List of United States Senators from North Carolina

North Carolina ratified the Constitution on November 21, 1789, after the beginning of the 1st Congress. Its current senators are Republicans Thom Tillis and Richard Burr.

List of Senators

#	Senator	Party	Years in office	Electoral history	T e r m	C o n g r e s s	T e r m	Electoral history	Years in office	Party	Senator	#
Class 2 Class 2 U.S. Senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 1996, 2002, 2008, and 2014. The next election will be in 2020.						C o n g r e s s	Class 3 Class 3 U.S. Senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 1998, 2004, and 2010. The next election will be in 2016.
1	Samuel Johnston	Pro- Administration	November 27, 1789 – March 3, 1793	Elected in 1789. [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]	1	1st Congress	1	Elected in 1789. [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]	November 27, 1789 – March 3, 1795	Pro- Administration	Benjamin Hawkins	1
1	Samuel Johnston	Pro- Administration	November 27, 1789 – March 3, 1793	Elected in 1789. [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]	1	2nd Congress				Pro- Administration
2	Alexander Martin	Anti- Administration	March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1799	Elected in 1792. Lost re-election.	2	3rd Congress				Anti- Administration
		Democratic- Republican				4th Congress	2	Elected in 1794. [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]	March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1801	Democratic- Republican	Timothy Bloodworth	2
		Democratic- Republican				5th Congress
3	Jesse Franklin	Democratic- Republican	March 4, 1799 – March 3, 1805	Elected in 1799. Lost re-election.	3	6th Congress
						7th Congress	3	Elected in 1800. Resigned to return to the State Superior Court.	March 4, 1801 – February 17, 1807^[1]	Democratic- Republican	David Stone	3
						8th Congress
4	James Turner	Democratic- Republican	March 4, 1805 – November 21, 1816	Elected in 1804	4	9th Congress
						9th Congress			February 17, 1807^[1] – March 3, 1807	Vacant
						10th Congress	4	Elected in 1806. Retired.	March 4, 1807 – March 3, 1813	Democratic- Republican	Jesse Franklin	4
						11th Congress
				Re-elected in 1811. Resigned due to ill health.	5	12th Congress
						13th Congress	5	Elected in 1813. Resigned.	March 4, 1813 – December 24, 1814	Democratic- Republican	David Stone	5
									December 24, 1814 – December 1814	Vacant
								Elected to finish Stone's term. Resigned without having qualified.	December 1814 – December 5, 1815	Democratic- Republican	Francis Locke, Jr.	6
						14th Congress			December 1814 – December 5, 1815	Democratic- Republican	Francis Locke, Jr.	6
									December 5, 1815 – December 13, 1815	Vacant
								Elected to finish Locke's term.	December 13, 1815 – November 14, 1828	Democratic- Republican	Nathaniel Macon	7
Vacant			November 21, 1816 – December 4, 1816
5	Montfort Stokes	Democratic- Republican	December 4, 1816 – March 3, 1823	Elected to finish Turner's term.
				Elected to full term in 1816. Lost re-election.	6	15th Congress
						16th Congress	6	Elected to full term in 1819
						17th Congress
6	John Branch	Crawford Republican	March 4, 1823 – March 9, 1829	Elected in 1822	7	18th Congress				Crawford Republican
		Jacksonian				19th Congress	7	Re-elected in 1825. Resigned.		Jacksonian
						20th Congress		Re-elected in 1825. Resigned.		Jacksonian
									November 14, 1828 – December 15, 1828	Vacant
								Elected to finish Macon's term. Retired.	December 15, 1828 – March 3, 1831	Jacksonian	James Iredell, Jr.	8
				Re-elected in 1828. Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of the Navy.	8	21st Congress
Vacant			March 9, 1829 – December 9, 1829
7	Bedford Brown	Jacksonian	December 9, 1829 – November 16, 1840	Elected to finish Branch's term.
						22nd Congress	8	Elected in 1830. Resigned.	March 4, 1831 – March 19, 1836	Jacksonian	Willie Mangum	9
						23rd Congress				Anti-Jacksonian
				Re-elected in 1835. Resigned rather than disobey instructions from the N.C. General Assembly.	9	24th Congress				Anti-Jacksonian
									March 19, 1836 – December 5, 1836	Vacant
								Elected to finish Mangum's term.	December 5, 1836 – November 16, 1840	Jacksonian	Robert Strange	10
		Democratic				25th Congress	9	Elected to full term in 1836. Resigned rather than disobey instructions from the N.C. General Assembly.		Democratic
		Democratic				26th Congress				Democratic
Vacant			November 16, 1840 – November 25, 1840						November 16, 1840 – November 25, 1840	Vacant
8	Willie Mangum	Whig	November 25, 1840 – March 3, 1853	Elected to finish Brown's term.				Elected to finish Strange's term. [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]	November 25, 1840 – March 3, 1843	Whig	William Alexander Graham	11
				Elected in 1841	10	27th Congress			November 25, 1840 – March 3, 1843	Whig	William Alexander Graham	11
						28th Congress	10	Elected in 1843. Resigned rather than disobey instructions from the N.C. General Assembly.	March 4, 1843 – July 25, 1846	Democratic	William H. Haywood, Jr.	12
						29th Congress			March 4, 1843 – July 25, 1846	Democratic	William H. Haywood, Jr.	12
									July 25, 1846 – November 25, 1846	Vacant
								Elected to finish Haywood's term.	November 25, 1846 – March 3, 1855	Whig	George Badger	13
				Re-elected in 1847. Lost re-election.	11	30th Congress		Elected to finish Haywood's term.
						31st Congress	11	Re-elected in 1849. Retired.
						32nd Congress
Vacant			March 4, 1853 – December 6, 1854	Legislature failed to elect	12	33rd Congress
9	David Reid	Democratic	December 6, 1854 – March 3, 1859	Elected to finish vacant term. Lost re-election.		33rd Congress
						34th Congress	12	Elected in 1855. Resigned to become U.S. District Court Judge.	March 4, 1855 – May 5, 1858	Democratic	Asa Biggs	14
						35th Congress			March 4, 1855 – May 5, 1858	Democratic	Asa Biggs	14
									May 5, 1858 – May 7, 1858	Vacant
								Appointed to continue Biggs's term.	May 7, 1858 – March 11, 1861	Democratic	Thomas Clingman	15
								Elected November 23, 1858 to finish Biggs's term.
10	Thomas Bragg	Democratic	March 4, 1859 – March 6, 1861	Elected in 1858 or 1859. Resigned and subsequently expelled for support of the Confederate States.	13	36th Congress		Elected November 23, 1858 to finish Biggs's term.
						37th Congress	13	Re-elected in 1861. Resigned and subsequently expelled for support of the Confederate States.
								Civil War and Reconstruction	March 11, 1861 – July 14, 1868	Vacant
Vacant			July 11, 1861 – July 14, 1868	Civil War and Reconstruction
						38th Congress
					14	39th Congress
						40th Congress	14
11	Joseph Abbott	Republican	July 14, 1868 – March 3, 1871	Elected in 1868 to finish vacant term. Lost renomination.		40th Congress		Elected in 1868 to finish vacant term. Retired.	July 14, 1868 – March 3, 1873	Republican	John Pool	16
11	Joseph Abbott	Republican	July 14, 1868 – March 3, 1871	Elected in 1868 to finish vacant term. Lost renomination.		41st Congress
Vacant			March 4, 1871 – January 30, 1872	Legislature failed to elect	15	42nd Congress
12	Matt W. Ransom	Democratic	January 30, 1872 – March 3, 1895	Elected to finish vacant term.		42nd Congress
						43rd Congress	15	Elected in 1872. Lost re-election.	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1879	Democratic	Augustus Merrimon	17
						44th Congress
				Re-elected in 1876	16	45th Congress
						46th Congress	16	Elected in 1879	March 4, 1879 – April 14, 1894	Democratic	Zebulon Vance	18
						47th Congress
				Re-elected in 1883	17	48th Congress
						49th Congress	17	Re-elected in 1884
						50th Congress
				Re-elected in 1889. Lost re-election.	18	51st Congress
						52nd Congress	18	Re-elected in 1890. Died.
						53rd Congress		Re-elected in 1890. Died.
									April 14, 1894 – April 19, 1894	Vacant
								Appointed to continue Vance's term. Successor qualified.	April 19, 1894 – January 23, 1895	Democratic	Thomas J. Jarvis	19
								Elected to finish Vance's term.	January 23, 1895 – March 3, 1903	Republican	Jeter Pritchard	20
13	Marion Butler	Populist	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1901	Elected in 1894. Lost re-election.	19	54th Congress		Elected to finish Vance's term.
						55th Congress	19	Elected to full term in 1897. Lost re-election.
						56th Congress
14	Furnifold M. Simmons	Democratic	March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1931	Elected in 1900	20	57th Congress
						58th Congress	20	Elected in 1903	March 4, 1903 – December 12, 1930	Democratic	Lee S. Overman	21
						59th Congress
				Re-elected in 1906	21	60th Congress
						61st Congress	21	Re-elected in 1909
						62nd Congress
				Re-elected in 1912	22	63rd Congress
						64th Congress	22	Re-elected in 1914
						65th Congress
				Re-elected in 1918	23	66th Congress
						67th Congress	23	Re-elected in 1920
						68th Congress
				Re-elected in 1924. Lost renomination.	24	69th Congress
						70th Congress	24	Re-elected in 1926. Died.
						71st Congress		Re-elected in 1926. Died.
						71st Congress		Appointed to continue Overman's term. Lost election to finish Overman's term.	December 13, 1930 – December 4, 1932	Democratic	Cameron A. Morrison	22
15	Josiah Bailey	Democratic	March 4, 1931 – December 15, 1946	Elected in 1930	25	72nd Congress			December 13, 1930 – December 4, 1932	Democratic	Cameron A. Morrison	22
						72nd Congress		Elected to finish Overman's term.	December 5, 1932 – January 3, 1945	Democratic	Robert Reynolds	23
						73rd Congress	25	Elected to full term in 1932
						74th Congress
				Re-elected in 1936	26	75th Congress
						76th Congress	26	Re-elected in 1938. Retired.
						77th Congress
				Re-elected in 1942. Died.	27	78th Congress
				Re-elected in 1942. Died.		79th Congress	27	Elected in 1944	January 3, 1945 – May 12, 1954	Democratic	Clyde R. Hoey	24
Vacant			December 15, 1946 – December 18, 1946
16	William B. Umstead	Democratic	December 18, 1946 – December 30, 1948	Appointed to continue Bailey's term. Lost election to finish Bailey's term.
16	William B. Umstead	Democratic	December 18, 1946 – December 30, 1948			80th Congress
17	J. Melville Broughton	Democratic	December 31, 1948 – March 6, 1949	Elected to finish Bailey's term.		80th Congress
17	J. Melville Broughton	Democratic	December 31, 1948 – March 6, 1949	Elected to full term in 1948. Died.	28	81st Congress
Vacant			March 6, 1949 – March 29, 1949
18	Frank Graham	Democratic	March 29, 1949 – November 26, 1950	Appointed to continue Broughton's term. Lost nomination to finish Broughton's term.
19	Willis Smith	Democratic	November 27, 1950 – June 26, 1953	Elected to finish Broughton's term. Died.
						82nd Congress	28	Re-elected in 1950. Died.
						83rd Congress		Re-elected in 1950. Died.
									May 12, 1954 – June 5, 1954	Vacant
								Appointed to continue Hoey's term Elected to finish Hoey's term.	June 5, 1954 – December 31, 1974	Democratic	Sam Ervin	25
Vacant			June 26, 1953 – July 10, 1953
20	Alton A. Lennon	Democratic	July 10, 1953 – November 28, 1954	Appointed to continue Smith's term. Lost nomination to finish Smith's term.
21	W. Kerr Scott	Democratic	November 29, 1954 – April 16, 1958	Elected to finish Smith's term.
				Elected to full term in 1954. Died.	29	84th Congress
				Elected to full term in 1954. Died.		85th Congress	29	Re-elected in 1956
Vacant			April 16, 1958 – April 19, 1958
22	B. Everett Jordan	Democratic	April 19, 1958 – January 3, 1973	Appointed to continue Scott's term. Elected to finish Scott's term.
						86th Congress
				Re-elected in 1960	30	87th Congress
						88th Congress	30	Re-elected in 1962
						89th Congress
				Re-elected in 1966. Lost renomination.	31	90th Congress
						91st Congress	31	Re-elected in 1968. Retired and resigned early.
						92nd Congress
23	Jesse Helms	Republican	January 3, 1973 – January 3, 2003	Elected in 1972	32	93rd Congress
						93rd Congress			December 31, 1974 – January 3, 1975	Vacant
						94th Congress	32	Elected in 1974. Lost re-election.	January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1981	Democratic	Robert B. Morgan	26
						95th Congress
				Re-elected in 1978	33	96th Congress
						97th Congress	33	Elected in 1980. Died.	January 3, 1981 – June 29, 1986	Republican	John P. East	27
						98th Congress
				Re-elected in 1984	34	99th Congress
									June 29, 1986 – July 14, 1986	Vacant
								Appointed to continue East's term. Lost election to finish East's term.	July 14, 1986 – November 4, 1986	Republican	James T. Broyhill	28
								Elected to finish East's term.	November 5, 1986 – January 3, 1993	Democratic	Terry Sanford	29
						100th Congress	34	Elected to full term in 1986. Lost re-election.
						101st Congress
				Re-elected in 1990	35	102nd Congress
						103rd Congress	35	Elected in 1992. Lost re-election.	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1999	Republican	Lauch Faircloth	30
						104th Congress
				Re-elected in 1996. Retired.	36	105th Congress
						106th Congress	36	Elected in 1998. Retired to run for president.	January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2005	Democratic	John Edwards	31
						107th Congress
24	Elizabeth Dole	Republican	January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2009	Elected in 2002. Lost re-election.	37	108th Congress
						109th Congress	37	Elected in 2004	January 3, 2005 – Present	Republican	Richard Burr	32
						110th Congress
25	Kay Hagan	Democratic	January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2015	Elected in 2008. Lost re-election.	38	111th Congress
						112th Congress	38	Re-elected in 2010
						113th Congress
26	Thom Tillis	Republican	January 3, 2015 – Present	Elected in 2014	39	114th Congress
						115th Congress	39	To be decided in the 2016 election.
						116th Congress
To be decided in the 2020 election.					40	117th Congress
#	Senator	Party	Years in office	Electoral history	T e r m		T e r m	Electoral history	Years in office	Party	Senator	#
Class 2							Class 3

Living former U.S. Senators from North Carolina

As of April 2015^[update], there are four former Senators who are currently living, two from Class 2 and two from Class 3.

Senator	Term of office	Class	Date of birth (and age)
Lauch Faircloth	1993–1999	2	(1928-01-14) January 14, 1928 (age 96)
John Edwards	1999–2005	2	(1953-06-10) June 10, 1953 (age 70)
Elizabeth Dole	2003–2009	3	(1936-07-29) July 29, 1936 (age 87)
Kay Hagan	2009–2015	3	(1953-05-26) May 26, 1953 (age 70)

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↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 This date is approximate. Stone's resignation letter was read on February 17, but it could have been delivered on as early as February 11, 1807, according to the Annals of Congress (pages 66 to 68).

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