North Carolina's 2nd congressional district

North Carolina's 2nd congressional district is a congressional district in central North Carolina.

Its current representative is Democrat Deborah Ross.

 Election results 

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 2014 

 2016 

 2018 

 2020 

 List of representatives 
MemberPartyYearsCong
ressElectoral historyDistrict location125x125pxHugh WilliamsonAnti-AdministrationMarch 19, 1790 –
March 3, 1791Elected in 1790.
Redistricted to the .1790–1791"Edenton and New Bern division"121x121pxNathaniel MaconAnti-AdministrationMarch 4, 1791 –
March 3, 1793Elected in 1791.
Redistricted to the .1791–1793"Centre division"Matthew LockeAnti-AdministrationMarch 4, 1793 –
March 3, 1795Elected in 1793.
Re-elected in 1795.
Re-elected in 1796.
Lost re-election.1793–1803Democratic-RepublicanMarch 4, 1795 –
March 3, 1799Archibald HendersonFederalistMarch 4, 1799 –
March 3, 1803Elected in 1798.
Re-elected in 1800.
Redistricted to the .Willis AlstonDemocratic-RepublicanMarch 4, 1803 –
March 3, 1815Redistricted from the  and re-elected in 1803.
Re-elected in 1804.
Re-elected in 1806.
Re-elected in 1808.
Re-elected in 1810.
Re-elected in 1813.
Retired.1803–18131813–1823Joseph H. BryanDemocratic-RepublicanMarch 4, 1815 –
March 3, 1819Elected in 1815.
Re-elected in 1817.136x136pxHutchins G. BurtonDemocratic-RepublicanMarch 4, 1819 –
March 3, 1823Elected in 1819.
Re-elected in 1821.
Resigned when elected Governor of North Carolina.Democratic-RepublicanMarch 4, 1823 –
March 23, 18241823–1833VacantMarch 24, 1824 –
January 18, 1825George OutlawDemocratic-RepublicanJanuary 19, 1825 –
March 3, 1825Elected January 6, 1825 to finish Burton's term and seated January 19, 1825.
Lost re-election.Willis AlstonJacksonianMarch 4, 1825 –
March 3, 1831Elected in 1825.
Re-elected in 1827.
Re-elected in 1829.
Retired.VacantMarch 4, 1831 –
May 12, 1831124x124pxJohn BranchJacksonianMay 12, 1831 –
March 3, 1833Elected to finish the vacant term.
Retired.Jesse A. BynumJacksonianMarch 4, 1833 –
March 3, 18371833–1843DemocraticMarch 4, 1837 –
March 3, 1841John DanielDemocraticMarch 4, 1841 –
March 3, 1843Redistricted to the .145x145pxDaniel M. BarringerWhigMarch 4, 1843 –
March 3, 1847Redistricted to the .1843–1853148x148pxNathaniel BoydenWhigMarch 4, 1847 –
March 3, 1849Retired.Joseph P. CaldwellWhigMarch 4, 1849 –
March 3, 1853Retired.161x161pxThomas H. RuffinDemocraticMarch 4, 1853 –
March 3, 18611853–1863VacantMarch 3, 1861 –
July 25, 1868Civil War and Reconstruction131x131pxDavid HeatonRepublicanJuly 25, 1868 –
June 25, 1870Died.1863–1873VacantJune 26, 1870 –
December 4, 1870Joseph DixonRepublicanDecember 5, 1870 –
March 3, 1871Retired.Charles ThomasRepublicanMarch 4, 1871 –
March 3, 1875Lost renomination.1873–1883136x136pxJohn A. HymanRepublicanMarch 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1877Lost renomination to immediate past governor147x147pxCurtis H. BrogdenRepublicanMarch 4, 1877 –
March 3, 1879Retired.William H. KitchinDemocraticMarch 4, 1879 –
March 3, 1881Lost re-election.143x143pxOrlando HubbsRepublicanMarch 4, 1881 –
March 3, 1883Retired.136x136pxJames E. O'HaraRepublicanMarch 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1887Lost re-election.1883–1893143x143pxFurnifold M. SimmonsDemocraticMarch 4, 1887 –
March 3, 1889Lost re-election.136x136pxHenry P. CheathamRepublicanMarch 4, 1889 –
March 3, 1893Lost re-election.119x119pxFrederick A. WoodardDemocraticMarch 4, 1893 –
March 3, 1897Lost re-election.1893–1903143x143pxGeorge H. WhiteRepublicanMarch 4, 1897 –
March 3, 1901Retired after state passage of 1900 disfranchisement constitution, which suppressed black voters for more than 60 years144x144pxClaude KitchinDemocraticMarch 4, 1901 –
May 31, 1923Died.1903–19131913–1933VacantMay 31, 1923 –
November 5, 1923123x123pxJohn H. KerrDemocraticNovember 6, 1923 –
January 3, 1953Elected to finish Kitchens's term.
Lost renomination.1933–19431943–1953118x118pxL. H. FountainDemocraticJanuary 3, 1953 –
January 3, 1983Retired.1953–19631963–19731973–1983122x122pxTim ValentineDemocraticJanuary 3, 1983 –
January 3, 1995Retired.1983–19931993–2003122x122pxDavid FunderburkRepublicanJanuary 3, 1995 –
January 3, 1997Lost re-election.151x151pxBob EtheridgeDemocraticJanuary 3, 1997 –
January 3, 2011Lost re-election.2003–2013300x300px151x151pxRenee EllmersRepublicanJanuary 3, 2011 –
January 3, 2017Lost renomination.2013–2017300x300px141x141pxGeorge HoldingRepublicanJanuary 3, 2017 –
January 3, 2021Redistricted from the 
Retired after Redistricting.2017–2021300x300px125x125pxDeborah RossDemocraticJanuary 3, 2021 –
PresentElected in 2020.2021-Present300x300px

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