Members of the North Carolina General Assembly of 1899–1900 were elected in November 1898. The election saw the
Democratic Party return to majority status in both houses, replacing the
fusion of
Republicans and
Populists. After this election, Democrats dominated state politics for the next seventy-plus years, in part due to the 1899–1900 legislature disfranchising African-Americans.[2][3] The election followed the 1898
Wilmington massacre.
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abThe North Carolina Manual, published by the
North Carolina Secretary of State, lists both Smith and Whitaker as President pro tempore for 1899–1900. Whether this means that they alternated in the post or that Smith resigned and was succeeded by Whitaker mid-session is unknown.
Notes: Prior to the Constitution of 1868: the lower house of the North Carolina Legislature was known as the House of Commons and the leader of the Senate was called the Speaker of the Senate.