U.S. House · Historical · North Carolina District 8
North Carolina's 8th Congressional District
Members who have held the seat for North Carolina's 8th Congressional District, with sourced biographical profiles, party, and term history. The currently-serving holder appears on the serving roster.
- Alvin KitchinNorth CarolinaDemocratic1957–1963
- Archibald ArringtonNorth CarolinaDemocratic1841–1845
- Bill HefnerNorth CarolinaDemocratic1975–1999
- Charles CowlesNorth CarolinaRepublican1909–1911
- Charles DeaneNorth CarolinaDemocratic1947–1957
- Charles JohnsonNorth CarolinaRepublican1801–1803
- Dan BishopNorth CarolinaRepublican2019–2025
- Daniel BarringerNorth Carolina1825–1835
- Dempsey BurgesNorth CarolinaRepublican1795–1799
- Earl RuthNorth CarolinaRepublican1969–1975
- Edmond BlackburnNorth CarolinaRepublican1901–1907
- Edward StanlyNorth CarolinaWhig1837–1853
- Eliza PrattNorth CarolinaDemocratic1945–1947
- Henry ClarkNorth CarolinaDemocratic1845–1847
- James SmithNorth CarolinaRepublican1817–1821
- John LambethNorth CarolinaDemocratic1931–1939
- Josiah CrudupNorth CarolinaRepublican1821–1823
- Larry KissellNorth CarolinaDemocratic2009–2013
- Richard DonnellNorth CarolinaWhig1847–1849
- Richard HackettNorth CarolinaDemocratic1907–1909
- Richard StanfordNorth CarolinaRepublican1797–1817
- Robert VanceNorth CarolinaDemocratic1873–1885
- Robin HayesNorth CarolinaRepublican1999–2009
- Romulus LinneyNorth CarolinaRepublican1895–1901
- Samuel DickensNorth CarolinaRepublican1815–1817
- Theodore KluttzNorth CarolinaDemocratic1899–1905
- William BowerNorth CarolinaDemocratic1893–1895
- William BurginNorth CarolinaDemocratic1939–1947
- William CowlesNorth CarolinaDemocratic1885–1893
- William DawsonNorth CarolinaAnti-Administration1793–1795
- William MontgomeryNorth CarolinaDemocratic1835–1841
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