North Carolina's 6th congressional district
 | This article needs to be updated. (December 2019) |
| North Carolina's 6th congressional district | |||
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 North Carolina's 6th congressional district since January 3, 2021 | |||
| Representative |
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| Distribution |
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| Population (2019) | 791,470[2] | ||
| Median household income | $54,132[2] | ||
| Ethnicity | |||
| Cook PVI | D+10[3] | ||
North Carolina's 6th congressional district is located in north central portion of the state. As a result of court-mandated redistricting in 2019, it was shifted into the central Triad region and contains all of Guilford County and a portion of Forsyth County. The cities of Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point are located in the district.
After congressional reapportionment following the 2010 census, the district was shifted northward by the North Carolina General Assembly. From then until 2017, it included portions of Guilford, Alamance, Durham, Granville, and Orange counties, and all of Caswell, Person, Rockingham, Surry, and Stokes counties. In 2015, it was reconfigured again but remained in the same general region.
The district was represented by Mark Walker, a Republican until 2021. He held the position from 2015. In December 2019, Walker announced that he would not run for re-election in 2020.[4] It is currently represented by Democrat Kathy Manning.
Counties covered[]
The entirety of:
- Guilford County
Portions of
- Forsyth County
History[]
2013–2017
From 2003 to 2013 the 6th district comprised all of Moore and Randolph counties and portions of Alamance, Davidson, Guilford, and Rowan counties. Until court-mandated redistricting in 2019, the district included the entirety of Alamance County, Caswell County, Chatham County, Lee County, Person County, Randolph County, and, Rockingham County, as well as portions of Guilford County.
List of members representing the district[]
| Member | Party | Years | Cong ress |
Electoral history |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| District created March 4, 1793 | ||||
| James Gillespie | Anti-Administration | March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795 |
3rd 4th 5th |
Elected in 1793. Re-elected in 1795. Re-elected in 1796. Lost re-election. |
| Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1799 | |||
| William H. Hill | Federalist | March 4, 1799 – March 3, 1803 |
6th 7th |
Elected in 1798. Re-elected in 1800. [data unknown/missing] |
 Nathaniel Macon |
Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1803 – December 13, 1815 |
8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th |
Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 1803. Re-elected in 1804. Re-elected in 1806. Re-elected in 1808. Re-elected in 1810. Re-elected in 1813. Re-elected in 1815. Resigned when elected U.S. Senator. |
| Vacant | December 13, 1815 – February 7, 1816 |
14th | ||
 Weldon N. Edwards |
Democratic-Republican[a] | February 7, 1816 – March 3, 1825 |
14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th |
Elected to finish Macon's term. Re-elected in 1817. Re-elected in 1819. Re-elected in 1821. Re-elected in 1823. Re-elected in 1825. Retired. |
| Jacksonian | March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827 | |||
| Daniel Turner | Jacksonian | March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1829 |
20th | Elected in 1827. Retired. |
 Robert Potter |
Jacksonian | March 4, 1829 – November 1831 |
21st 22nd |
Elected in 1829. Resigned. |
| Vacant | November 1831 – December 15, 1831 |
22nd | ||
| Micajah T. Hawkins | Jacksonian | December 15, 1831 – March 3, 1837 |
22nd 23rd 24th 25th 26th |
Elected to finish Potter's term. Re-elected in 1831. Re-elected in 1833. Re-elected in 1835. Re-elected in 1837. Re-elected in 1839. [data unknown/missing] |
| Democratic | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841 | |||
| Archibald H. Arrington | Democratic | March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 |
27th | Elected in 1841. Redistricted to the 8th district. |
 James I. McKay |
Democratic | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847 |
28th 29th |
Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 1843. Re-elected in 1845. Redistricted to the 7th district. |
| John R. J. Daniel | Democratic | March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1853 |
30th 31st 32nd |
Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected in 1847. Re-elected in 1849. Re-elected in 1851. [data unknown/missing] |
| Richard C. Puryear | Whig | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 |
33rd 34th |
Elected in 1853. Re-elected in 1855. [data unknown/missing] |
| Know Nothing | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 | |||
 Alfred M. Scales |
Democratic | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 |
35th | Elected in 1857. [data unknown/missing] |
 James M. Leach |
Opposition | March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861 |
36th | Elected in 1859. [data unknown/missing] |
| Civil War and Reconstruction | ||||
 Nathaniel Boyden |
Conservative | July 13, 1868 – March 3, 1869 |
40th | Elected to finish the short term. [data unknown/missing] |
 Francis E. Shober |
Democratic | March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1873 |
41st 42nd |
Elected in 1868. Re-elected in 1870. [data unknown/missing] |
 Thomas S. Ashe |
Democratic | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1877 |
43rd 44th |
Elected in 1872. Re-elected in 1874. [data unknown/missing] |
 Walter L. Steele |
Democratic | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1881 |
45th 46th |
Elected in 1876. Re-elected in 1878. [data unknown/missing] |
| Clement Dowd | Democratic | March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1885 |
47th 48th |
Elected in 1880. Re-elected in 1882. [data unknown/missing] |
 Risden T. Bennett |
Democratic | March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887 |
49th | Redistricted from the At-large district and re-elected in 1884. [data unknown/missing] |
| Alfred Rowland | Democratic | March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891 |
50th 51st |
Elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. [data unknown/missing] |
| Sydenham B. Alexander | Democratic | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1895 |
52nd 53rd |
Elected in 1890. Re-elected in 1892. [data unknown/missing] |
 James A. Lockhart |
Democratic | March 4, 1895 – June 5, 1896 |
54th | Lost contested election. |
| Charles H. Martin | Populist | June 5, 1896 – March 3, 1899 |
54th 55th |
Won contested election. Re-elected in 1896. [data unknown/missing] |
 John D. Bellamy |
Democratic | March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1903 |
56th 57th |
Elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. [data unknown/missing] |
 Gilbert B. Patterson |
Democratic | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1907 |
58th 59th |
Elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. [data unknown/missing] |
 Hannibal L. Godwin |
Democratic | March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1921 |
60th 61st 62nd 63rd 64th 65th 66th |
Elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. [data unknown/missing] |
 Homer L. Lyon |
Democratic | March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1929 |
67th 68th 69th 70th |
Elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. [data unknown/missing] |
 J. Bayard Clark |
Democratic | March 4, 1929 – March 3, 1933 |
71st 72nd |
Elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Redistricted to the 7th district. |
 William B. Umstead |
Democratic | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1939 |
73rd 74th 75th |
Elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Retired. |
 Carl T. Durham |
Democratic | January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1961 |
76th 77th 78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th |
Elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Retired. |
 Horace R. Kornegay |
Democratic | January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1969 |
87th 88th 89th 90th |
Elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Retired. |
 L. Richardson Preyer |
Democratic | January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1981 |
91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th |
Elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Lost re-election. |
 Walter E. Johnston, III |
Republican | January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1983 |
97th | Elected in 1980. Lost re-election. |
 Robin Britt |
Democratic | January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1985 |
98th | Elected in 1982. Lost re-election. |
 Howard Coble |
Republican | January 3, 1985 – January 3, 2015 |
99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th |
Elected in 1984. 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. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Retired. |
 Mark Walker |
Republican | January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2021 |
114th 115th 116th |
Elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Retired. |
 Kathy Manning |
Democratic | January 3, 2021 – Present |
117th | Elected in 2020. Redistricted to the 11th district. |
Recent election results[]
2003 - 2013
2012[]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Howard Coble (incumbent) | 222,116 | 60.9 | |
| Democratic | Anthony Foriest | 142,467 | 39.1 | |
| Total votes | 364,583 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2014[]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mark Walker | 147,312 | 58.7 | |
| Democratic | Laura Fjeld | 103,758 | 41.3 | |
| Total votes | 251,070 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2016[]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mark Walker (incumbent) | 207,983 | 59.2 | |
| Democratic | Pete Glidewell | 143,167 | 40.8 | |
| Total votes | 351,150 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2018[]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mark Walker (incumbent) | 160,709 | 56.5 | |
| Democratic | Ryan Watts | 123,651 | 43.5 | |
| Total votes | 284,360 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2020[]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Kathy Manning | 253,531 | 62.3 | |
| Republican | Lee Haywood | 153,598 | 37.7 | |
| Total votes | 407,129 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
See also[]
Notes[]
- ^ Supported the Crawford faction in the 1824 United States presidential election.
References[]
- ^ https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/cd_state.html
- ^ a b Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
- ^ "Introducing the 2021 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index". The Cook Political Report. April 15, 2021. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
- ^ Murphy, Brian (December 16, 2019). "His House district was made a Democratic one. Here's what's next for Mark Walker". The Herald-Sun. Durham, North Carolina. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
- ^ "North Carolina General Elections Results 2012". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "North Carolina Official General Election Results". North Carolina State Board of Elections. November 8, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
- ^ "District 6, North Carolina State Board of Elections & Ethics Enforcement". North Carolina State Board of Elections & Ethics Enforcement. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
- ^ "State Composite Abstract Report - Contest.pdf" (PDF). North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
Further reading[]
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
Coordinates: 36°18′36″N 79°40′54″W / 36.31000°N 79.68167°W
Categories:
- Congressional districts of North Carolina