List of governors of North Carolina

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:History of North Carolina The governor of North Carolina is the head of government of the U.S. state of North Carolina and commander-in-chief of the state's military forces.

There have been 70 governors of North Carolina, with six serving non-consecutive terms, totaling 76 terms. The current governor is Democrat Josh Stein, who took office on January 1, 2025.

Governors

Presidents of the Council

Prior to declaring its independence, North Carolina was a colony of the Kingdom of Great Britain. The 13-member Provincial Council, renamed the Council of Safety in April 1776, was essentially the executive authority during the second year of the revolution, and was appointed by the Provincial Congress. The Presidency of the Council and the Presidency of the Congress could each be considered the highest offices in the state during this time, but the council was supreme when the congress was not in session.

Cornelius Harnett served as the first president from October 18, 1775, to August 21, 1776. Samuel Ashe then served until September 27, 1776, and Willie Jones until October 25, 1776, at which time a state government had been formed.<ref name="1927manual">Template:Cite book</ref>

State governors

Template:For North Carolina was one of the original Thirteen Colonies, and was admitted as a state on November 21, 1789.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> It seceded from the Union on May 20, 1861,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and joined the Confederate States of America on February 4, 1861.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Following the end of the American Civil War, North Carolina during Reconstruction was part of the Second Military District, which exerted some control over governor appointments and elections. North Carolina was readmitted to the Union on July 4, 1868.<ref>Act authorizing readmission on ratification of 14th amendment: Template:Usstat. Proclamation of North Carolina's ratification: Template:Usstat.</ref>

The first constitution of 1776 created the office of governor, to be chosen by the legislature annually, and whom may only serve up to three out of every six years.<ref>1776 Const. art. XV</ref> An amendment in 1835 changed this to popular election for a term of two years,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> allowing them to succeed themselves once.<ref name="1927manual" /> The 1868 constitution lengthened terms to four years, to commence on the first day of January after the election,<ref name="1868 Const. art. III, § 1">1868 Const. art. III, § 1</ref> but they could not succeed themselves,<ref>1868 Const. art. III, § 2</ref> a limit that was changed in 1977 to allow them to succeed themselves once.<ref name="1985manual">Template:Cite book</ref>

The office of lieutenant governor was created in 1868, to act as governor when that office is vacant;<ref>1868 Const. art. III, § 12</ref> in 1971 this was changed so that the lieutenant governor becomes governor.<ref>NC Const. art. III, § 3</ref> Before the office was created, the speaker of the senate would act as governor should it be vacant.<ref>1776 Const. art. XIX</ref> The governor and the lieutenant governor are not officially elected on the same ticket.

Governors of the State of North Carolina

Template:Abbr	Governor			Term in office	Party	Election	Lt. GovernorTemplate:EfnTemplate:Efn
1	File:Richard Caswell (governor).jpg	rowspan="8" style="background:Template:Party color;"|	Richard Caswell Template:Small <ref name="nga-caswell">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:DtsTemplate:Efn – April 21, 1780 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	NoneTemplate:Sfn	1776	Office did not exist
		1777
		1778
		1779
2	File:AbnerNash.jpg	Abner Nash Template:Small <ref name="nga-nash">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Dts<ref name="1981manual" /> – June 26, 1781 Template:Small	NoneTemplate:Sfn	1780
3	File:N 75 280 Thomas Burke (8407659227).jpg	Thomas BurkeTemplate:Efn Template:Small <ref name="nga-burke">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Minutes of the North Carolina House of Commons, Volume 17, 26 June 1781, 897. Documenting the American South, University Library, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Accessed May 16, 2023.</ref> – April 22, 1782 Template:Small	NoneTemplate:Sfn	1781
4	File:NCG-AlexanderMartin.jpg	Alexander Martin Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-martin-alexander">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Minutes of the North Carolina House of Commons, Volume 16, 22 April 1782, 40. Documenting the American South, University Library, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Accessed May 22, 2023.</ref> – May 13, 1785 Template:Small	NoneTemplate:Sfn	1782
					1783
5	File:Richard Caswell (governor).jpg	rowspan="3" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	Richard Caswell Template:Small <ref name="nga-caswell" />	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref> – December 20, 1787 Template:Small	NoneTemplate:Sfn	1784
		1785
		1786
6	File:Samuel Johnston Bust.JPG	rowspan="3" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	Samuel Johnston Template:Small <ref name="nga-johnston">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Dts<ref name="1927manual" /> – December 17, 1789 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	FederalistTemplate:Sfn	1787
		1788
		1789
7	File:NCG-AlexanderMartin.jpg	rowspan="6" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	Alexander Martin Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-martin-alexander" />	Template:Dts<ref name="1927manual" /> – December 14, 1792 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	FederalistTemplate:Sfn	1789 Template:Small
		1790
		1791
8	File:NCG-RichardSpaight.jpg	Richard Dobbs Spaight Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-spaight-richard-dobbs-1">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Dts<ref name="1927manual" /> – November 19, 1795 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	FederalistTemplate:Efn	1792
					1793
					1794
9	File:No image.svg	rowspan="3" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	Samuel Ashe Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-ashe">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Dts<ref name="1927manual" /> – December 7, 1798 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	Democratic- RepublicanTemplate:Efn	1795
		1796
		1797
10	File:William Richardson Davie - Charles Willson Peale (full portrait) (frame cropped).jpg	rowspan="4" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	William Richardson Davie Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-davie">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Dts<ref name="1927manual" /> – November 23, 1799 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	FederalistTemplate:Sfn	1798
11	File:NCG-BenjaminWilliams.jpg	Benjamin Williams Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-williams">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – December 6, 1802 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	FederalistTemplate:Efn	1799
					1800
					1801
—	File:John Ashe E-000273-20111012.jpg	rowspan="6" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	John Baptista Ashe Template:Small	Template:DtsDied before taking office<ref name="1927manual" />Template:Sfn	Democratic- RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1802
12	File:James Turner Gouverneur von North Carolina.jpg	James Turner Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-turner">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – December 10, 1805 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	Democratic- RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1802 Template:Small
					1803
					1804
13	File:No image.svg	Nathaniel Alexander Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-alexander">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – December 1, 1807 Template:SmallTemplate:Sfn	Democratic- RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1805
					1806
14	File:NCG-BenjaminWilliams.jpg	style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	Benjamin Williams Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-williams" />	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – December 12, 1808 Template:Small	FederalistTemplate:Efn	1807
15	File:NC-Congress-DavidStone.jpg	rowspan="24" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	David Stone Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-stone">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – December 5, 1810 Template:Small<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>	Democratic- RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1808
		1809
16	File:Governor Benjamin Smith.jpg	Benjamin Smith Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-smith">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – December 9, 1811 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	Democratic- RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1810
17	File:William Hawkins.jpg	William Hawkins Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-hawkins">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Dts<ref name="hawkins-inaugurated">Template:Cite news</ref> – December 7, 1814 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	Democratic- RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1811
					1812
					1813
18	File:Governor William Miller.jpg	William Miller Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-miller">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – December 6, 1817 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	Democratic- RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1814
					1815
					1816
19	File:John Branch.jpg	John Branch Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-branch">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – December 7, 1820 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	Democratic- RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1817
					1818
					1819
20	File:No image.svg	Jesse Franklin Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-franklin">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – December 7, 1821 Template:SmallTemplate:Sfn	Democratic- RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1820
21	File:No image.svg	Gabriel Holmes Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-holmes">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – December 7, 1824 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	Democratic- RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1821
					1822
					1823
22	File:Hutchins Gordon Burton.jpg	Hutchins Gordon Burton Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-burton">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – December 8, 1827 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	Democratic- RepublicanTemplate:Efn	1824
					1825
					1826
23	File:James Iredell.jpg	James Iredell Jr. Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-iredell">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – December 12, 1828 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	Democratic- RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1827
24	File:John Owen.jpg	John Owen Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-owen">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – December 18, 1830 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	Democratic- RepublicanTemplate:Efn	1828
					1829
25	File:NCG-MontfortStokes.jpg	Montfort Stokes Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-stokes">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – December 6, 1832 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	Democratic- RepublicanTemplate:Efn	1830
					1831
26	File:David Lowry Swain.jpg	rowspan="3" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	David Lowry Swain Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-swain">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – December 10, 1835 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	National RepublicanTemplate:Efn	1832
		1833
		1834
27	File:RDSpaightJr-NC.jpg	style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	Richard Dobbs Spaight Jr. Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-spaight-richard-dobbs-2">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – December 31, 1836 Template:Small	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1835
28	File:Edward Bishop Dudley.jpg	rowspan="7" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	Edward Bishop Dudley Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-dudley">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 1, 1841 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	WhigTemplate:Sfn	1836
		1838
29	File:John Motley Morehead.jpg	John Motley Morehead Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-morehead">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 1, 1845 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	WhigTemplate:Sfn	1840
					1842
30	File:William Alexander Graham - Brady-Handy.jpg	William Alexander Graham Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-graham">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 1, 1849 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	WhigTemplate:Sfn	1844
					1846
31	File:Charles Manly.jpg	Charles Manly Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-manly">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 1, 1851 Template:Small	WhigTemplate:Sfn	1848
32	File:DavidSettleReid.jpg	rowspan="8" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	David Settle Reid Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-reid">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – December 6, 1854 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1850
		1852
33	File:Warren Winslow.jpg	Warren Winslow Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-winslow">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 1, 1855 Template:Small	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	Template:Small
34	File:Thomas Bragg 1.jpg	Thomas Bragg Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-bragg">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 1, 1859 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1854
					1856
35	File:John Willis Ellis.jpg	John Willis Ellis Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-ellis">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – July 7, 1861 Template:Small	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1858
					1860
36	File:Henry Toole Clark.jpg	Henry Toole Clark Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-clark">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – September 8, 1862 Template:Small	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	Template:Small
37	File:Zebulon Baird Vance - Brady-Handy.jpg	rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	Zebulon Baird VanceTemplate:Efn Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-vance">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – May 13, 1865 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	ConservativeTemplate:Sfn	1862
		1864
—	Vacant			Template:Dts – May 29, 1865	Template:Small
38	File:NCG-WilliamHolden.jpg	style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	William Woods Holden Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-holden">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – December 15, 1865 Template:Small	Template:SmallTemplate:Efn
39	File:Jonathan Worth (North Carolina).jpg	rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	Jonathan Worth Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-worth">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – July 1, 1868 Template:SmallTemplate:Sfn	ConservativeTemplate:Sfn	1865
		1866
40	File:NCG-WilliamHolden.jpg	rowspan="4" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	William Woods Holden Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-holden" />	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – March 22, 1871 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1868	rowspan="4" style="background:Template:Party color;"|	Template:Sortname
41	File:Tod Caldwell.jpg	Tod Robinson Caldwell Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-caldwell">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:DtsTemplate:Efn – July 11, 1874 Template:Small	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	Template:Small	Acting as governor
					1872	Template:Sortname
42	File:Curtis Hooks Brogden (1816-1901) portrait.jpg	Curtis Hooks Brogden Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-brogden">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 1, 1877 Template:Small	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	Template:Small	Acting as governor
43	File:Zebulon Baird Vance - Brady-Handy.jpg	rowspan="7" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	Zebulon Baird Vance Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-vance" />	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – February 5, 1879 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1876	rowspan="7" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	Template:Sortname
44	File:Thomas Jordan Jarvis.jpg	Thomas Jordan Jarvis Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-jarvis">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 21, 1885 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	Template:Small	Acting as governor
					1880	Template:SortnameTemplate:Efn
45	File:NCG-AlfredScales.jpg	Alfred Moore Scales Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-scales">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 17, 1889 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1884	Template:Sortname
46	File:NCG-DanielFowle.jpg	Daniel Gould Fowle Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-fowle">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – April 7, 1891 Template:Small	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1888	Template:Sortname
47	File:Thomas Michael Holt Governor of North Carolina.jpeg	Thomas Michael Holt Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-holt">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 18, 1893 Template:SmallTemplate:Sfn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	Template:Small	Acting as governor
48	File:Elias Carr - Gouverneur von Nord-Carolina.jpg	Elias Carr Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-carr">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 12, 1897 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1892	Template:Sortname
49	File:Daniel Lindsay Russell.jpg	style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	Daniel Lindsay Russell Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-russell">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 15, 1901 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1896	style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	Template:Sortname
50	File:Picture of Charles Brantley Aycock.jpg	rowspan="20" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	Charles Brantley Aycock Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-aycock">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 11, 1905 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1900	rowspan="17" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	Template:Sortname
51	File:Robert Broadnax Glenn.jpg	Robert Broadnax Glenn Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-glenn">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 12, 1909 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1904	Template:Sortname
52	File:WilliamWaltonKitchin.jpg	William Walton Kitchin Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-kitchin">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 15, 1913 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1908	Template:Sortname
53	File:Locke Craig.jpg	Locke Craig Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-craig">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 11, 1917 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1912	Template:Sortname
54	File:ThomasWBickett.jpg	Thomas Walter Bickett Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-bickett">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 12, 1921 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1916	Template:Sortname
55	File:Cameron A. Morrison.jpg	Cameron A. Morrison Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-morrison">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 14, 1925 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1920	Template:Sortname
56	File:Angus Wilton McLean.jpg	Angus Wilton McLean Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-mclean">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 11, 1929 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1924	Template:Sortname
57	File:GARDNER, O.M. GOVERNOR LCCN2016862611 (3x4 crop).jpg	Oliver Max Gardner Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-gardner">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 5, 1933 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1928	Template:Sortname
58	File:JohnEhringhaus.jpg	John C. B. Ehringhaus Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-ehringhaus">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 7, 1937 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1932	Template:Sortname
59	File:Clyde Hoey.jpg	Clyde R. Hoey Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-hoey">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 9, 1941 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1936	Template:Sortname
60	File:Melville Broughton.jpg	J. Melville Broughton Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-broughton">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 4, 1945 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1940	Template:Sortname
61	File:Robert Gregg Cherry.jpg	R. Gregg Cherry Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-cherry">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 6, 1949 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1944	Template:Sortname
62	File:W. Kerr Scott.jpg	W. Kerr Scott Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-scott-w">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 8, 1953 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1948	Template:Sortname
63	File:William Bradley Umstead.jpg	William B. Umstead Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-umstead">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – November 7, 1954 Template:Small	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1952	Template:Sortname
64	File:N 85 29 L Hodges-Bill Friday-Bob House 56 (8080601640) (cropped).jpg	Luther H. Hodges Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-hodges">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 5, 1961 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	Template:Small	Acting as governor
					1956	Template:Sortname
65	File:Terry Sanford 1961.jpg	Terry Sanford Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-sanford">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 8, 1965 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1960	Template:Sortname
						Vacant
66	File:Dan K. Moore.jpg	Dan K. Moore Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-moore">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 3, 1969 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1964	rowspan="6" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	Template:Sortname
67	File:Robert W. Scott official photo.jpg	Robert W. Scott Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-scott-robert">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 5, 1973 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1968	Template:Sortname
68	File:James Holshouser official photo.jpg	style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	James Holshouser Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-holshouser">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 8, 1977 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1972	Template:SortnameTemplate:Efn
69	File:Jim Hunt (NC, portrait).jpg	rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	Jim Hunt Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-hunt">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 5, 1985 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	Democratic<ref name="nga-hunt" />	1976	Template:Sortname
		1980
70	File:James G. Martin.jpg	rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	James G. Martin Template:Small <ref name="nga-martin-james">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 9, 1993 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	Republican<ref name="nga-martin-james" />	1984	Template:SortnameTemplate:Efn
		1988				style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	Template:Sortname
71	File:Jim Hunt official portrait.jpg	rowspan="5" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	Jim Hunt Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-hunt" />	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 6, 2001 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	Democratic<ref name="nga-hunt" />	1992	rowspan="5" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	Template:Sortname
		1996
72	File:Three former North Carolina governors and a transportation secretary (cropped).jpg	Mike Easley Template:Small <ref name="nga-easley">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 10, 2009 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	Democratic<ref name="nga-easley" />	2000	Template:Sortname
					2004
73	File:Beverly Perdue official photo.jpg	Bev Perdue Template:Small <ref name="nga-perdue">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 5, 2013 Template:Small	Democratic<ref name="nga-perdue" />	2008	Template:Sortname
74	File:2014.05.01DMVHuntersville -161 Lo (cropped).jpg	style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	Pat McCrory Template:Small <ref name="nga-mccrory">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 1, 2017 Template:Small	Republican<ref name="nga-mccrory" />	2012	rowspan="3" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	Template:SortnameTemplate:Efn
75	File:RoyCooper2023.jpg	rowspan="3" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	Roy Cooper Template:Small <ref name="nga-cooper">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 1, 2025 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	Democratic<ref name="nga-cooper" />	2016
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76	File:Secretary Turner Meeting with Josh Stein, Governor of North Carolina - 54519013726 (cropped).jpg	Josh Stein Template:Small <ref name="nga-stein">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – IncumbentTemplate:Efn	Democratic<ref name="nga-stein" />	2024	style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	Template:Sortname

See also

• List of first ladies and gentlemen of North Carolina
• List of North Carolina state legislatures

References

General

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External links

• Office of the Governor of North Carolina