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Here's how your North Carolina Representatives voted on Articles of Impeachment

The House voted largely along party lines Wednesday to impeach President Donald Trump on two Articles of Impeachment.

NORTH CAROLINA, USA — Wednesday December 18 was a historic day in our country's history. It's just the third time the House voted in favor on Articles of Impeachment against a sitting President. President Donald Trump is accused of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. He has officially been impeached. The process now moves to a trial in the Republican-controlled Senate. There, lawmakers will determine if President Trump will be removed from office. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has said he's confident that won't happen.

The House voted 230-197 in favor of the first Article of Impeachment, abuse of power. All Republicans and only two Democrats voted against it.

The House voted 229-198 in favor of the second Article of Impeachment, obstruction of Congress. All Republicans and just three Democrats voted against it.

Earlier this week, I reached out to every House Representative in North Carolina on how they planned to vote. Now let's see what they actually did. Once again, let's go district by district.

District 1 (includes Durham, Greenville, Rocky Mount and more)

Representative: G.K. Butterfield, Democrat

Butterfield voted in favor of both Articles of Impeachment. During the House debate he said "Enough is enough. We must protect our constitution and our democracy."

Butterfield also released this statement after the full House vote.

"The Framers of the Constitution...prepared us for today and gave us the tools needed to hold President Trump accountable for placing his own personal and political interests above the interests of the American people," Butterfield says, "President Trump put himself before country and violated his oath of office. Based on the evidence before us, I voted in favor of both Articles of Impeachment. No one is above the law."

District 2 (includes all of Franklin and Harnett counties, plus parts of Wake, Johnston, Nash and Wilson)

Representative: George Holding, Republican

Holding voted against both Articles of Impeachment. He didn't release a statement prior to the vote, but had this to say afterward.

"The best place for Democrats to express their disapproval of the President is the ballot box," Holding says, "In the meantime, Congress needs to stop playing games and get back to work."

District 3 (includes the Outer Banks, Kinston, New Bern, Jacksonville and more)

Representative: Greg Murphy, Republican

Murphy voted no on both Articles of Impeachment. He sent out this statement about his decision.

"This vote today will likely lead to even further dysfunction in our government for generations to come," Murphy says, "The House of Representatives will simply be relegated to a political weapon for the House majority to use when the President is a member of the opposite party. I hope that is not the case, but I'm afraid the House's actions [Wednesday] will likely make it inevitable."

District 4 (includes Raleigh, Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Hillsborough and more)

Representative: David Price, Democrat

Price voted in favor of both Articles of Impeachment. He had this to say during the nearly six hours of debate prior to Wednesday's full House vote.

"[President Trump's] abuses threaten the integrity of our elections, corrupt our diplomacy and undermine our national security. Underlying it all is the President's often-expressed conviction that his powers are constitutionally unlimited," Price said, "It's up to the Congress, the first branch of government, to apply the remedy that the Constitution prescribes, because the threats to our democracy are real and present. The eyes of history are upon us."

District 5 (includes Winston-Salem, Surry, Stokes, Yadkin and Wilkes counties, plus others)

Representative: Virginia Foxx, Republican

Foxx voted against both Articles of Impeachment. She did not release a statement prior to the vote. She did not release a statement after the vote.

District 6 (includes parts of Greensboro as well as Burlington, Asheboro, Rockingham County and more)

Representative: Mark Walker, Republican

Walker voted no on both Articles of Impeachment. He spoke out on the House floor ahead of the vote.

"A growing number of American people have condemned this impeachment process and that's with House Democrats setting the rules and then even bending and breaking the rules to fit their narrative," Walker said, "The majority of Americans see this circus for what it is. I wonder how many more will join them."

Prior to Wednesday's vote, Walker announced he will not run for re-election in North Carolina's 6th District. You can read more about that, here.

District 7 (includes Concord, Wilmington, parts of Fayetteville and Goldsboro and more)

Representative: David Rouzer, Republican

Rouzer voted against both Articles of Impeachment. He spoke on the House floor prior to the full House vote.

"Today is a very sad day for our republic," Rouzer said, "The country is now more divided than it ever has been in my lifetime. The truth has been trampled by this House of Representatives...Thankfully the lens of history will ensure that the truth is told and will endure."

District 8 (includes Concord, parts of Montgomery, Moore Hoke and Cumberland counties, and more)

Representative: Richard Hudson, Republican

Hudson voted against both Articles of Impeachment. He released this statement moments after the full House vote.

"Alexander Hamilton warned 'there will always be the greatest danger that the decision will be regulated more by the comparative strength of parties than by the real demonstration of innocence or guilt,'" Hudson says, "Washington Democrats just passed two Articles of Impeachment with zero evidence President Donald Trump committed a crime or an impeachable offense."

District 9 (includes parts of Charlotte, Lumberton and Fayetteville as well as Union, Scotland and Robeson counties and more)

Representative: Dan Bishop, Republican.

Bishop voted no on both Articles of Impeachment. He released this statement prior to Wednesday's vote. He hasn't released any statements afterward.

"The Democrats have thrown the country into turmoil over an innocuous phone call," Bishop says, "The Articles of Impeachment they now advance are a self-parody and a laughingstock. They reveal that the Democrats have no case and that they have lost their nerve. I look forward to joining every Democrat who agrees and every Republican in voting against this partisan and corrupt abuse of the process of impeachment."

District 10 (includes Asheville and Gastonia, as well as parts of Rutherford, Polk and Cleveland counties)

Representative: Patrick McHenry, Republican

McHenry voted against both Articles of Impeachment. He released this statement shortly after, saying

"The articles of impeachment Democrats forced through the House [Wednesday] are based on the thinnest record in modern history," McHenry says, "They are the result of a rushed process, jammed through a mere eleven months before the next election."

District 11 (includes Burke, Caldwell, Henderson and Haywood counties and more)

Representative: Mark Meadows, Republican

Meadows voted no on both Articles of Impeachment. He had this to say after the full House vote.

"Today will always be remembered as the day this House Democrat majority voted to impeach President Trump for a crime they couldn't find and a case they couldn't prove," Meadows says, "When they couldn't bring themselves to support President Trump for the success of the country, they consoled themselves by trying to silence the will of those who did, the American voters."

Just hours after the impeachment vote, Meadows announced he will not seek re-election in North Carolina's 11th District. You can read more about that here.

District 12 (includes a large portion of Charlotte, Huntersville and more)

Representative: Alma Adams, Democrat

Adams voted yes to both Articles of Impeachment. Earlier this week, she declined to comment on her voting plans. She released this statement after Wednesday's full House vote.

"I believe that case has been made that the President abused his power and obstructed Congress from fulfilling its constitutional duty," Adams says, "[President Trump's] words and actions show that he is actively looking to interfere in next year's election by any means necessary. We cannot stand for that kind of misconduct in our country's Chief Executive."

We'll publish Representative's Adams vote once the full House convenes.

District 13 (includes Lexington, High Point, Mooresville parts of Greensboro, Kernersville and more)

Representative: Ted Budd, Republican

Budd voted no on both Articles of Impeachment. He didn't release a statement after the vote, but had this to say prior to the full House decision.

"From start to finish House Democrats ran a show trial against President Trump," Budd says, "Sadly, this whole inquiry has been purely political. The American people deserve a Congress that is focused on issues that directly impact their lives, not distracted by politically-drive charades."

So there you have it. House Representatives from North Carolina voted along party lines. It turns out, many political experts were right.

Nationwide, all Republicans voted against Articles of Impeachment. For the most part, Democrats voted in favor, but there are some exceptions.

Three members of Congress did not submit a vote at all. They are Jose Serrano, a Democrat out of New York; John Shimkus, a Republican out of Illinois and Duncan Hunter, a Republican out of California.

Two Democrats voted against Article I, abuse of power. They are Collin Peterson of Ohio and Jefferson Van Drew of New Jersey.

Three Democrats voted against Article II, obstruction of Congress. They are Collin Peterson of Ohio, Jared Golden of Maine and Jefferson Van Drew of New Jersey.

One member of Congress chose not to vote, simply submitting "Present" on both Articles of Impeachment. That was Tulsi Gabbard, a Democrat out of Hawaii.

She released a statement after the vote saying, "I could not in good conscience vote against impeachment because I believe President Trump is guilty of wrongdoing. I also could not in good conscience vote for impeachment because removal of a sitting President must not be the culmination of a partisan process fueled by tribal animosities that have so gravely divided our country."

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