North Carolina's at-large congressional seat explained

State:	North Carolina
District Number:	AL
Obsolete:	yes
Created:	1880
Eliminated:	1885
Years:	1883–1885
Population Year:	1880

North Carolina elected one of its members of the United States House of Representatives at-large statewide. This only happened once, during the 48th United States Congress. That member was Risden T. Bennett.

List of member representing the district

Member	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history
Seat established March 4, 1883
align=left	Risden Tyler Bennett		Democratic	nowrap	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885		Elected in 1882. Redistricted to the .
Seat dissolved March 4, 1885

References

• Book: Martis, Kenneth C.. The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. 1989. Macmillan Publishing Company. New York.
• Book: Martis, Kenneth C.. The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. 1982. Macmillan Publishing Company. New York.
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present