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 Richard Burr.

Class 2

Class 2 U.S. Senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 1996, 2002, 2008, and 2014. The next election will be in 2020.

Class 3

Class 3 U.S. Senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 1998, 2004, and 2010, and 2016. The next election will be in 2022.

As of October 2016^[update], there are five living former Senators, two from Class 2 and three from Class 3. The most recent senator to die was Robert Burren Morgan (1975-1981) of Class 3 on July 16, 2016. The most recent Class 2 senator to die was Jesse Helms (1973-2003) on July 4, 2008. The most recently serving Class 3 senator to die was Terry Sanford (1986-1993) on April 18, 1998.

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