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The governor of North Carolina is the head of government of the U.S. state of North Carolina.Seventy-five people have held the office since its inception in 1776. The governor serves a term of four years and chairs the collective body of the state's elected executive officials, the Council of State.
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.
When McCrory was inaugurated as the 74th governor of North Carolina in January 2013, the Republicans held complete control of state government for the first time since 1871. As of 2024, this is the last time a Republican was elected Governor of North Carolina, and the only time since 1988.
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has made his career in public service since 1987. After spending time in both the House and Senate, he was elected as attorney general in 2000. He was reelected in ...
(The Center Square) – In addition to Democratic Gov. Josh Stein pledging his oath on the first day of the new year, so too did six other members of the Council of State. A seventh was Thursday ...
North Carolina is gearing up to host the biggest governor's race of the 2024 election between Democrat Josh Stein and Republican Mark Robinson.
The most recently inaugurated governor is Josh Stein of North Carolina, who took office on January 1, 2025. [13] A total of 15 current governors previously served as lieutenant governor, while ten previously served in the United States House of Representatives. [14]
Defeated for a Senate term of his own in 1948, Umstead ran for governor in 1952 and won. Umstead spent several weeks preparing his inaugural address. He was inaugurated as Governor of North Carolina on January 8, 1953, at the Memorial Auditorium.