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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.
Here’s the latest list of candidates in the 2024 elections who want to be North Carolina’s next governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general and serve in other statewide races.
Attorney General Josh Stein, a candidate in the Democratic primary for North Carolina governor, speaks during an interview on Friday, Dec. 15, 2023, in Raleigh, N.C.
North Carolina Lt. Governor Mark Robinson speaks during a rally hosted by former U.S. President Donald Trump in Selma, North Carolina on April 9, 2022. Age: 56 Previously held offices: None
The 2024 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 2024, to elect the governor of North Carolina. Democratic state attorney general Josh Stein won his first term in office in a landslide, defeating Republican lieutenant governor Mark Robinson to succeed Democratic incumbent Roy Cooper , who was term-limited.
The 2020 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 2020, to elect the governor of North Carolina, concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to one-third of the United States Senate and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
As Gov. Roy Cooper finishes up his second term, North Carolina will have a new governor. Here's who's running. Voter Guide: Meet the candidates running for NC governor
Jack Lee, who was elected state party chairperson in 1977, is widely credited with unifying the North Carolina Republican Party in this period. [ 12 ] [ 13 ] The parties were generally competitive, with the state's voters split between them, through much of the rest of the 20th century.