North Carolina's 2nd congressional district is located in the central and eastern parts of the state. Today, the district, which is represented by Republican Rep. Renee Ellmers

Renee Ellmers

Renee Jacisin Ellmers is the U.S. Representative for . She is a member of the Republican Party. Ellmers defeated seven-term Democratic incumbent Bob Etheridge by 1,489 votes, confirmed after a recount....

, includes all or parts of Chatham

Chatham County, North Carolina

Chatham County is a county located in the Piedmont area of the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of 2000, the population was 49,329. Its county seat is Pittsboro.-History:...

, Cumberland

Cumberland County, North Carolina

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 302,963 people, 107,358 households, and 77,619 families residing in the county. The population density was 464 people per square mile . There were 118,425 housing units at an average density of 181 per square mile...

, Franklin

Franklin County, North Carolina

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 47,260 people, 17,843 households, and 12,882 families residing in the county. The population density was 96 people per square mile . There were 20,364 housing units at an average density of 41 per square mile...

, Harnett

Harnett County, North Carolina

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 91,025 people, 33,800 households, and 24,099 families residing in the county. The population density was 153 people per square mile . There were 38,605 housing units at an average density of 65 per square mile...

, Johnston

Johnston County, North Carolina

-Major highways:* Interstate 40* Interstate 95* U.S. Highway 70* U.S. Highway 301* U.S. Highway 701-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 121,965 people, 46,595 households, and 33,688 families residing in the county. The population density was 154 people per square mile . There were...

, Lee

Lee County, North Carolina

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 49,040 people, 18,466 households, and 13,369 families residing in the county. The population density was 191 people per square mile . There were 19,909 housing units at an average density of 77 per square mile...

, Nash

Nash County, North Carolina

Nash County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is part of the Rocky Mount, North Carolina, Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2000, the population was 87,420. Its county seat is Nashville.- History :...

, Sampson

Sampson County, North Carolina

-Demographics:As of the census of 2010, there were 63,431 people, 22,624 households, and 16,214 families residing in the county. The population density was 67.1 people per square mile . There were 26,476 housing units at an average density of 27 per square mile...

, Vance

Vance County, North Carolina

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 42,954 people, 16,199 households, and 11,647 families residing in the county. The population density was 169 people per square mile . There were 18,196 housing units at an average density of 72 per square mile...

, and Wake

Wake County, North Carolina

Wake County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2010 census, the population was 900,993 making it North Carolina's second most populated county...

 counties.

In the 19th century, the district was known as "The Black

Black people

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 Second," because it elected all four of North Carolina's Republican African-American congressmen from that era (ending with George H. White). Before the creation of the black-majority 1st district and 12th district in the 1990s, the 2nd district was roughly 40% black, then the highest percentage of black residents of any congressional district in North Carolina.

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District Residence	Note
Hugh Williamson Hugh Williamson Hugh Williamson was an American politician. He is best known for representing North Carolina at the Constitutional Convention.Williamson was a scholar of international renown...	Anti-Administration Anti-Administration Party (United States) Anti-Administration "Party" was the informal faction comprising the opponents of the policies of Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton in the first term of President George Washington. This was not an organized political party but an unorganized faction...	March 19, 1790 – March 3, 1791		Redistricted to the 4th district North Carolina's 4th congressional district The Fourth Congressional district of North Carolina is located in the central region of the state and contains most of the area commonly known as The Triangle. It includes all of Durham and Orange counties, part of Wake County and a small section of Chatham County...
Nathaniel Macon Nathaniel Macon Nathaniel Macon was a spokesman for the Old Republican faction of the Democratic-Republican Party that wanted to strictly limit the United States federal government. Macon was born near Warrenton, North Carolina, and attended the College of New Jersey and served briefly in the American...	Anti-Administration Anti-Administration Party (United States) Anti-Administration "Party" was the informal faction comprising the opponents of the policies of Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton in the first term of President George Washington. This was not an organized political party but an unorganized faction...	March 4, 1791 – March 3, 1793		Redistricted to the 5th district North Carolina's 5th congressional district North Carolina's 5th congressional district covers the northwestern corner of North Carolina from the Appalachian Mountains to the Piedmont Triad. The district includes Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Davie, Stokes, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yadkin counties and parts of Forsyth, Iredell, and...
Matthew Locke Matthew Locke (U.S. Congress) Matthew Locke . Father was John Locke and his wife Elizabeth . Elizabeth's maiden name may have been Witingham or Whittingham Elizabeth died August 10, 1760 in Rowan County, North Carolina and was buried at Thyatira Cememtery. Was a U.S...	Anti-Administration Anti-Administration Party (United States) Anti-Administration "Party" was the informal faction comprising the opponents of the policies of Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton in the first term of President George Washington. This was not an organized political party but an unorganized faction...	March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795		Lost re-election
	Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Party (United States) The Democratic-Republican Party or Republican Party was an American political party founded in the early 1790s by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Political scientists use the former name, while historians prefer the latter one; contemporaries generally called the party the "Republicans", along...	March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1799
Archibald Henderson Archibald Henderson (politician) Archibald Henderson was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina; born near Williamsboro, Granville County, North Carolina, August 7, 1768; attended the common schools, and was graduated from Springer College; moved to Salisbury, North Carolina, about 1790; studied law; was admitted to...	Federalist Federalist Party (United States) The Federalist Party was the first American political party, from the early 1790s to 1816, the era of the First Party System, with remnants lasting into the 1820s. The Federalists controlled the federal government until 1801...	March 4, 1799 – March 3, 1803
Willis Alston Willis Alston Willis Alston was a U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1825 and 1831.Born near Littleton, North Carolina in Halifax County, Alston was said to have attended Princeton College, though no records exist of his enrollment, and engaged in agricultural pursuits...	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1815		Redistricted from the 9th district North Carolina's 9th congressional district The 9th Congressional District of North Carolina is a Congressional district in south-central North Carolina. Currently, the district includes more than half of Mecklenburg County, two-thirds of Union County and almost all of Gaston County....
Joseph H. Bryan Joseph Hunter Bryan Joseph Hunter Bryan was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina...	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1819
Vacant		March 4, 1819 – December 5, 1819
Hutchins G. Burton	Democratic-Republican	December 6, 1819 – March 3, 1823		Resigned after being elected Governor of North Carolina Governor of North Carolina The Governor of North Carolina is the chief executive of the State of North Carolina, one of the U.S. states. The current governor is Bev Perdue, North Carolina's first female governor.-Powers:...
	Crawford D-R Democratic-Republican Party (United States) The Democratic-Republican Party or Republican Party was an American political party founded in the early 1790s by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Political scientists use the former name, while historians prefer the latter one; contemporaries generally called the party the "Republicans", along...	March 4, 1823 – March 23, 1824
Vacant		March 24, 1824 – January 18, 1825
George Outlaw George Outlaw George Outlaw was a U.S. Congressman from North Carolina in 1825.Outlaw, born near Windsor, North Carolina in Bertie County, was educated by private teachers and in the common schools. He engaged in agricultural and mercantile pursuits and was elected to the North Carolina House of Commons for a...	Crawford D-R	January 19, 1825 – March 3, 1825	Bertie Bertie County, North Carolina -External links:**...
Willis Alston Willis Alston Willis Alston was a U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1825 and 1831.Born near Littleton, North Carolina in Halifax County, Alston was said to have attended Princeton College, though no records exist of his enrollment, and engaged in agricultural pursuits...	Jacksonian	March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1831	Halifax Halifax County, North Carolina -Demographics:-Demographics:-Demographics:-Demographics:-Demographics:-Demographics:-Demographics:-Demographics:-Demographics:[[Image:HalifaxCountyCotton.wmg.jpg|left|thumb|A cotton field blooms in Halifax County....
John Branch John Branch John Branch, Jr. served as U.S. Senator, Secretary of the Navy, the 19th Governor of the state of North Carolina, and was the sixth and last territorial governor of Florida....	Jacksonian	May 12, 1831 – March 3, 1833
Jesse A. Bynum Jesse Atherton Bynum Jessee Atherton Bynum was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina; born in Halifax County, North Carolina, May 22, 1796; attended Princeton College in 1817 and 1818; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Halifax, North Carolina; member of the house of commons of...	Jacksonian	March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837	Halifax Halifax County, North Carolina -Demographics:-Demographics:-Demographics:-Demographics:-Demographics:-Demographics:-Demographics:-Demographics:-Demographics:[[Image:HalifaxCountyCotton.wmg.jpg|left|thumb|A cotton field blooms in Halifax County....
	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841
John Daniel John Reeves Jones Daniel John Reeves Jones Daniel was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina.Daniel was born near Halifax, North Carolina and was instructed privately at home. He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1821. After studying law, he was admitted to the North Carolina...	Democratic	March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843	Halifax Halifax County, North Carolina -Demographics:-Demographics:-Demographics:-Demographics:-Demographics:-Demographics:-Demographics:-Demographics:-Demographics:[[Image:HalifaxCountyCotton.wmg.jpg|left|thumb|A cotton field blooms in Halifax County....	Redistricted to the 7th district North Carolina's 7th congressional district North Carolina's 7th congressional district is located in the southeastern corner of North Carolina. It covers Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, Cumberland, Duplin, New Hanover, Pender, Robeson, and Sampson counties....
Daniel M. Barringer Daniel Moreau Barringer Daniel Moreau Barringer was a Whig U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1843 and 1849.Born near Concord, North Carolina, in 1806, Barringer attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Graduating in 1826, he went on to study law in Hillsborough and was admitted to the bar,...	Whig	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847		Redistricted to the 3rd district North Carolina's 3rd congressional district North Carolina's 3rd congressional district is located on the Atlantic coast of North Carolina. It covers the Outer Banks and the counties adjacent to the Pamlico Sound. It also spikes inwards through Duplin, Wayne, Wilson, Nash, Craven, Carteret and Pitt counties.The district is represented by...
Nathaniel Boyden Nathaniel Boyden Nathaniel Boyden was a U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1847 and 1849 and later between 1868 to 1869....	Whig	March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849	Salisbury Salisbury, North Carolina Salisbury is a city in Rowan County in North Carolina, a state of the United States of America. The population was 33,663 in the 2010 Census . It is the county seat of Rowan County...	Retired
Joseph P. Caldwell Joseph Pearson Caldwell Joseph Pearson Caldwell was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina; born near Olin, North Carolina, March 5, 1808; attended Bethany Academy, near Statesville, North Carolina; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Statesville, N.C.; served in the State senate in...	Whig	March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1853	Statesville Statesville, North Carolina Statesville is a city located in Iredell County, North Carolina, United States and was named an All-America City in 1997 and 2009. The population was 24,633 at the 2010 census...	Retired
Thomas H. Ruffin Thomas Hart Ruffin Thomas Hart Ruffin was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina; born in Louisburg, North Carolina, September 9, 1820; attended the common schools; graduated from the University of North Carolina Law School, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 1841; lawyer, private practice; circuit attorney of...	Democratic	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1861
Civil War American Civil War The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...  and Reconstruction
David Heaton David Heaton David Heaton was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina; born in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio, March 10, 1823 to: James Heaton and Mary Morrell ; completed preparatory studies; studied law; was admitted to the bar; elected to the Ohio State Senate in 1855; moved to St...	Republican	July 25, 1868 – June 25, 1870		Died
Vacant		June 26, 1870 – December 4, 1870
Joseph Dixon Joseph Dixon (North Carolina) Joseph Dixon was a U.S. Representative from North Carolina for a brief period .Dixon was born near Farmville, North Carolina, on April 9, 1828. He engaged in agricultural pursuits and also in the mercantile business. Dixon was appointed colonel of the North Carolina State Militia soon after the...	Republican	December 5, 1870 – March 3, 1871		Retired
Charles Thomas Charles R. Thomas (1827-1891) Charles Randolph Thomas , father of Charles R. Thomas , was a U.S. Congressional Representative from North Carolina.Thomas was born in Beaufort, NC, February 7, 1827; attended a private school in Hillsboro, N.C., and was graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1849; He...	Republican	March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1875		Lost renomination
John A. Hyman	Republican	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877		Lost renomination
Curtis H. Brogden Curtis Hooks Brogden Curtis Hooks Brogden was the 42nd Governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1874 to 1877.He was born in Goldsboro, North Carolina, the son of a local farmer. Brogden joined the North Carolina state militia at the age of 18 and rose to the rank of major general...	Republican	March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879	Wayne Wayne County, North Carolina - Cities and towns :*Brogden*Dudley*Elroy*Eureka*Fremont*Goldsboro*Mar-Mac*Mount Olive*Pikeville*Rosewood*Seven Springs*Walnut Creek*Grantham-Geography:According to the U.S...	Retired
William H. Kitchin William H. Kitchin William Hodges Kitchin was a one-term U.S. Congressional representative from North Carolina. He helped tighten the color line between blacks and whites in the state...	Democratic	March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881		Lost re-election
Orlando Hubbs Orlando Hubbs Orlando Hubbs was a U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1881 and 1883.Born in Commack, New York, Hubbs attended local schools and went to Northport in 1856 and learned the trade of a carriage and wagon builder...	Republican	March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883	New Bern New Bern, North Carolina New Bern is a city in Craven County, North Carolina with a population of 29,524 as of the 2010 census.. It is located at the confluence of the Trent and the Neuse rivers...	Retired
James E. O'Hara James E. O'Hara James Edward O'Hara was an African American Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1883 to 1887, representing North Carolina during part of the Reconstruction era....	Republican	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887		Lost re-election
Furnifold M. Simmons	Democratic	March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889		Lost re-election
Henry P. Cheatham Henry P. Cheatham Henry Plummer Cheatham was an African American Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1889 to 1893.-Early life:...	Republican	March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1893	Vance Vance County, North Carolina -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 42,954 people, 16,199 households, and 11,647 families residing in the county. The population density was 169 people per square mile . There were 18,196 housing units at an average density of 72 per square mile...	Lost re-election
Frederick A. Woodard	Democratic	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1897		Lost re-election
George H. White	Republican	March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1901		Retired
Claude Kitchin Claude Kitchin Claude Kitchin was a U.S. Congressional Representative from North Carolina and floor leader of his party in the House during the 64th, 65th, and 67th Congresses....	Democratic	March 4, 1901 – May 31, 1923		Died
Vacant		June 1, 1923 – November 5, 1923
John H. Kerr	Democratic	November 6, 1923 – January 3, 1953		Lost renomination
L. H. Fountain Lawrence H. Fountain Lawrence H. Fountain , generally known as L.H. Fountain, was a Democratic U.S. representative from North Carolina from 1953 to 1983.-Early life:...	Democratic	January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1983		Retired
Tim Valentine Tim Valentine Itimous Thaddeus Valentine, Jr. , generally known as Tim Valentine, was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina from 1983 to 1995....	Democratic	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1995		Retired
David Funderburk David Funderburk David Britton Funderburk was the ambassador of the United States to Romania from 1981 to 1985, and a U.S. Representative from North Carolina, serving as a Republican between 1995 and 1997....	Republican	January 3, 1995 – January 3, 1997		Lost re-election
Bob Etheridge Bob Etheridge Bobby Ray "Bob" Etheridge is the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 1997 until 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He was defeated in the 2010 election by Renee Ellmers.-Early life, education and career:...	Democratic	January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2011	Harnett Harnett County, North Carolina -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 91,025 people, 33,800 households, and 24,099 families residing in the county. The population density was 153 people per square mile . There were 38,605 housing units at an average density of 65 per square mile...	Lost re-election
Renee Ellmers Renee Ellmers Renee Jacisin Ellmers is the U.S. Representative for . She is a member of the Republican Party. Ellmers defeated seven-term Democratic incumbent Bob Etheridge by 1,489 votes, confirmed after a recount....	Republican	January 3, 2011 - present	Dunn Dunn, North Carolina Dunn is a city in Harnett County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 9,196 at the 2000 census.It is the birthplace of early an rock and roll guitar player, Link Wray, and General William C. Lee, father of the American Army Airborne. The city's slogan is "It's all right here." The...

External links

• Congresswoman Ellmers's official website

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