North Carolina's 10th congressional district

The 10th Congressional District of North Carolina is a Congressional district in central and western North Carolina. It currently includes all of Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln Polk, and Rutherford counties, and part of Catawba, Iredell, and Buncombe counties.

Republicans have won the district continuously since 1969. Republican Patrick McHenry has represented the district since 2005. Jeff Gregory (D) was defeated in the 2010 election to represent this district. The 10th district was part of the controversial statewide redistricting by the Republican-led state legislature in 2011.^[2] The district's northwest border was redrawn to include most of heavily Democratic Asheville, long the heart of the 11th District. At the same time, some heavily Republican areas in the 10th were shifted to the 11th. While this made the 10th approximately seven points more Democratic, it was not nearly enough to overcome the heavy Republican tilt in the western Charlotte suburbs.

Historical district boundaries

2003 - 2013

List of representatives

Name	Took Office	Left Office	Party	District Residence	Notes
District created March 4, 1793
Benjamin Williams	March 4, 1793	March 3, 1795	Anti-Administration
Nathan Bryan	March 4, 1795	June 4, 1798	Democratic-Republican		Died
Richard D. Spaight	December 10, 1798	March 3, 1801	Democratic-Republican
John Stanly	March 4, 1801	March 3, 1803	Federalist
Nathaniel Alexander	March 4, 1803	November, 1805	Democratic-Republican		Resigned to become Governor
Evan S. Alexander	February 24, 1806	March 3, 1809	Democratic-Republican
Joseph Pearson	March 4, 1809	March 3, 1815	Federalist
William C. Love	March 4, 1815	March 3, 1817	Democratic-Republican
George Mumford	March 4, 1817	December 31, 1818	Democratic-Republican		Died
Charles Fisher	February 11, 1819	March 3, 1821	Democratic-Republican
John Long	March 4, 1821	March 3, 1823	Democratic-Republican
	March 4, 1823	March 4, 1825	Crawford D-R
	March 4, 1825	March 4, 1829	Adams
Abraham Rencher	March 4, 1829	March 3, 1833	Jacksonian
	March 4, 1833	March 4, 1837	Anti-Jacksonian
	March 4, 1837	March 4, 1839	Whig
Charles Fisher	March 4, 1839	March 3, 1841	Democratic
Abraham Rencher	March 4, 1841	March 3, 1843	Whig
District inactive March 3, 1843
District re-established March 4, 1903
James M. Gudger, Jr.	March 4, 1903	March 3, 1907	Democrat	Asheville
William T. Crawford	March 4, 1907	March 3, 1909	Democrat	Waynesville
John G. Grant	March 4, 1909	March 3, 1911	Republican	Hendersonville
James M. Gudger, Jr.	March 4, 1911	March 3, 1915	Democrat	Asheville
James J. Britt	March 4, 1915	March 3, 1917	Republican	Asheville
Zebulon Weaver	March 4, 1917	March 1, 1919	Democrat	Asheville	Lost contested election
James J. Britt	March 1, 1919	March 3, 1919	Republican	Asheville	Won contested election
Zebulon Weaver	March 4, 1919	March 3, 1929	Democrat	Asheville
George M. Pritchard	March 4, 1929	March 3, 1931	Republican	Asheville
Zebulon Weaver	March 4, 1931	March 3, 1933	Democrat	Asheville	Redistricted to the 11th district
Alfred L. Bulwinkle	March 4, 1933	January 3, 1943	Democrat	Gastonia	Redistricted from the 9th district, Redistricted to the 11th district
Cameron A. Morrison	January 3, 1943	January 3, 1945	Democrat	Rockingham
Joseph W. Ervin	January 3, 1945	December 25, 1945	Democrat	Morganton	Died
Sam J. Ervin, Jr.	January 22, 1946	January 3, 1947	Democrat	Morganton
Hamilton C. Jones	January 3, 1947	January 3, 1953	Democrat	Charlotte
Charles R. Jonas	January 3, 1953	January 3, 1963	Republican	Lincolnton	Redistricted to the 8th district
Basil Whitener	January 3, 1963	January 3, 1969	Democrat	Gastonia	Redistricted from the 11th district
Jim Broyhill	January 3, 1969	July 14, 1986	Republican	Lenoir	Resigned after being appointed to US Senate
Cass Ballenger	November 4, 1986	January 3, 2005	Republican	Hickory
Patrick McHenry	January 3, 2005	present	Republican	Cherryville	Incumbent

See also

• North Carolina's congressional districts
• List of United States congressional districts

References

1. ↑ "Partisan Voting Index Districts of the 113th Congress: 2004 & 2008" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. 2012. Retrieved 2013-01-10. 
2. ↑ Ohlemacher, Stephen (March 31, 2014). "GOP uses historic win to remake North Carolina map". Associated Press. Retrieved November 4, 2014. 

• 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

External links

• Political Graveyard database of North Carolina congressmen

Coordinates: 35°26′21″N 81°37′46″W / 35.43917°N 81.62944°W / 35.43917; -81.62944