U.S. House · Historical · North Carolina District 5
North Carolina's 5th Congressional District
Members who have held the seat for North Carolina's 5th Congressional District, with sourced biographical profiles, party, and term history. The currently-serving holder appears on the serving roster.
- Abraham VenableNorth CarolinaDemocratic1847–1853
- Alfred ScalesNorth CarolinaDemocratic1857–1885
- Alonzo FolgerNorth CarolinaDemocratic1939–1943
- Archibald WilliamsNorth CarolinaDemocratic1891–1893
- Charles HooksNorth CarolinaRepublican1815–1825
- Charles StedmanNorth CarolinaDemocratic1911–1931
- Edward DudleyNorth CarolinaJackson1829–1831
- Edwin ReadeNorth CarolinaAmerican1855–1857
- Franklin Hancock Jr.North CarolinaDemocratic1929–1939
- Israel LashNorth CarolinaRepublican1867–1871
- James DobbinNorth CarolinaDemocratic1845–1847
- James GillespieNorth CarolinaRepublican1793–1805
- James LeachNorth CarolinaDemocratic1859–1875
- James OwenNorth CarolinaRepublican1817–1819
- James ReidNorth CarolinaDemocratic1883–1887
- John BrowerNorth CarolinaRepublican1887–1891
- John FolgerNorth CarolinaDemocratic1941–1949
- John GilmerNorth CarolinaInd. Republican-Democrat1857–1861
- John Kerr Jr.North CarolinaWhig1853–1855
- John MoreheadNorth CarolinaRepublican1909–1911
- Ralph ScottNorth CarolinaDemocratic1957–1967
- Richard ChathamNorth CarolinaDemocratic1949–1957
- Romulus SaundersNorth CarolinaDemocratic1821–1845
- Stephen NealNorth CarolinaDemocratic1975–1995
- Thomas KenanNorth CarolinaRepublican1805–1811
- Thomas SettleNorth CarolinaRepublican1893–1897
- William KitchinNorth CarolinaDemocratic1897–1909
- Wilmer MizellNorth CarolinaRepublican1969–1975
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