This list provides information about the governors of North Carolina, including details such as their term in office, party affiliation and the election they won. The list is provided in various file formats, such as MS Excel, CSV, PDF, and a compressed file containing all formats.
S.No.,Governor,Term in Office,Party,Election1,"Roy Cooper(b. 1957)","January 1, 2017Incumbent",Democratic,"20202016"2,"Pat McCrory(b. 1956)","January 5, 2013January 1, 2017(lost election)",Republican,20123,"Bev Perdue(b. 1947)","January 10, 2009January 5, 2013(did not run)",Democratic,20084,"Mike Easley(b. 1950)","January 6, 2001January 10, 2009(term-limited)",Democratic,"20042000"5,"Jim Hunt(b. 1937)","January 9, 1993January 6, 2001(term-limited)",Democratic,"19961992"6,"James G. Martin(b. 1935)","January 5, 1985January 9, 1993(term-limited)",Republican,"19881984"7,"Jim Hunt(b. 1937)","January 8, 1977January 5, 1985(term-limited)",Democratic,"19801976"8,"James Holshouser(19342013)","January 5, 1973January 8, 1977(term-limited)",Republican,19729,"Robert W. Scott(19292009)","January 3, 1969January 5, 1973(term-limited)",Democratic,196810,"Dan K. Moore(19061986)","January 8, 1965January 3, 1969(term-limited)",Democratic,196411,"Terry Sanford(19171998)","January 5, 1961January 8, 1965(term-limited)",Democratic,196012,"Luther H. Hodges(18981974)","November 7, 1954January 5, 1961(term-limited)",Democratic,"1956Lieutenantgovernoracting"13,"William B. Umstead(18951954)","January 8, 1953November 7, 1954(died in office)",Democratic,195214,"W. Kerr Scott(18961958)","January 6, 1949January 8, 1953(term-limited)",Democratic,194815,"R. Gregg Cherry(18911957)","January 4, 1945January 6, 1949(term-limited)",Democratic,194416,"J. Melville Broughton(18881949)","January 9, 1941January 4, 1945(term-limited)",Democratic,194017,"Clyde R. Hoey(18771954)","January 7, 1937January 9, 1941(term-limited)",Democratic,193618,"John C. B. Ehringhaus(18821949)","January 5, 1933January 7, 1937(term-limited)",Democratic,193219,"Oliver Max Gardner(18821947)","January 11, 1929January 5, 1933(term-limited)",Democratic,192820,"Angus Wilton McLean(18701935)","January 14, 1925January 11, 1929(term-limited)",Democratic,192421,"Cameron A. Morrison(18691953)","January 12, 1921January 14, 1925(term-limited)",Democratic,192022,"Thomas Walter Bickett(18691921)","January 11, 1917January 12, 1921(term-limited)",Democratic,191623,"Locke Craig(18601924)","January 15, 1913January 11, 1917(term-limited)",Democratic,191224,"William Walton Kitchin(18661924)","January 12, 1909January 15, 1913(term-limited)",Democratic,190825,"Robert Broadnax Glenn(18541920)","January 11, 1905January 12, 1909(term-limited)",Democratic,190426,"Charles Brantley Aycock(18591912)","January 15, 1901January 11, 1905(term-limited)",Democratic,190027,"Daniel Lindsay Russell(18451908)","January 12, 1897January 15, 1901(term-limited)",Republican,189628,"Elias Carr(18391900)","January 18, 1893January 12, 1897(term-limited)",Democratic,189229,"Thomas Michael Holt(18311896)","April 7, 1891January 18, 1893(lost nomination)",Democratic,"Lieutenantgovernoracting"30,"Daniel Gould Fowle(18311891)","January 17, 1889April 7, 1891(died in office)",Democratic,188831,"Alfred Moore Scales(18271892)","January 21, 1885January 17, 1889(term-limited)",Democratic,188432,"Thomas Jordan Jarvis(18361915)","February 5, 1879January 21, 1885(term-limited)",Democratic,"1880Lieutenantgovernoracting"33,"Zebulon Baird Vance(18301894)","January 1, 1877February 5, 1879(resigned)",Democratic,187634,"Curtis Hooks Brogden(18161901)","July 11, 1874January 1, 1877(did not run)",Republican,"Lieutenantgovernoracting"35,"Tod Robinson Caldwell(18181874)","March 22, 1871July 11, 1874(died in office)",Republican,"1872Lieutenantgovernoracting"36,"William Woods Holden(18181892)","July 1, 1868March 22, 1871(impeached and removed)",Republican,186837,"Johnathan Worth(18021869)","December 15, 1865July 1, 1868(did not run)",Conservative,"18661865"38,"William Woods Holden(18181892)","May 29, 1865December 15, 1865(lost election)",,"Provisionalgovernorappointed byPresident"39,Vacant,"May 13, 1865May 29, 1865",,"Office vacatedafter civil war"40,"Zebulon Baird Vance(18301894)","September 8, 1862May 13, 1865(arrested and removed)",Conservative,"18641862"41,"Henry Toole Clark(18081874)","July 7, 1861September 8, 1862(did not run)",Democratic,"Speaker ofthe Senateacting"42,"John Willis Ellis(18201861)","January 1, 1859July 7, 1861(died in office)",Democratic,"18601858"43,"Thomas Bragg(18101872)","January 1, 1855January 1, 1859(term-limited)",Democratic,"18561854"44,"Warren Winslow(18101862)","December 6, 1854January 1, 1855(successor took office)",Democratic,"Speaker ofthe Senateacting"45,"David Settle Reid(18131891)","January 1, 1851December 6, 1854(resigned)",Democratic,"18521850"46,"Charles Manly(17951871)","January 1, 1849January 1, 1851(lost election)",Whig,184847,"William Alexander Graham(18041875)","January 1, 1845January 1, 1849(term-limited)",Whig,"18461844"48,"John Motley Morehead(17961866)","January 1, 1841January 1, 1845(term-limited)",Whig,"18421840"49,"Edward Bishop Dudley(17891855)","December 31, 1836January 1, 1841(term-limited)",Whig,"18381836"50,"Richard Dobbs Spaight Jr.(17961850)","December 10, 1835December 31, 1836(lost election)",Democratic,183551,"David Lowry Swain(18011868)","December 6, 1832December 10, 1835(term-limited)","NationalRepublican","18341833 1832"52,"Montfort Stokes(17621842)","December 18, 1830December 6, 1832(did not run)",Democratic,"18311830"53,"John Owen(17871841)","December 12, 1828December 18, 1830(did not run)",Democratic,"18291828"54,"James Iredell Jr.(17881853)","December 8, 1827December 12, 1828(did not run)","Democratic-Republican",182755,"Hutchins Gordon Burton(17741836)","December 7, 1824December 8, 1827(term-limited)",None,"18261825 1824"56,"Gabriel Holmes(17691829)","December 7, 1821December 7, 1824(term-limited)","Democratic-Republican","18231822 1821"57,"Jesse Franklin(17601823)","December 7, 1820December 7, 1821(did not run)","Democratic-Republican",182058,"John Branch(17821863)","December 6, 1817December 7, 1820(term-limited)","Democratic-Republican","18191818 1817"59,"William Miller(17831825)","December 7, 1814December 6, 1817(term-limited)","Democratic-Republican","18161815 1814"60,"William Hawkins(17771819)","December 9, 1811December 7, 1814(term-limited)","Democratic-Republican","18131812 1811"61,"Benjamin Smith(17561826)","December 5, 1810December 9, 1811(did not run)","Democratic-Republican",181062,"David Stone(17701818)","December 12, 1808December 5, 1810(lost election)","Democratic-Republican","18091808"63,"Benjamin Williams(17511814)","December 1, 1807December 12, 1808(did not run)",Federalist,180764,"Nathaniel Alexander(17561808)","December 10, 1805December 1, 1807(did not run)","Democratic-Republican","18061805"65,"James Turner(17661824)","December 6, 1802December 10, 1805(term-limited)","Democratic-Republican","18041803 1802(special)"66,"John Baptista Ashe(17481802)","Died beforetaking office","Democratic-Republican",180267,"Benjamin Williams(17511814)","November 23, 1799December 6, 1802(term-limited)",Federalist,"18011800 1799"68,"William Richardson Davie(17561820)","December 7, 1798November 23, 1799(did not run)",Federalist,179869,"Samuel Ashe(17251813)","November 19, 1795December 7, 1798(term-limited)",Anti-Federalist,"17971796 1795"70,"Richard Dobbs Spaight(17581802)","December 14, 1792November 19, 1795(term-limited)",Federalist,"17941793 1792"71,"Alexander Martin(17401807)","December 17, 1789December 14, 1792(term-limited)",Anti-Federalist,"17911790 1789(special)"72,"Samuel Johnston(17331816)","December 20, 1787December 17, 1789(resigned)",Federalist,"17891788 1787"73,"Richard Caswell(17291789)","May 13, 1785December 20, 1787(did not run)",None,"17861785 1784"74,"Alexander Martin(17401807)","April 22, 1782May 13, 1785(did not run)",Anti-Federalist,"17831782"75,"Thomas Burke(17471783)","June 26, 1781April 22, 1782(did not run)",None,178176,"Abner Nash(17401786)","April 21, 1780June 26, 1781(did not run)",None,178077,"Richard Caswell(17291789)","December 19, 1776April 21, 1780(term-limited)",None,"1779 1778 17771776",,,,https://www.downloadexcelfiles.com/,,,,