North Carolina's 2nd Congressional District 
North Carolina's 2nd Congressional District
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North Carolina's 2nd congressional district is located in the central and eastern parts of the state. Today, the district, which is represented by Republican Rep. Renee Ellmers, includes all or parts of Chatham, Cumberland, Franklin, Harnett, Johnston, Lee, Nash, Sampson, Vance, and Wake counties. In the 19th century, the district was known as "The Black Second;" it contained a high proportion of black residents. All four of North Carolina's Republican African-American congressmen from the post-Civil War era (ending with George Henry White) were elected from this district. After North Carolina Democrats regained control of the state legislature in the late nineteenth century (using intimidation by the Red Shirts and other paramilitary groups to reduce the number of blacks voting), they... (More from Freebase)
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2nd District Renee Ellmers MyOC Group Republican 2 years in office
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