North Carolina's 10th congressional district

North Carolina's 10th congressional district 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. With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of R+22, it is the most Republican district in North Carolina.[2]

North Carolina's 10th congressional district
Interactive map of district boundaries
Representative
  Patrick McHenry
R–Lake Norman of Catawba
Population (2022)768,814[1]
Median household
income		$64,668[1]
Ethnicity
Cook PVIR+22[2]

Republicans have won the district continuously since 1969. Republican Patrick McHenry has represented the district since 2005. The 10th district was part of the controversial statewide redistricting by the Republican-led state legislature in 2011.[3] 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.

On February 23, 2022, the North Carolina Supreme Court approved a new map which changed the 10th district boundaries to include Alexander, Burke, Catawba, Iredell and Lincoln Counties, northwest Gaston County, eastern Rutherford County and a small section of southeastern Caldwell County.[4] The current district is mostly exurban in character and is the most Republican district in North Carolina.

Counties

Counties in the 2023–2025 district map:

List of members representing the district
Member
(Residence)		 Party Years Cong
ress		 Electoral history District location
District established March 4, 1793

Benjamin Williams
(Glendon)		 Anti-Administration March 4, 1793 –
March 3, 1795		 3rd Elected in 1793.
Lost re-election.
Nathan Bryan
(Craven County)		 Democratic-Republican March 4, 1795 –
June 4, 1798		 4th
5th		 Elected in 1795.
Re-elected in 1796.
Re-elected in 1796.
Died.
Vacant June 4, 1798 –
December 10, 1798		 5th

Richard D. Spaight
(New Bern)		 Democratic-Republican December 10, 1798 –
March 3, 1801		 5th
6th		 Elected to finish Bryan's term.
Also elected in 1798 to the next term.
Lost re-election.

John Stanly
(New Bern)		 Federalist March 4, 1801 –
March 3, 1803		 7th Elected in 1800.
Redistricted to the 4th district and lost re-election.
Nathaniel Alexander
(Charlotte)		 Democratic-Republican March 4, 1803 –
November 1805		 8th
9th		 Elected in 1803.
Re-elected in 1804.
Resigned to become governor of North Carolina.		 1803–1813
"North Carolina congressional district map (1803–13)".[5]
Vacant November 1805 –
February 24, 1806		 9th
Evan S. Alexander
(Salisbury)		 Democratic-Republican February 24, 1806 –
March 3, 1809		 9th
10th		 Elected to finish his cousin's term.
Re-elected in 1806.
Retired.
Joseph Pearson
(Salisbury)		 Federalist March 4, 1809 –
March 3, 1815		 11th
12th
13th		 Elected in 1808.
Re-elected in 1810.
Re-elected in 1813.
Lost re-election.
William C. Love
(Salisbury)		 Democratic-Republican March 4, 1815 –
March 3, 1817		 14th Elected in 1815.
Retired.		 1813–1843
"North Carolina congressional district map (1813–43)".[5]
George Mumford
(Salisbury)		 Democratic-Republican March 4, 1817 –
December 31, 1818		 15th Elected in 1817.
Died.
Vacant December 31, 1818 –
February 11, 1819

Charles Fisher
(Salisbury)		 Democratic-Republican February 11, 1819 –
March 3, 1821		 15th
16th		 Elected in early 1819 to finish Mumford's term and seated February 11, 1819.
Re-elected later in 1819.
Retired.
John Long
(Long's Mil)		 Democratic-Republican[lower-alpha 1] March 4, 1821 –
March 3, 1825		 17th
18th
19th
20th		 Elected in 1821.
Re-elected in 1823.
Re-elected in 1825.
Re-elected in 1827.
Lost re-election.
Anti-Jacksonian March 4, 1825 –
March 3, 1829
John Giles Jacksonian March 4, 1829 –
?		 21st Elected in 1829.
Resigned before Congress convened.

Abraham Rencher
(Pittsboro)		 Jacksonian December 2, 1829 –
March 3, 1833		 21st
22nd
23rd
24th
25th		 Elected December 2, 1829 to finish Giles's term and seated December 7, 1829.
Re-elected in 1831.
Re-elected in 1833.
Re-elected in 1835.
Re-elected in 1837.
[data missing]
Anti-Jacksonian March 4, 1833 –
March 3, 1837
Whig March 4, 1837 –
March 3, 1839

Charles Fisher
(Salisbury)		 Democratic March 4, 1839 –
March 3, 1841		 26th Elected in 1839.
[data missing]

Abraham Rencher
(Pittsboro)		 Whig March 4, 1841 –
March 3, 1843		 27th Elected in 1841.
[data missing]
District dissolved March 4, 1843
District re-established March 3, 1903

James M. Gudger Jr.
(Asheville)		 Democratic March 4, 1903 –
March 3, 1907		 58th
59th		 Elected in 1902.
Re-elected in 1904.
[data missing]

William T. Crawford
(Waynesville)		 Democratic March 4, 1907 –
March 3, 1909		 60th Elected in 1906.
[data missing]

John G. Grant
(Hendersonville)		 Republican March 4, 1909 –
March 3, 1911		 61st Elected in 1908.
[data missing]

James M. Gudger Jr.
(Asheville)		 Democratic March 4, 1911 –
March 3, 1915		 62nd
63rd		 Elected in 1910.
Re-elected in 1912.
[data missing]

James J. Britt
(Asheville)		 Republican March 4, 1915 –
March 3, 1917		 64th Elected in 1914.
[data missing]

Zebulon Weaver
(Asheville)		 Democratic March 4, 1917 –
March 1, 1919		 65th Lost contested election.

James J. Britt
(Asheville)		 Republican March 1, 1919 –
March 3, 1919		 65th Won contested election.

Zebulon Weaver
(Asheville)		 Democratic March 4, 1919 –
March 3, 1929		 66th
67th
68th
69th
70th		 Elected in 1918.
Re-elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
[data missing]

George M. Pritchard
(Asheville)		 Republican March 4, 1929 –
March 3, 1931		 71st Elected in 1928.
[data missing]

Zebulon Weaver
(Asheville)		 Democratic March 4, 1931 –
March 3, 1933		 72nd Elected in 1930.
Redistricted to the 11th district.

Alfred L. Bulwinkle
(Gastonia)		 Democratic March 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1943		 73rd
74th
75th
76th
77th		 Redistricted from the 9th district and re-elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Redistricted to the 11th district.

Cameron A. Morrison
(Charlotte)		 Democratic January 3, 1943 –
January 3, 1945		 78th Elected in 1942.
[data missing]

Joseph W. Ervin
(Charlotte)		 Democratic January 3, 1945 –
December 25, 1945		 79th Elected in 1944.
Died.
Vacant December 25, 1945 –
January 22, 1946

Sam J. Ervin Jr.
(Morganton)		 Democratic January 22, 1946 –
January 3, 1947		 Elected to finish his brother's term.
[data missing]

Hamilton C. Jones
(Charlotte)		 Democratic January 3, 1947 –
January 3, 1953		 80th
81st
82nd		 Elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
[data missing]

Charles R. Jonas
(Lincolnton)		 Republican January 3, 1953 –
January 3, 1963		 83rd
84th
85th
86th
87th		 Elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Redistricted to the 8th district.

Basil Whitener
(Gastonia)		 Democratic January 3, 1963 –
January 3, 1969		 88th
89th
90th		 Redistricted from the 11th district and re-elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Lost re-election after redistricting.

Jim Broyhill
(Lenoir)		 Republican January 3, 1969 –
July 14, 1986		 91st
92nd
93rd
94th
95th
96th
97th
98th
99th		 Redistricted from the 9th district and re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Re-elected in 1972.
Re-elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Resigned when appointed U.S. senator.
Vacant July 14, 1986 –
November 4, 1986		 99th

Cass Ballenger
(Hickory)		 Republican November 4, 1986 –
January 3, 2005		 99th
100th
101st
102nd
103rd
104th
105th
106th
107th
108th		 Elected to finish Broyhill's term.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Re-elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Retired

Patrick McHenry
(Lake Norman of Catawba)		 Republican January 3, 2005 –
present		 109th
110th
111th
112th
113th
114th
115th
116th
117th
118th		 Elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Re-elected in 2022.
Retiring at end of term.		 2003–2013
2003–2013
2003–2013
2013–2017
2013–2017
2013–2017
2017–2021
2021–2023
Static map of 2021-3 congressional district
Static map of 2021-3 congressional district
2023–2025
District boundaries from 2023 to 2025

Past election results

2012
2012 North Carolina's 10th congressional district election[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Patrick McHenry (incumbent) 190,826 57.0
Democratic Patsy Keever 144,023 43.0
Total votes 334,849 100.0
Republican hold

2014
2014 North Carolina's 10th congressional district election[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Patrick McHenry (incumbent) 133,504 61.0
Democratic Tate MacQueen 85,292 39.0
Total votes 218,796 100.0
Republican hold

2016
2016 North Carolina's 10th congressional district election[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Patrick McHenry (incumbent) 220,825 63.1
Democratic Andy Millard 128,919 36.9
Total votes 349,744 100.0
Republican hold

2018
2018 North Carolina's 10th congressional district election[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Patrick McHenry (incumbent) 164,969 59.3
Democratic David Wilson Brown 113,259 40.7
Total votes 278,228 100.0
Republican hold

2020
2020 North Carolina's 10th congressional district election[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Patrick McHenry (incumbent) 284,095 68.9
Democratic David Parker 128,189 31.1
Total votes 412,284 100.0
Republican hold

2022
2022 North Carolina's 10th congressional district election[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Patrick McHenry (incumbent) 194,681 72.59
Democratic Pam Genant 73,174 27.28
Write-in 352 0.13
Total votes 268,207 100.00
Republican hold

See also

Notes
  1. Supported the Crawford faction in the 1824 United States presidential election.

References
  1. "My Congressional District". census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau Center for New Media and Promotion (CNMP).
  2. "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  3. Ohlemacher, Stephen (March 31, 2014). "GOP uses historic win to remake North Carolina map". Associated Press. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
  4. Doule, Steve (February 23, 2022). "Check out new election maps: NC Supreme Court rejects appeals, approves special masters' districts". WGHP. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  5. "Data Courtesy of Jeffrey B. Lewis, Brandon DeVine, and Lincoln Pritcher with Kenneth C. Martis". United States Congressional District Shapefiles.
  6. "North Carolina General Elections Results 2012". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
  7. "North Carolina Official General Election Results". North Carolina State Board of Elections. November 4, 2014. Archived from the original on January 27, 2015. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
  8. "North Carolina Official General Election Results". North Carolina State Board of Elections. November 8, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  9. "District 10, North Carolina State Board of Elections & Ethics Enforcement". North Carolina State Board of Elections & Ethics Enforcement. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
  10. "State Composite Abstract Report - Contest.pdf" (PDF). North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
  11. "NC SBE Contest Results". er.ncsbe.gov. Retrieved January 2, 2023.

Further reading

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