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The office of governor is the oldest public office in the state of North Carolina. Historians trace its origins to the appointment of Ralph Lane as the governor of the Roanoke Colony in 1585. [ 2 ] From 1622 to 1731, the Province of Carolina / Province of North Carolina had governors appointed by the colony's lords proprietors .
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.
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.
Welcome to the governor edition of our Under the Dome politics newsletter. I’m Dawn Vaughan, The News & Observer’s Capitol bureau chief.. New North Carolina Democratic Gov. Josh Stein was ...
North Carolina voters elevated state Attorney General Josh Stein to the governor’s office Tuesday, rejecting scandal-plagued Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson.
Gov.-elect Josh Stein addresses supporters in Raleigh on Nov. 5, 2024. (Photo: Galen Bacharier/NC Newsline) Governor-elect Josh Stein’s inauguration will be themed “North Carolina Strong.”
North Carolina is a Dillon's rule state, [49] and municipalities are only able to exercise the authority that the General Assembly or state constitution explicitly gives them. [41] All municipalities in North Carolina operate under either mayor-council governments or council-manager government, [41] with most using the latter. [40]
The North Carolina House of Representatives reconvenes for the short session on Wednesday, April 24, 2024 Notably, the governor’s proposal includes an average 8.5% raise for teachers and a ...