North Carolina's 10th congressional district
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| Population (2000) | 619,178 |
| Median income | $37,649 |
| Ethnic composition | 86.6% White, 9.3% Black, 1.5% Asian, 3.5% Hispanic, 0.3% Native American, 0.1% other |
| Cook PVI | R+15 |
The 10th Congressional District of North Carolina is a Congressional district in central and western North Carolina. It currently includes all of Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland, Lincoln and Mitchell counties, along with parts of Gaston, Iredell and Rutherford counties.
The district is arguably the most Republican district in North Carolina and one of the most Republican in the South. Republicans have held the seat since 1969. Republican Patrick McHenry has represented the district since 2005. He is opposed in the 2008 general election by Daniel Johnson.
[edit] Representatives
* Britt successfully contested the election of Zebulon Weaver to the 65th Congress and served for three days.
** Joseph Wilson Ervin died in office December 25, 1945. His brother, Sam J. Ervin, Jr. was elected on January 22, 1946 to fill the vacancy caused by his death.
*** Broyhill was appointed to the Senate in 1986 to serve the remainder of John P. East's term; Ballenger succeeded him in a special election held the same day as the 1986 general election.
[edit] Area representation in Congress, 1909-present
An area roughly equivalent to the district McHenry currently represents has been continuously represented in the House since 1909. It was formed as the 8th District in 1909, renumbered as the 9th District in 1933 and has been numbered as the 10th District since 1969.
The district extends from the foothills of the Blue Ridge to the Tennessee and South Carolina borders. It currently includes all of Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland, Lincoln and Mitchell counties, along with parts of Gaston, Iredell and Rutherford counties. When McHenry took office, he was only the third person to represent the district in the last 42 years.
The district is arguably the most Republican district in North Carolina and one of the most Republican in the South. Republicans have held the seat since 1963, when an attempt to redistrict the then-lone Republican in the state's congressional delegation (Charles Raper Jonas of the Charlotte area) out of office backfired.
Ironically, the district's best-known representative was a Democrat, Bob Doughton. He served in the House for 42 years, longer than any North Carolinian ever served in both houses of Congress. He chaired the Ways and Means Committee for 18 years.
| Name | Took Office | Left Office | Party | District Residence |
| Charles H. Cowles | 1909 | 1911 | Democrat | Wilkesboro |
| Bob Doughton | 1911 | 1953 | Democrat | Laurel Springs |
| Hugh Quincy Alexander | 1953 | 1963 | Democrat | Kannapolis |
| Jim Broyhill | 1963 | 1986* | Republican | Lenoir |
| Cass Ballenger | 1986 | 2005 | Republican | Hickory |
| Patrick McHenry | 2005 | present | Republican | Cherryville |
* Broyhill was appointed to the Senate in 1986 (during his 12th term) to serve the remainder of John P. East's term; Ballenger succeeded him in a special election held the same day as the 1986 general election.
Source: Political Graveyard database of North Carolina congressmen
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