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Political party strength in North Carolina

Political party strength in North Carolina

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The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of North Carolina:

The table also indicates the historical party composition in the:

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.

1776–1867

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1868–present

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Key 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)
  1. John Baptista Ashe was elected in 1802 to succeed Williams but died before he could take office, leading the legislature to elect Turner.
  2. Elected William Henry Haywood Jr., a Democrat, as a minority-party Speaker.[1]
  3. 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]
  4. 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]
  5. 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]
  6. Provisional governor appointed by President Andrew Johnson until a special election could be held.
  7. The Populists, in coalition with the Republicans, controlled the Senate in a pact of electoral fusion.[5]
  8. The Republicans, in coalition with the Populists, controlled the House in a pact of electoral fusion.[5]
  9. 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]
  10. The Populists ran with the Republicans on a merged ticket in a pact of electoral fusion.[5]
  11. Initially appointed to fill vacancy; later elected in his own right.
  12. 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.
  13. Independent representative Bert Jones became a Republican.
  14. The 12th district was vacant from January to November 2014, after the resignation of Mel Watt.
  15. A Democrat, Paul Tine, switched parties before the 2015 session and became an Independent while caucusing with the Republicans.
  16. The 11th district was vacant from April to December 2020, after the resignation of Mark Meadows.
  17. Democrat Tricia Cotham switched parties to Republican during the 2023 session.

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Hamilton, Joseph Grégoire de Roulhac (1916). Party Politics in North Carolina, 1835-1860. Seeman Printery. p. 30. ISBN 978-0-598-68407-3.
  2. [2]
    Hamilton, Joseph Grégoire de Roulhac (1916). Party Politics in North Carolina, 1835-1860. Seeman Printery. pp. 99–100. ISBN 978-0-598-68407-3.
  3. [3]
    Hamilton, Joseph Grégoire de Roulhac (1916). Party Politics in North Carolina, 1835-1860. Seeman Printery. p. 126. ISBN 978-0-598-68407-3.
  4. [4]
    "Conservative Party". www.ncpedia.org. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
  5. [5]
    "Fusion Politics - North Carolina History Project". 2019-08-06. Archived from the original on 2019-08-06. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
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