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Meet North Carolina's First (and Last) At-Large Congressman

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Dec 20, 2021

Meet North Carolina's First (and Last) At-Large Congressman

In 1883, a guy from Wadesboro was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in a statewide election. It had never happened before. It hasn't happened since. Blame a (legal) glitch in the system.

Jeremy Markovich
Jeremy Markovich

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