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 Ted Budd. Jesse Helms was North Carolina's longest-serving senator (1973–2003).

List of senators

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| nowrap | Nov 21, 1789 – Nov 27, 1789

| North Carolina ratified the Constitution Nov 21, 1789 but didn't elect its senators until Nov 27, 1789.

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| North Carolina ratified the Constitution Nov 21, 1789 but didn't elect its senators until Nov 27, 1789.

| nowrap | Nov 21, 1789 – Nov 27, 1789

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! rowspan=2 | 1

| rowspan=2 align=left | 100px Samuel Johnston

| rowspan=2 | Pro- Admin.

| rowspan=2 nowrap | Nov 27, 1789 – Mar 3, 1793

| rowspan=2 | Elected in 1789.Lost re-election.

| rowspan=3 | Elected in 1789.

| rowspan=3 nowrap | Nov 27, 1789 – Mar 3, 1795

| rowspan=2 | Pro- Admin.

| rowspan=3 align=right | 100px Benjamin Hawkins

! rowspan=3 | 1

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! rowspan=3 | 2

| rowspan=3 align=left | 100px Alexander Martin

| | Anti- Admin.

| rowspan=3 nowrap | Mar 4, 1793 – Mar 3, 1799

| rowspan=3 | Elected in 1792.Lost re-election.

| rowspan=3 | 2

| | Anti- Admin.

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| rowspan=2 | Democratic- Republican

| rowspan=3 | 2

| rowspan=3 | Elected in 1795.Retired.

| rowspan=3 nowrap | Mar 4, 1795 – Mar 3, 1801

| rowspan=3 | Democratic- Republican

| rowspan=3 align=right | Timothy Bloodworth

! rowspan=3 | 2

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! rowspan=3 | 3

| rowspan=3 align=left | Jesse Franklin

| rowspan=3 | Democratic- Republican

| rowspan=3 nowrap | Mar 4, 1799 – Mar 3, 1805

| rowspan=3 | Elected in 1799.Lost re-election.

| rowspan=3 | 3

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| rowspan=5 | 3

| rowspan=4 | Elected in 1800.Resigned to return to the State Superior Court.

| rowspan=4 nowrap | Mar 4, 1801 – Feb 17, 1807

| rowspan=4 | Democratic- Republican

| rowspan=4 align=right | 100px David Stone

! rowspan=4 | 3

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| colspan=3 | Vacant

| nowrap | Mar 4, 1805 – Dec 22, 1805

| Montfort Stokes was elected in 1804 but refused the position.

| rowspan=5 | 4

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! rowspan=11 | 4

| rowspan=11 align=left | 100px James Turner

| rowspan=11 | Democratic- Republican

| rowspan=11 nowrap | Dec 22, 1805 – Nov 21, 1816

| rowspan=4 | Elected to finish the vacant term.

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| nowrap | Feb 17, 1807Lost re-election.

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! rowspan=16 | 14

| rowspan=16 align=left | 100px F. M. Simmons

| rowspan=16 | Democratic

| rowspan=16 nowrap | Mar 4, 1901 – Mar 3, 1931

| rowspan=3 | Elected in 1901.

| rowspan=3 | 20

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| rowspan=3 | 20

| rowspan=3 | Elected in 1903.

| rowspan=14 nowrap | Mar 4, 1903 – Dec 12, 1930

| rowspan=14 | Democratic

| rowspan=14 align=right | 100px Lee S. Overman

! rowspan=14 | 21

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| rowspan=3 | Re-elected in 1907.

| rowspan=3 | 21

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| rowspan=3 | 21

| rowspan=3 | Re-elected in 1909

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| rowspan=3 | Re-elected in 1913

| rowspan=3 | 22

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| rowspan=3 | 22

| rowspan=3 | Re-elected in 1914.

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| rowspan=3 | Re-elected in 1918.

| rowspan=3 | 23

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| rowspan=3 | 23

| rowspan=3 | Re-elected in 1920.

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| rowspan=4 | Re-elected in 1924.Lost renomination.

| rowspan=4 | 24

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| rowspan=5 | 24

| rowspan=2 | Re-elected in 1926.Died.

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| rowspan=2 | Appointed to continue Overman's term.Lost election to finish Overman's term.

| rowspan=2 nowrap | Dec 13, 1930 – Dec 4, 1932

| rowspan=2 | Democratic

| rowspan=2 align=right | 100px Cameron A. Morrison

! rowspan=2 | 22

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! rowspan=9 | 15

| rowspan=9 align=left | 100px Josiah Bailey

| rowspan=9 | Democratic

| rowspan=9 nowrap | Mar 4, 1931 – Dec 15, 1946

| rowspan=4 | Elected in 1930.

| rowspan=4 | 25

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| Elected to finish Overman's term.

| rowspan=7 nowrap | Dec 5, 1932 – Jan 3, 1945

| rowspan=7 | Democratic

| rowspan=7 align=right | 100px Robert Reynolds

! rowspan=7 | 23

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| rowspan=3 | 25

| rowspan=3 | Elected to full term in 1932.

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| rowspan=3 | Re-elected in 1936.

| rowspan=3 | 26

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| rowspan=3 | 26

| rowspan=3 | Re-elected in 1938.Retired.

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| rowspan=2 | Re-elected in 1942.Died.

| rowspan=6 | 27

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| rowspan=9 | 27

| rowspan=9 | Elected in 1944.

| rowspan=13 nowrap | Jan 3, 1945 – May 12, 1954

| rowspan=13 | Democratic

| rowspan=13 align=right | 100px Clyde R. Hoey

! rowspan=13 | 24

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| colspan=3 | Vacant

| nowrap | Dec 15, 1946 – Dec 18, 1946

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! rowspan=2 | 16

| rowspan=2 align=left | 100px William B. Umstead

| rowspan=2 | Democratic

| rowspan=2 nowrap | Dec 18, 1946 – Dec 30, 1948

| rowspan=2 | Appointed to continue Bailey's term.Lost election to finish Bailey's term.

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! rowspan=2 | 17

| rowspan=2 align=left | 100px J. Melville Broughton

| rowspan=2 | Democratic

| rowspan=2 nowrap | Dec 31, 1948 – Mar 6, 1949

| Elected to finish Bailey's term.

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| Elected to full term in 1948.Died.

| rowspan=11 | 28

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| colspan=3 | Vacant

| nowrap | Mar 6, 1949 – Mar 29, 1949

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! 18

| align=left | 100px Frank Graham

| | Democratic

| nowrap | Mar 29, 1949 – Nov 26, 1950

| Appointed to continue Broughton's term.Lost nomination to finish Broughton's term.

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! rowspan=3 | 19

| rowspan=3 align=left | 100px Willis Smith

| rowspan=3 | Democratic

| rowspan=3 nowrap | Nov 27, 1950 – Jun 26, 1953

| rowspan=3 | Elected to finish Broughton's term.Died.

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| rowspan=8 | 28

| rowspan=4 | Re-elected in 1950.Died.

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| colspan=3 | Vacant

| nowrap | Jun 26, 1953 – Jul 10, 1953

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! rowspan=3 | 20

| rowspan=3 align=left | 100px Alton Lennon

| rowspan=3 | Democratic

| rowspan=3 nowrap | Jul 10, 1953 – Nov 28, 1954

| rowspan=3 | Appointed to continue Broughton's term.Lost nomination to finish Broughton's term.

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| nowrap | May 12, 1954 – Jun 5, 1954

| colspan=3 | Vacant

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| rowspan=3 | Appointed to continue Hoey's term.Elected in 1954 to finish Hoey's term.

| rowspan=14 nowrap | Jun 5, 1954 – Dec 31, 1974

| rowspan=14 | Democratic

| rowspan=14 align=right | 100px Sam Ervin

! rowspan=14 | 25

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! rowspan=3 | 21

| rowspan=3 align=left | 100px W. Kerr Scott

| rowspan=3 | Democratic

| rowspan=3 nowrap | Nov 29, 1954 – Apr 16, 1958

| Elected in 1954 to finish Broughton's term.

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| rowspan=2 | Elected to full term in 1954.Died.

| rowspan=5 | 29

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| rowspan=5 | 29

| rowspan=5 | Re-elected in 1956.

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| colspan=3 | Vacant

| nowrap | Apr 16, 1958 – Apr 19, 1958

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! rowspan=8 | 22

| rowspan=8 align=left | 100px B. Everett Jordan

| rowspan=8 | Democratic

| rowspan=8 nowrap | Apr 19, 1958 – Jan 3, 1973

| rowspan=2 | Appointed to continue Scott's term.Elected in 1958 to finish Scott's term.

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| rowspan=3 | Re-elected in 1960.

| rowspan=3 | 30

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| rowspan=3 | 30

| rowspan=3 | Re-elected in 1962.

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| rowspan=3 | Re-elected in 1966.Lost renomination.

| rowspan=3 | 31

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| rowspan=4 | 31

| rowspan=3 | Re-elected in 1968.Retired and resigned early.

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! rowspan=19 | 23

| rowspan=19 align=left | 100px Jesse Helms

| rowspan=19 | Republican

| rowspan=19 nowrap | Jan 3, 1973 – Jan 3, 2003

| rowspan=4 | Elected in 1972.

| rowspan=4 | 32

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| nowrap | Dec 31, 1974 – Jan 3, 1975

| colspan=3 | Vacant

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| rowspan=3 | 32

| rowspan=3 | Elected in 1974.Lost re-election.

| rowspan=3 nowrap | Jan 3, 1975 – Jan 3, 1981

| rowspan=3 | Democratic

| rowspan=3 align=right | 100px Robert Morgan

! rowspan=3 | 26

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| rowspan=3 | Re-elected in 1978.

| rowspan=3 | 33

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| rowspan=6 | 33

| rowspan=3 | Elected in 1980.Died.

| rowspan=3 nowrap | Jan 3, 1981 – Jun 29, 1986

| rowspan=3 | Republican

| rowspan=3 align=right | 100px John P. East

! rowspan=3 | 27

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| rowspan=6 | Re-elected in 1984.

| rowspan=6 | 34

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| nowrap | Jun 29, 1986 – Jul 14, 1986

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| Appointed to continue East's term.Lost election to finish East's term.

| nowrap | Jul 14, 1986 – Nov 4, 1986

| | Republican

| align=right | 100px Jim Broyhill

! 28

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| Elected to finish East's term.

| rowspan=4 nowrap | Nov 5, 1986 – Jan 3, 1993

| rowspan=4 | Democratic

| rowspan=4 align=right | 100px Terry Sanford

! rowspan=4 | 29

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| rowspan=3 | 34

| rowspan=3 | Elected to full term in 1986.Lost re-election.

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| rowspan=3 | Re-elected in 1990.

| rowspan=3 | 35

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| rowspan=3 | 35

| rowspan=3 | Elected in 1992.Lost re-election.

| rowspan=3 nowrap | Jan 3, 1993 – Jan 3, 1999

| rowspan=3 | Republican

| rowspan=3 align=right | 100px Lauch Faircloth

! rowspan=3 | 30

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| rowspan=3 | Re-elected in 1996.Retired.

| rowspan=3 | 36

|- style="height:2em"

| rowspan=3 | 36

| rowspan=3 | Elected in 1998.Retired to run for U.S. President.

| rowspan=3 nowrap | Jan 3, 1999 – Jan 3, 2005

| rowspan=3 | Democratic

| rowspan=3 align=right | 100px John Edwards

! rowspan=3 | 31

|- style="height:2em"

! rowspan=3 | 24

| rowspan=3 align=left | 100px Elizabeth Dole

| rowspan=3 | Republican

| rowspan=3 nowrap | Jan 3, 2003 – Jan 3, 2009

| rowspan=3 | Elected in 2002.Lost re-election.

| rowspan=3 | 37

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| rowspan=3 | 37

| rowspan=3 | Elected in 2004.

| rowspan=9 nowrap | Jan 3, 2005 – Jan 3, 2023

| rowspan=9 | Republican

| rowspan=9 align=right | 100px Richard Burr

! rowspan=9 | 32

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! rowspan=3 | 25

| rowspan=3 align=left | 100px Kay Hagan

| rowspan=3 | Democratic

| rowspan=3 nowrap | Jan 3, 2009 – Jan 3, 2015

| rowspan=3 | Elected in 2008.Lost re-election.

| rowspan=3 | 38

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| rowspan=3 | 38

| rowspan=3 | Re-elected in 2010.

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! rowspan=6 | 26

| rowspan=6 align=left | 100px Thom Tillis

| rowspan=6 | Republican

| rowspan=6 nowrap | Jan 3, 2015 – present

| rowspan=3 | Elected in 2014.

| rowspan=3 | 39

|- style="height:2em"

| rowspan=3 | 39

| rowspan=3 | Re-elected in 2016.Retired.

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| rowspan=3 | Re-elected in 2020.Retiring at the end of term.

| rowspan=3 | 40

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| rowspan=3| 40

| rowspan=3| Elected in 2022.

| rowspan=3 nowrap| Jan 3, 2023 – present

| rowspan=3 | Republican

| rowspan=3 align=right | 100px Ted Budd

! rowspan=3| 33

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| rowspan=2 colspan=5 | To be determined in the 2026 election.

| rowspan=2| 41

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| 41

| colspan=5 | To be determined in the 2028 election.

List of United States senators from North Carolina

List of senators

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