[1] – March 3, 1807	Vacant
		10th Congress				4	Elected in 1806. Retired.	March 4, 1807 – March 3, 1813	Democratic- Republican	Jesse Franklin	4
		11th Congress
		Re-elected in 1810. Resigned due to ill health.		5	12th Congress
					13th Congress	5	Elected in 1813. Resigned.	March 4, 1813 – December 24, 1814	Democratic- Republican	David Stone	5
								December 24, 1814 – December 1814	Vacant
							Elected to finish Stone's term. Resigned without having qualified.	December 1814 – December 5, 1815	Democratic- Republican	Francis Locke, Jr.	6
					14th Congress
								December 5, 1815 – December 13, 1815	Vacant
							Elected to finish Locke's term.	December 13, 1815 – November 14, 1828	Democratic- Republican	Nathaniel Macon	7
Vacant			November 21, 1816 – December 4, 1816
5	Montfort Stokes	Democratic- Republican	December 4, 1816 – March 3, 1823						Elected to finish Turner's term.
		Elected to full term in 1816. Lost re-election.		6	15th Congress
					16th Congress	6	Elected to full term in 1819
					17th Congress
6	John Branch	Crawford Republican	March 4, 1823 – March 9, 1829	Elected in 1822	7				18th Congress			Crawford Republican
		Jacksonian				19th Congress	7		Re-elected in 1825. Resigned.			Jacksonian
		20th Congress
								November 14, 1828 – December 15, 1828	Vacant
						Elected to finish Macon's term. Retired.		December 15, 1828 – March 3, 1831	Jacksonian	James Iredell, Jr.	8
		Re-elected in 1828. Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of the Navy.		8	21st Congress
Vacant			March 9, 1829 – December 9, 1829
7	Bedford Brown	Jacksonian	December 9, 1829 – November 16, 1840						Elected to finish Branch's term.
		22nd Congress			8	Elected in 1830. Resigned.	March 4, 1831 – March 19, 1836	Jacksonian		Willie Mangum	9
		23rd Congress						Anti-Jacksonian
		Re-elected in 1835. Resigned rather than disobey instructions from the N.C. General Assembly.		9				24th Congress
							March 19, 1836 – December 5, 1836		Vacant
						Elected to finish Mangum's term.	December 5, 1836 – November 16, 1840		Jacksonian	Robert Strange	10
					Democratic	25th Congress		9	Elected to full term in 1836. Resigned rather than disobey instructions from the N.C. General Assembly.			Democratic
					26th Congress
Vacant			November 16, 1840 – November 25, 1840						November 16, 1840 – November 25, 1840	Vacant
8	Willie Mangum	Whig	November 25, 1840 – March 3, 1853			Elected to finish Brown's term.	Elected to finish Strange's term. [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]		November 25, 1840 – March 3, 1843	Whig	William Alexander Graham	11
		Elected in 1841		10	27th Congress
					28th Congress	10	Elected in 1843. Resigned rather than disobey instructions from the N.C. General Assembly.	March 4, 1843 – July 25, 1846	Democratic	William H. Haywood, Jr.	12
					29th Congress
								July 25, 1846 – November 25, 1846	Vacant
							Elected to finish Haywood's term.	November 25, 1846 – March 3, 1855	Whig	George Badger	13
		Re-elected in 1847. Lost re-election.		11	30th Congress
					31st Congress	11	Re-elected in 1849. Retired.
					32nd Congress
Vacant			March 4, 1853 – December 6, 1854	Legislature failed to elect	12				33rd Congress
9	David Reid	Democratic	December 6, 1854 – March 3, 1859	Elected to finish vacant term. Lost re-election.
		34th Congress				12	Elected in 1855. Resigned to become U.S. District Court Judge.	March 4, 1855 – May 5, 1858	Democratic	Asa Biggs	14
		35th Congress
								May 5, 1858 – May 7, 1858	Vacant
							Appointed to continue Biggs's term.	May 7, 1858 – March 11, 1861	Democratic	Thomas Clingman	15
							Elected November 23, 1858 to finish Biggs's term.
10	Thomas Bragg	Democratic	March 4, 1859 – March 6, 1861	Elected in 1858 or 1859. Resigned and subsequently expelled for support of the Confederate States.	13				36th Congress
		37th Congress				13	Re-elected in 1861. Resigned and subsequently expelled for support of the Confederate States.
							Civil War and Reconstruction	March 11, 1861 – July 14, 1868	Vacant
Vacant			July 11, 1861 – July 14, 1868	Civil War and Reconstruction
												38th Congress
					14							39th Congress
						40th Congress						14
11	Joseph Abbott	Republican	July 14, 1868 – March 3, 1871	Elected in 1868 to finish vacant term. Lost renomination.			Elected in 1868 to finish vacant term. Retired.	July 14, 1868 – March 3, 1873	Republican	John Pool	16
		41st Congress
Vacant			March 4, 1871 – January 30, 1872	Legislature failed to elect	15	42nd Congress
12	Matt W. Ransom	Democratic	January 30, 1872 – March 3, 1895	Elected to finish vacant term.
		43rd Congress				15	Elected in 1872. Lost re-election.	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1879	Democratic	Augustus Merrimon	17
		44th Congress
		Re-elected in 1876		16	45th Congress
					46th Congress	16	Elected in 1879	March 4, 1879 – April 14, 1894	Democratic	Zebulon Vance	18
					47th Congress
		Re-elected in 1883		17	48th Congress
					49th Congress	17	Re-elected in 1884
					50th Congress
		Re-elected in 1889. Lost re-election.		18	51st Congress
					52nd Congress	18	Re-elected in 1890. Died.
					53rd Congress
								April 14, 1894 – April 19, 1894	Vacant
							Appointed to continue Vance's term. Successor qualified.	April 19, 1894 – January 23, 1895	Democratic	Thomas J. Jarvis	19
							Elected to finish Vance's term.	January 23, 1895 – March 3, 1903	Republican	Jeter Pritchard	20
13	Marion Butler	Populist	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1901	Elected in 1894. Lost re-election.	19				54th Congress
		55th Congress				19	Elected to full term in 1897. Lost re-election.
		56th Congress
14	Furnifold M. Simmons	Democratic	March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1931	Elected in 1900	20				57th Congress
		58th Congress				20	Elected in 1903	March 4, 1903 – December 12, 1930	Democratic	Lee S. Overman	21
		59th Congress
		Re-elected in 1906		21	60th Congress
					61st Congress	21	Re-elected in 1909
					62nd Congress
		Re-elected in 1912		22	63rd Congress
					64th Congress	22	Re-elected in 1914
					65th Congress
		Re-elected in 1918		23	66th Congress
					67th Congress	23	Re-elected in 1920
					68th Congress
		Re-elected in 1924. Lost renomination.		24	69th Congress
					70th Congress	24	Re-elected in 1926. Died.
					71st Congress
							Appointed to continue Overman's term. Lost election to finish Overman's term.	December 13, 1930 – December 4, 1932	Democratic	Cameron A. Morrison	22
15	Josiah Bailey	Democratic	March 4, 1931 – December 15, 1946	Elected in 1930	25				72nd Congress
		Elected to finish Overman's term.					December 5, 1932 – January 3, 1945	Democratic		Robert Reynolds	23
		73rd Congress				25		Elected to full term in 1932
		74th Congress
		Re-elected in 1936		26	75th Congress
					76th Congress	26		Re-elected in 1938. Retired.
					77th Congress
		Re-elected in 1942. Died.		27	78th Congress
					79th Congress	27	Elected in 1944	January 3, 1945 – May 12, 1954	Democratic	Clyde R. Hoey	24
Vacant			December 15, 1946 – December 18, 1946
16	William B. Umstead	Democratic	December 18, 1946 – December 30, 1948						Appointed to continue Bailey's term. Lost election to finish Bailey's term.
		80th Congress
17	J. Melville Broughton		Democratic		December 31, 1948 – March 6, 1949				Elected to finish Bailey's term.
		Elected to full term in 1948. Died.	28	81st Congress
Vacant					March 6, 1949 – March 29, 1949
18	Frank Graham	Democratic			March 29, 1949 – November 26, 1950				Appointed to continue Broughton's term. Lost nomination to finish Broughton's term.
19	Willis Smith	Democratic			November 27, 1950 – June 26, 1953				Elected to finish Broughton's term. Died.
		82nd Congress		28		Re-elected in 1950. Died.
		83rd Congress
							May 12, 1954 – June 5, 1954	Vacant
						Appointed to continue Hoey's term Elected to finish Hoey's term.	June 5, 1954 – December 31, 1974	Democratic	Sam Ervin	25
Vacant					June 26, 1953 – July 10, 1953
20	Alton A. Lennon	Democratic	July 10, 1953 – November 28, 1954		Appointed to continue Smith's term. Lost nomination to finish Smith's term.
21	W. Kerr Scott	Democratic	November 29, 1954 – April 16, 1958		Elected to finish Smith's term.
		Elected to full term in 1954. Died.			29			84th Congress
				85th Congress		29		Re-elected in 1956
Vacant			April 16, 1958 – April 19, 1958
22	B. Everett Jordan	Democratic	April 19, 1958 – January 3, 1973								Appointed to continue Scott's term. Elected to finish Scott's term.
		86th Congress
		Re-elected in 1960		30	87th Congress
					88th Congress	30		Re-elected in 1962
					89th Congress
		Re-elected in 1966. Lost renomination.		31	90th Congress
					91st Congress	31		Re-elected in 1968. Retired and resigned early.
					92nd Congress
23	Jesse Helms	Republican	January 3, 1973 – January 3, 2003	Elected in 1972	32						93rd Congress
							December 31, 1974 – January 3, 1975	Vacant
		94th Congress				32	Elected in 1974. Lost re-election.	January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1981	Democratic	Robert B. Morgan	26
		95th Congress
		Re-elected in 1978		33	96th Congress
					97th Congress	33	Elected in 1980. Died.	January 3, 1981 – June 29, 1986	Republican	John P. East	27
					98th Congress
		Re-elected in 1984		34	99th Congress
								June 29, 1986 – July 14, 1986	Vacant
							Appointed to continue East's term. Lost election to finish East's term.	July 14, 1986 – November 4, 1986	Republican	James T. Broyhill	28
							Elected to finish East's term.	November 5, 1986 – January 3, 1993	Democratic	Terry Sanford	29
					100th Congress	34	Elected to full term in 1986. Lost re-election.
					101st Congress
		Re-elected in 1990		35	102nd Congress
					103rd Congress	35	Elected in 1992. Lost re-election.	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1999	Republican	Lauch Faircloth	30
					104th Congress
		Re-elected in 1996. Retired.		36	105th Congress
					106th Congress	36	Elected in 1998. Retired to run for president.	January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2005	Democratic	John Edwards	31
					107th Congress
24	Elizabeth Dole	Republican	January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2009	Elected in 2002. Lost re-election.	37				108th Congress
		109th Congress				37	Elected in 2004	January 3, 2005 – Present	Republican	Richard Burr	32
		110th Congress
25	Kay Hagan	Democratic	January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2015	Elected in 2008. Lost re-election.	38				111th Congress
		112th Congress				38	Re-elected in 2010
		113th Congress
26	Thom Tillis	Republican	January 3, 2015 – Present	Elected in 2014	39				114th Congress
		115th Congress				39	To be decided in the 2016 election.
		116th Congress
To be decided in the 2020 election.					40							117th Congress
#	Senator	Party	Years in office	Electoral history	T e r m		T e r m	Electoral history	Years in office	Party	Senator	#
Class 2							Class 3

Living former U.S. Senators from North Carolina

As of April 2015, there are four former Senators who are currently living, two from Class 2 and two from Class 3.

Senator	Term of office	Class	Date of birth (and age)
Lauch Faircloth	1993–1999	2	January 14, 1928
John Edwards	1999–2005	2	June 10, 1953
Elizabeth Dole	2003–2009	3	July 29, 1936
Kay Hagan	2009–2015	3	May 26, 1953

References

1. This date is approximate. Stone's resignation letter was read on February 17, but it could have been delivered on as early as February 11, 1807, according to the Annals of Congress (pages 66 to 68).

See also

• United States congressional delegations from North Carolina
• List of United States Representatives from North Carolina