For years in which a presidential election was held, the table indicates which party's nominees received the state's electoral votes. Bold indicates present office holders.
^A power-sharing agreement between the parties was negotiated, with Burgess Sidney Gaither, a Whig, assuming the Senate Presidency, while the Democrats retained the Senate staff.[2]
^A power-sharing agreement between the parties was negotiated, with Calvin Graves, a Democrat, assuming the Senate Presidency, while the Whigs retained most of the Senate staff.[3]
^ abcThe Conservative Party was a state coalition which, during the Civil War, included most Whigs and formerly Unionist Democrats in opposition to secessionsts; postwar, the Conservative Party was in opposition to Republicans and shifted its coalition to be mostly Democrats with some conservative former Whigs. Eventually it changed its name to the modern NC Democratic Party.[4]
^Provisional governor appointed by PresidentAndrew Johnson until a special election could be held.
^ abcThe Populists, in coalition with the Republicans, controlled the Senate in a pact of electoral fusion.[5]
^The Republicans, in coalition with the Populists, controlled the House in a pact of electoral fusion.[5]
^Russell, while a Republican, was supported by many in the Populist Party as part of an electoral fusion coalition, though a separate Populist candidate was also nominated.[5]
^ abcdThe Populists ran with the Republicans on a merged ticket in a pact of electoral fusion.[5]
^Initially appointed to fill vacancy; later elected in his own right.
^Was 61R, 59D after the 2002 elections, but Michael P. Decker switched parties from Republican to Democratic to establish split control of the House before the start of the 2003 session.
^Independent representative Bert Jones became a Republican.
^The 12th district was vacant from January to November 2014, after the resignation of Mel Watt.
^A Democrat, Paul Tine, switched parties before the 2015 session and became an Independent while caucusing with the Republicans.
^ abcd. 2019-08-06. Archived from the original on 2019-08-06. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Political party strength in North Carolina news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U S state of North Carolina Governor Lieutenant Governor Secretary of State Attorney General Auditor Treasurer Superintendent of Public Instruction Commissioner of Agriculture Commissioner of Labor Commissioner of InsuranceThe table also indicates the historical party composition in the State Senate State House of Representatives State delegation to the U S Senate State delegation to the U S House of RepresentativesFor years in which a presidential election was held the table indicates which party s nominees received the state s electoral votes Bold indicates present office holders Contents 1 1776 1867 2 1868 present 3 See also 4 References 5 External links1776 1867 editYear Council of State General Assembly United States Congress Electoral votesGov Sec of State Atty Gen Auditor Treasurer Supt of Pub Inst State Senate State House U S Senator Class II U S Senator Class III U S House1776 Richard Caswell I vacant vacant no such office vacant no such office no such office no such office no such office no such office1777 James Glasgow I Waightstill Avery I district system 17781779 James Iredell F 1780 Abner Nash I 1781 Thomas Burke I 1782 Alexander Martin I 1783 Alfred Moore F 1784 Memucan Hunt I 1785 Richard Caswell I 17861787 Samuel Johnston F John Haywood F 17881789 Alexander Martin AF Samuel Johnston PA Benjamin Hawkins PA 3PA 2AA ineligible to participate17901791 1792 Richard Dobbs Spaight F John Haywood F 1793 Alexander Martin AA Benjamin Hawkins AA 9AA 1PA Washington I nbsp Y17941795 Samuel Ashe AF Alexander Martin DR Timothy Bloodworth DR 9DR 1F1796 Blake Baker I 8DR 2F1797 9DR 1F Jefferson DR nbsp N1798 William Richardson Davie F William White1799 Benjamin Williams F Jesse Franklin DR 6DR 4F18001801 David Stone DR Jefferson DR nbsp Y1802 James Turner DR a 1803 Henry Seawell DR 11DR 1F18041805 Nathaniel Alexander DR James Turner DR 12DR Jefferson Clinton DR nbsp Y18061807 Benjamin Williams F Jesse Franklin DR 11DR 1F1808 David Stone DR Oliver Fitts DR 1809 9DR 3F Madison Clinton DR nbsp Y1810 Benjamin Smith DR William Miller DR 1811 William Hawkins DR William Hill DR Hutchins Gordon Burton F 10DR 2F18121813 David Stone DR 10DR 3F Madison Gerry DR nbsp Y1814 William Miller DR 1815 Nathaniel Macon DR 11DR 2F1816 Montfort Stokes DR 1817 John Branch DR William P Drew DR Monroe Tompkins DR nbsp Y18181819 10DR 3F1820 Jesse Franklin DR 1821 Gabriel Holmes DR 13DR Monroe Tompkins DR nbsp Y18221823 John Branch DR 12DR 1F1824 Hutchins Gordon Burton I 1825 James F Taylor F John Branch J Nathaniel Macon J 12J 1NR Jackson Calhoun DR nbsp N18261827 James Iredell Jr DR William S Robards 8J 5NR1828 John Owen D William Hill I Robert H Jones I 1829 Romulus Mitchell Saunders D Bedford Brown J James Iredell Jr J 9J 4NR Jackson Calhoun D nbsp Y1830 Montfort Stokes D 1831 William S Mhoon Willie P Mangum J 10J 3NR1832 David Lowry Swain NR 1833 Willie P Magnum NR 7NR 6J Jackson Van Buren D nbsp Y18341835 Richard Dobbs Spaight Jr D John Reeves Jones Daniel D Samuel F Patterson W 1836 Edward Bishop Dudley W 33D 30W 2 68W 64D 4 1 vac b vacantRobert Strange J 1837 Daniel W Courts 26W 24D 62D 58W Bedford Brown D Robert Strange D 8W 5D Van Buren Johnson D nbsp Y18381839 Charles L Hinton 27W 23D 66W 54D 7D 6W1840 Willie P Mangum W 1841 John Motley Morehead W Hugh McQueen W 28W 22D 75W 45D William Alexander Graham W 8W 5D Harrison Tyler W nbsp Y1842 Spier Whitaker D 1843 John H Wheeler 30W 20D 67D 53W William Henry Haywood Jr D 6D 3W18441845 William Alexander Graham W Charles L Hinton 25W 25D c 70W 50D Clay Frelinghuysen W nbsp N18461847 Edward Stanly W 27W 23D 65W 55D George Edmund Badger W 5W 4D18481849 Charles Manly W Bartholomew F Moore W 25D 25W d 62W 58D Taylor Fillmore W nbsp Y18501851 David Settle Reid D William Eaton Jr D Daniel W Courts D 27D 23W 65D 55W18521853 Matt W Ransom D Calvin H Wiley W 28D 22W 62W 58D vacant 4D 3W Pierce King D nbsp Y1854 Warren Winslow D David Reid D 1855 Thomas Bragg D Joseph B Batchelor D 30D 20W 63D 57W Asa Biggs D 5D 3KN18561857 Rufus H Page D William Henry Bailey D 33D 17KN W 80D 40KN W 7D 1KN Buchanan Breckinridge D nbsp Y1858 William A Jenkins D Thomas L Clingman D 1859 John Willis Ellis D 32D 18O 82D 38O Thomas Bragg D 5D 3O18601861 Henry Toole Clark D 31D 19W O 64D 56W O Breckinridge Lane SD nbsp N1862 Zebulon Vance C e John P H Russ C Richard H Battle vacant vacant1863 Sion Hart Rogers C Jonathan Worth C e American Civil War1864 Charles R Thomas C Samuel F Phillips C 1865 William Woods Holden NU f Robert W Best C William Sloan NU ineligible to participate1866 Jonathan Worth C e vacant Kemp P Battle C 50NP 120NP1867 office abolished 40R 10C 66R 54CYear Gov Sec of State Atty Gen Auditor Treasurer Supt of Pub Inst State Senate State House U S Senator Class II U S Senator Class III U S House Electoral votesCouncil of State General Assembly United States Congress1868 present editYear Council of State General Assembly United States Congress Electoral votesGov Lt Gov Sec of State Atty Gen Auditor Treasurer Supt of Pub Inst Comm of Ag Comm of Labor Comm of Ins State Senate State House U S Senator Class II U S Senator Class III U S House1868 William Woods Holden R Tod Robinson Caldwell R Henry J Menninger R William M Coleman R Henderson Adams R David A Jenkins R Samuel S Ashley R no such office no such office no such office 40R 10C 66R 54C Joseph Carter Abbott R John Pool R 6R 1Cons1869 Lewis P Olds R 38R 12C 82R 38C 6R 1D Grant Colfax R nbsp Y1870 Tod Robinson Caldwell R William M Shipp C 1871 Alexander McIver R 36C 14R 75C 42R 3I vacant 5D 2R1872 vacant Matt W Ransom D 1873 Curtis Hooks Brogden R William H Howerton R Tazewell L Hargrove R John Reilly R 32D 18R 65D 54R 1I Augustus SummerfieldMerrimon D 5D 3R Grant Wilson R nbsp Y1874 Curtis Hooks Brogden R 1875 vacant Stephen D Pool C 37D 11R 2I 84D 34R 2I 7D 1R1876 John M Worth D John Pool R 1877 Zebulon Vance D Thomas J Jarvis D Joseph A Engelhard D Thomas Kenan D Samuel L Love D John C Scarborough D Leonidas L Polk D 40D 10R 84D 36R Tilden Hendricks D nbsp N18781879 Thomas J Jarvis D William L Saunders D 34D 16R 79D 41R Zebulon Vance D 6D 1R 1GB1880 vacant Montford McGehee D 7D 1GB1881 James L Robinson D William Paul Roberts D 38D 12R 83D 37R 7D 1R Hancock English D nbsp N18821883 34D 16R 68D 52R 7D 2R1884 8D 1R1885 Alfred Moore Scales D Charles Manly Stedman D Theodore F Davidson D Donald W Bain D Sidney M Finger D 43D 7R 97D 23R Cleveland Hendricks D nbsp Y18861887 John Robinson D Wesley N Jones 33D 17R 65D 55R 7D 1R 1I18881889 Daniel Gould Fowle D Thomas Michael Holt D George W Sanderlin John C Scarborough D 37D 13R 85D 35R 6D 3R Cleveland Thurman D nbsp N18901891 Thomas Michael Holt D Octavius Coke D 43D 7R 102D 17R 1I 8D 1R1892 vacant Samuel McDowell Tate D William I Harris1893 Elias Carr D Rufus A Doughton D Frank I Osborne D Robert M Furman D John C Scarborough D Benjamin R Lacy D 46D 3Pop 1R 92D 19R 9Pop 7D 1R 1Pop Cleveland Stevenson D nbsp Y1894 Thomas J Jarvis D 1895 Charles M Cooke D William H Worth Pop Samuel L Patterson D 24Pop 18R 8D g 46D 38R 36Pop h Marion Butler Pop Jeter C Pritchard R 3Pop 3R 3D18961897 Daniel Lindsay Russell R i Charles A Reynolds R Cyrus Thompson Pop Zeb V Walser R Hal W Ayer Pop Charles H Mebane Pop James M Mewborne Pop James Y Hamrick Pop 24Pop 17R 9D g 49R 36D 35Pop g 5Pop 3R 1D 6 Bryan Sewall D nbsp N 5 Bryan Watson Pop nbsp N1898 John R Smith R 1899 Samuel L Patterson D Benjamin R Lacy D James R Young 40D 10Pop j 94D 26Pop j 6D 2R 1Pop1900 Robert Dick Douglas R 1901 Charles Brantley Aycock D Wilfred D Turner D John Bryan Grimes D Robert D Gilmer D Benjamin F Dixon Benjamin R Lacy D Thomas F Toon D Henry B Varner D 39D 8R 3Pop j 101D 17R 2Pop j F M Simmons D 2R 7D Bryan Stevenson D nbsp N1902 James Y Joyner D 1903 45D 5R 100D 17R 3ID Lee S Overman D 10D19041905 Robert Broadnax Glenn D Francis D Winston D 44D 6R 104D 16R 1R 9D Parker Davis D nbsp N19061907 46D 4R 99D 21R 10D1908 William A Graham D 1909 William Walton Kitchin D William C Newland D Thomas Walter Bickett D Mitchell L Shipman D 40D 10R 96D 24R 3R 7D Bryan Kern D nbsp N1910 Benjamin F Dixon Jr 1911 William P Wood D 43D 7R 99D 21R 10D19121913 Locke Craig D Elijah L Daughtridge D 47D 3R 107D 13R Wilson Marshall D nbsp Y19141915 43D 7R 98D 20R 2I 1R 9D19161917 Thomas Walter Bickett D Oliver Max Gardner D James S Manning D 41D 9R 97D 22R 1I 10D Wilson Marshall D nbsp Y19181919 Eugene C Brooks D 40D 10R 93D 27R19201921 Cameron A Morrison D William B Cooper D Baxter Durham D Stacey W Wade D 39D 11R 91D 29R Cox Roosevelt D nbsp N19221923 William N Everett D Arch T Allen D William A Graham Jr D 47D 3R 110D 10R19241925 Angus Wilton McLean D J Elmer Long D Dennis G Brummitt D Franklin D Grist D 102D 18R Davis Bryan D nbsp N19261927 Daniel C Boney D 104D 16R1928 James A Hartness D 1929 Oliver Max Gardner D Richard T Fountain D Nathan O Berry D 38D 12R 84D 36R 8D 2R Hoover Curtis R nbsp Y19301931 48D 2R 115D 5R Josiah Bailey D Cameron A Morrison D 10D1932 John P Stedman D 1933 John C B Ehringhaus D Alexander H Graham D Stacey W Wade D Charles M Johnson D Arthur L Fletcher D 112D 8R Robert R Reynolds D 11D Roosevelt Garner D nbsp Y1934 Clyde A Erwin D 1935 Aaron A F Seawell D 108D 12R1936 Charles G Powell D 1937 Clyde R Hoey D Wilkins P Horton D Thad A Eure D George Ross Pou D W Kerr Scott D 112D 8R Roosevelt Garner D nbsp Y1938 Harry McMullan D Forrest H Shuford D 1939 114D 6R19401941 J Melville Broughton D Reginald L Harris D Roosevelt Wallace D nbsp Y1942 William P Hodges D 1943 108D 12R 12D19441945 R Gregg Cherry D Lynton Y Ballentine D 47D 3R 106D 14R Clyde R Hoey D Roosevelt Truman D nbsp Y19461947 Henry L Bridges D 48D 2R 108D 12R William B Umstead D 1948 David S Coltrane D 1949 W Kerr Scott D Hoyt Patrick Taylor D Brandon P Hodges D Lynton Y Ballentine D Waldo C Cheek D 109D 11R J Melville Broughton D Truman Barkley D nbsp Y1950 Frank Porter Graham D 1951 111D 9R Willis Smith D 1952 Charles F Carroll D 1953 William B Umstead D Luther H Hodges D Edwin M Gill D Charles F Gold D 106D 14R Alton Lennon D 11D 1R Stevenson Sparkman D nbsp N1954 Luther H Hodges D vacant Frank Crane D Sam Ervin D k 1955 William B Rodman Jr D 49D 1R 110D 10R W Kerr Scott D 1956 George B Patton D 1957 Luther E Barnhardt D 47D 3R 107D 13R Stevenson Kefauver D nbsp N1958 Malcolm Buie Seawell D B Everett Jordan D 1959 49D 1R 116D 4R1960 T Wade Bruton D 1961 Terry Sanford D Harvey Cloyd Philpott D 48D 2R 105D 15R Kennedy Johnson D nbsp Y1962 vacant Edwin S Lanier D 1963 99D 21R 9D 2R1964 James Allen Graham D 1965 Dan K Moore D Robert W Scott D 49D 1R 106D 14R Johnson Humphrey D nbsp Y19661967 43D 7R 94D 26R 8D 3R19681969 Robert W Scott D Hoyt Patrick Taylor Jr D Robert Burren Morgan D A Craig Phillips D 38D 12R 91D 29R 7D 4R Nixon Agnew R nbsp Y19701971 43D 7R 96D 24R19721973 James Holshouser R Jim Hunt D William C Creel D John Ingram D 34D 16R 85D 35R Jesse Helms R Nixon Agnew R nbsp Y1974 James H Carson Jr R 1975 Thomas Avery Nye Jr R 49D 1R 111D 9R Robert Burren Morgan D 9D 2R1976 Rufus Edmisten D 1977 Jim Hunt D James C Green D Harlan E Boyles D John C Brooks D 46D 4R 114D 6R Carter Mondale D nbsp Y19781979 45D 5R 105D 15R19801981 Ed Renfrow D 40D 10R 96D 24R John Porter East R 7D 4R Reagan Bush R nbsp Y19821983 44D 6R 102D 18R 9D 2R19841985 James G Martin R Robert B Jordan D Lacy Thornburg D James E Long D 38D 12R 82D 38R 6D 5R Reagan Bush R nbsp Y1986 Jim Broyhill R 1987 40D 10R 81D 39R Terry Sanford D 8D 3R19881989 Jim Gardner R Rufus Edmisten D Bob Etheridge D 37D 13R 74D 46R Bush Quayle R nbsp Y19901991 36D 14R 81D 39R 7D 4R19921993 Jim Hunt D Dennis A Wicker D Mike Easley D Ralph Campbell Jr D Harry Payne D 39D 11R 78D 42R Lauch Faircloth R 8D 4R Bush Quayle R nbsp N19941995 26D 24R 68R 52D 8R 4D1996 Janice H Faulkner D 1997 Elaine Marshall D Michael E Ward D 30D 20R 61R 59D 6R 6D Dole Kemp R nbsp N19981999 35D 15R 66D 54R John Edwards D 7R 5D20002001 Mike Easley D Bev Perdue D Roy Cooper D Richard H Moore D Meg Scott Phipps D Cherie Berry R 62D 58R Bush Cheney R nbsp Y20022003 Britt Cobb D 28D 22R 60D 60R l Elizabeth Dole R 7R 6D2004 Patricia N Willoughby D 2005 Les Merritt R June Atkinson D Steve Troxler R 29D 21R 63D 57R Richard Burr R Bush Cheney R nbsp Y20062007 31D 19R 68D 52R 7D 6R20082009 Bev Perdue D Walter H Dalton D Beth Wood D Janet Cowell D Wayne Goodwin D 30D 20R Kay Hagan D 8D 5R Obama Biden D nbsp Y20102011 31R 19D 67R 52D 1I 7D 6R2012 68R 52D m 2013 Pat McCrory R Dan Forest R 33R 17D 77R 43D 9R 4D n Romney Ryan R nbsp N20142015 34R 16D 74R 45D 1I o Thom Tillis R 10R 3D20162017 Roy Cooper D Josh Stein D Dale Folwell R Mark Johnson R Mike Causey R 35R 15D 74R 46D Trump Pence R nbsp Y20182019 29R 21D 65R 55D2020 9R 3D p 2021 Mark Robinson R Catherine Truitt R Josh Dobson R 28R 22D 69R 51D 8R 5D Trump Pence R nbsp N20222023 30R 20D 72R 48D q Ted Budd R 7D 7R2024 Jessica Holmes D Year Gov Lt Gov Sec of State Atty Gen Auditor Treasurer Supt of Pub Inst Comm of Ag Comm of Labor Comm of Ins State Senate State House U S Senator Class II U S Senator Class III U S House Electoral votesCouncil of State General Assembly United States CongressKey to party colors and abbreviations for members of the U S Congress and other politicians or officials Alaskan Independence AKIP American Know Nothing KN American Labor AL Anti Jacksonian Anti J National Republican NR Anti Administration AA Anti Masonic Anti M Conservative Con Democratic D Democratic Farmer Labor DFL Dixiecrat Dix States Rights SR Democratic Republican DR Farmer Labor FL Federalist F Pro Administration PA Free Soil FS Fusion Fus Greenback GB Independence IPM Independent Democrat ID Independent Republican IR Jacksonian J Liberal Lib Libertarian L National Union NU Nonpartisan League NPL Democratic Nonpartisan League D NPL Nullifier N Opposition Northern O Opposition Southern O Populist Pop Progressive Prog Prohibition Proh Readjuster Rea Republican R Silver Sv Silver Republican SvR Socialist Soc Unionist U Unconditional Unionist UU Vermont Progressive VP Whig W Independent I Nonpartisan NP John Baptista Ashe was elected in 1802 to succeed Williams but died before he could take office leading the legislature to elect Turner Elected William Henry Haywood Jr a Democrat as a minority party Speaker 1 A power sharing agreement between the parties was negotiated with Burgess Sidney Gaither a Whig assuming the Senate Presidency while the Democrats retained the Senate staff 2 A power sharing agreement between the parties was negotiated with Calvin Graves a Democrat assuming the Senate Presidency while the Whigs retained most of the Senate staff 3 a b c The Conservative Party was a state coalition which during the Civil War included most Whigs and formerly Unionist Democrats in opposition to secessionsts postwar the Conservative Party was in opposition to Republicans and shifted its coalition to be mostly Democrats with some conservative former Whigs Eventually it changed its name to the modern NC Democratic Party 4 Provisional governor appointed by President Andrew Johnson until a special election could be held a b c The Populists in coalition with the Republicans controlled the Senate in a pact of electoral fusion 5 The Republicans in coalition with the Populists controlled the House in a pact of electoral fusion 5 Russell while a Republican was supported by many in the Populist Party as part of an electoral fusion coalition though a separate Populist candidate was also nominated 5 a b c d The Populists ran with the Republicans on a merged ticket in a pact of electoral fusion 5 Initially appointed to fill vacancy later elected in his own right Was 61R 59D after the 2002 elections but Michael P Decker switched parties from Republican to Democratic to establish split control of the House before the start of the 2003 session Independent representative Bert Jones became a Republican The 12th district was vacant from January to November 2014 after the resignation of Mel Watt A Democrat Paul Tine switched parties before the 2015 session and became an Independent while caucusing with the Republicans The 11th district was vacant from April to December 2020 after the resignation of Mark Meadows Democrat Tricia Cotham switched parties to Republican during the 2023 session See also editPolitics of North Carolina Elections in North CarolinaReferences edit Hamilton Joseph Gregoire de Roulhac 1916 Party Politics in North Carolina 1835 1860 Seeman Printery p 30 ISBN 978 0 598 68407 3 Hamilton Joseph Gregoire de Roulhac 1916 Party Politics in North Carolina 1835 1860 Seeman Printery pp 99 100 ISBN 978 0 598 68407 3 Hamilton Joseph Gregoire de Roulhac 1916 Party Politics in North Carolina 1835 1860 Seeman Printery p 126 ISBN 978 0 598 68407 3 Conservative Party www ncpedia org Retrieved 2021 06 23 a b c d Fusion Politics North Carolina History Project 2019 08 06 Archived from the original on 2019 08 06 Retrieved 2021 06 23 External links editPolitical Graveyard com NC Offices Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Political party strength in North Carolina amp oldid 1200520699, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
