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==History==

==History==

Among the last Republicans to be elected from North Carolina before [[Jim Crow]] Democrats seized control of the state in 1898 were Sen. [[Jeter C. Pritchard]] and congressman George Henry White. The two were at odds due to Pritchard's support for the lily-white movement which opposed the traditional "black and tan" Southern GOP faction.<ref>Fascinating Politics (September 29, 2021). [https://fascinatingpolitics.com/2021/09/29/the-republican-families-of-old-north-carolina/ The Republican Families of Old North Carolina]. ''Mad Politics: The Bizarre, Fascinating, and Unknown of American Political History''. Retrieved September 29, 2021.</ref> However, Pritchard would be a staunch opponents of Jim Crow laws when he was a judge for the [[Fourth Circuit]] Court.

Among the last Republicans to be elected from North Carolina before [[Jim Crow]] Democrats seized control of the state in 1898 were Sen. [[Jeter C. Pritchard]] and congressman George Henry White. The two were at odds due to Pritchard's support for the lily-white movement which opposed the traditional "black and tan" Southern GOP faction.<ref name=fascinatingpolitics>Fascinating Politics (September 29, 2021). [https://fascinatingpolitics.com/2021/09/29/the-republican-families-of-old-north-carolina/ The Republican Families of Old North Carolina]. ''Mad Politics: The Bizarre, Fascinating, and Unknown of American Political History''. Retrieved September 29, 2021.</ref> However, Pritchard would be a staunch opponents of Jim Crow laws when he was a judge for the [[Fourth Circuit]] Court.

After GOP congressmen Charles A. Jonas and George M. Pritchard (the son of Jeter Pritchard) left Congress in 1931, no Republican was elected to either legislative chamber for twenty-two years; Jonas' son [[Charles R. Jonas]] was elected from a western congressional district in 1952 amidst the Eisenhower landslide that year, and served in the House for two decades before retiring.

After GOP congressmen Charles A. Jonas and George M. Pritchard (the son of Jeter Pritchard) left Congress in 1931, no Republican was elected to either legislative chamber for twenty-two years; Jonas' son [[Charles R. Jonas]] was elected from a western congressional district in 1952 amidst the Eisenhower landslide that year, and served in the House for two decades before retiring.<ref name=fascinatingpolitics/>

==Current politics==

==Current politics==