North Carolina's at-large congressional seat

North Carolina elected one of its members of the United States House of Representatives at-large statewide. This only happened once, during the 48th United States Congress. That member was Risden T. Bennett.

List of Representatives

Representative	Years	Party	Electoral history
Seat created March 4, 1883
Risden Tyler Bennett	March 4, 1883 – March 4, 1885	Democratic	Redistricted to the 6th district
Seat inactive since March 4, 1885

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

North Carolina's congressional districts

Current districts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 All districts At-large 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 The at-large district is obsolete See also North Carolina's past and present Representatives, Senators, and Delegations Recent U.S. House elections in North Carolina: 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014 All U.S. districts Apportionment Redistricting Gerrymandering

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