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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.
Fellow Appalachian governors elected Cooper co-chair of the Appalachian Regional Commission for 2019, making him the first North Carolina governor to co-chair the ARC since Jim Hunt in 1978. [82] In the 2018 elections, the Republican Party lost seats in the General Assembly, ending its supermajorities in both houses and rendering it unable to ...
Mark Keith Robinson (born August 18, 1968) is an American politician who served as the 35th lieutenant governor of North Carolina from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Republican Party, he was the party's nominee in the 2024 North Carolina gubernatorial election.
North Carolina voters elevated state Attorney General Josh Stein to the governor’s office Tuesday, rejecting scandal-plagued Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson.
Between 1877 and 1972 all of North Carolina's governors were Democrats, with the exception of Republican Daniel L. Russell, who won a single term to office in 1896. [86] As Republican strength grew in North Carolina after 1950, the state's gubernatorial elections became increasingly competitive.
The Republican candidate for governor of North Carolina, Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, introduced himself on a national stage Monday evening on the first day of the Republican National Convention in ...
North Carolina is gearing up to host the biggest governor's race of the 2024 election between Democrat Josh Stein and Republican Mark Robinson.
Republican: September 10, 2019 – January 3, 2023 9th: Redistricted to the 8th district. January 3, 2023 – January 3, 2025 8th: Redistricted from the 9th district and re-elected in 2022. Retired to run for North Carolina attorney general. Edmond S. Blackburn: Republican: March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1903 8th [data missing] March 4, 1905 ...