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|state=North Carolina
|state=North Carolina
|terms=January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2005
|terms=January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2005
|preceded=Lauch Faircloth
|preceded=[[Lauch Faircloth]]
|former=y
|former=y
|succeeded=[[Richard Burr]]
|succeeded=[[Richard Burr]]
===Political career===
===Political career===
In 1998, Edwards ran as the Democratic candidate for a seat in the [[United States Senate|U.S. Senate]]. He beat incumbent Senator Lauch Faircloth to win the seat.
In 1998, Edwards ran as the Democratic candidate for a seat in the [[United States Senate|U.S. Senate]]. He beat incumbent Republican Senator [[Lauch Faircloth]] to win the seat.
Edwards served in the Senate for one 6 year term, declining to stand for re-election so that he could run for the 2004 Democratic party nomination for President. He withdrew from the presidential race on March 2, 2004 after failing to win any state of the 10 contested states in the Super Tuesday elections. Democratic nominee John Kerry named Edwards as his vice-presidential candidate for the Democratic ticket.
Edwards served in the Senate for one 6 year term, declining to stand for re-election so that he could run for the 2004 Democratic party nomination for President. He withdrew from the presidential race on March 2, 2004 after failing to win any state of the 10 contested states in the Super Tuesday elections. Democratic nominee John Kerry named Edwards as his vice-presidential candidate for the Democratic ticket.