List of governors of North Carolina explained

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 69 governors of North Carolina, with six serving non-consecutive terms, totaling 75 terms. The current governor is Democrat Roy Cooper, who took office on January 1, 2017.

Governors

Presidents of the Council

Prior to declaring its independence, North Carolina was a colony of the Kingdom of Great Britain. The 13-member Provincial Council, renamed the Council of Safety in April 1776, was essentially the executive authority during the second year of the revolution, and was appointed by the Provincial Congress. The Presidency of the Council and the Presidency of the Congress could each be considered the highest offices in the state during this time, but the council was supreme when the congress was not in session.

Cornelius Harnett served as the first president from October 18, 1775, to August 21, 1776. Samuel Ashe then served until September 27, 1776, and Willie Jones until October 25, 1776, at which time a state government had been formed.^[1]

State governors

North Carolina was one of the original Thirteen Colonies, and was admitted as a state on November 21, 1789.^[2] It seceded from the Union on May 20, 1861,^[3] and joined the Confederate States of America on February 4, 1861.^[4] Following the end of the American Civil War, North Carolina during Reconstruction was part of the Second Military District, which exerted some control over governor appointments and elections. North Carolina was readmitted to the Union on July 4, 1868.^[5]

The first constitution of 1776 created the office of governor, to be chosen by the legislature annually, and whom may only serve up to three out of every six years.^[6] An amendment in 1835 changed this to popular election for a term of two years,^[7] allowing them to succeed themselves once. The 1868 constitution lengthened terms to four years, to commence on the first day of January after the election,^[8] but they could not succeed themselves,^[9] a limit that was changed in 1977 to allow them to succeed themselves once.^[10]

The office of lieutenant governor was created in 1868, to act as governor when that office is vacant;^[11] in 1971 this was changed so that the lieutenant governor becomes governor.^[12] Before the office was created, the speaker of the senate would act as governor should it be vacant.^[13] The governor and the lieutenant governor are not officially elected on the same ticket.

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Governor	Term in office	Party	Election	Lt. Governor
1			Richard Caswell [14]	– April 21, 1780	None	1776	Office did not exist
						1777
						1778
						1779
2	data-sort-value="Nash, Abner"			Abner Nash [15]	– June 26, 1781	None			1780
3	data-sort-value="Burke, Thomas"			Thomas Burke [16]	[17] – April 22, 1782	None			1781
4			Alexander Martin [18]	[19] – May 13, 1785	None	1782
						1783
5			Richard Caswell	[20] [21] – December 20, 1787	None	1784
						1785
						1786
6			Samuel Johnston [22]	– December 17, 1789	Federalist	1787
						1788
						1789
7			Alexander Martin	– December 14, 1792	Federalist	1789
						1790
						1791
8			Richard Dobbs Spaight [23]	– November 19, 1795	Federalist	1792
						1793
						1794
9			Samuel Ashe [24]	– December 7, 1798	Democratic- Republican	1795
						1796
						1797
10	data-sort-value="Davie, William"			William Richardson Davie [25]	– November 23, 1799	Federalist			1798
11		Benjamin Williams [26]		[27] – December 6, 1802	Democratic- Republican	1799
						1800
						1801
—	data-sort-value="Ashe, John"			John Baptista Ashe	Died before taking office	Democratic- Republican			1802
12		James Turner [28]		[29] – December 10, 1805	Democratic- Republican	1802
						1803
						1804
13		Nathaniel Alexander [30]		[31] – December 1, 1807	Democratic- Republican	1805
						1806
14	data-sort-value="Williams, Benjamin"			Benjamin Williams	[32] – December 12, 1808	Federalist			1807
15			David Stone [33]	[34] – December 5, 1810 [35]	Democratic- Republican	1808
						1809
16	data-sort-value="Smith, Benjamin"			Benjamin Smith [36]	[37] – December 9, 1811	Democratic- Republican			1810
17			William Hawkins [38]	[39] – December 7, 1814	Democratic- Republican	1811
						1812
						1813
18			William Miller [40]	[41] – December 6, 1817	Democratic- Republican	1814
						1815
						1816
19			John Branch [42]	[43] – December 7, 1820	Democratic- Republican	1817
						1818
						1819
20	data-sort-value="Franklin, Jesse"			Jesse Franklin [44]	[45] – December 7, 1821	Democratic- Republican			1820
21			Gabriel Holmes [46]	[47] – December 7, 1824	Democratic- Republican	1821
						1822
						1823
22			Hutchins Gordon Burton [48]	[49] – December 8, 1827	Democratic- Republican	1824
						1825
						1826
23	data-sort-value="Iredell, James"			James Iredell Jr. [50]	[51] – December 12, 1828	Democratic- Republican			1827
24			John Owen [52]	[53] – December 18, 1830	Democratic- Republican	1828
						1829
25			Montfort Stokes [54]	[55] – December 6, 1832	Democratic- Republican	1830
						1831
26			David Lowry Swain [56]	[57] – December 10, 1835	National Republican	1832
						1833
						1834
27	data-sort-value="Spaight, Richard 2"			Richard Dobbs Spaight Jr. [58]	[59] – December 31, 1836	Democratic			1835
28			Edward Bishop Dudley [60]	[61] – January 1, 1841	Whig	1836
						1838
29			John Motley Morehead [62]	[63] – January 1, 1845	Whig	1840
						1842
30			William Alexander Graham [64]	[65] – January 1, 1849	Whig	1844
						1846
31	data-sort-value="Manly, Charles"			Charles Manly [66]	[67] – January 1, 1851	Whig	1848
32			David Settle Reid [68]	[69] – December 6, 1854	Democratic	1850
						1852
33	data-sort-value="Winslow, Warren"			Warren Winslow [70]	[71] – January 1, 1855	Democratic
34			Thomas Bragg [72]	[73] – January 1, 1859	Democratic	1854
						1856
35			John Willis Ellis [74]	[75] – July 7, 1861	Democratic	1858
						1860
36	data-sort-value="Clark, Henry"			Henry Toole Clark [76]	[77] – September 8, 1862	Democratic
37			Zebulon Baird Vance [78]	[79] – May 13, 1865	Conservative	1862
						1864
—	Vacant			– May 29, 1865
38	data-sort-value="Holden, William"			William Woods Holden [80]	[81] – December 15, 1865
39			Johnathan Worth [82]	[83] – July 1, 1868	Conservative	1865
						1866
40	data-sort-value="Holden, William"			William Woods Holden	[84] – March 22, 1871	Republican	1868
41		Tod Robinson Caldwell [85]		– July 11, 1874	Republican		Acting as governor
						1872
42	data-sort-value="Brogden, Curtis"			Curtis Hooks Brogden [86]	[87] – January 1, 1877	Republican			Acting as governor
43	data-sort-value="Vance, Zebulon"			Zebulon Baird Vance	[88] – February 5, 1879	Democratic	1876
44		Thomas Jordan Jarvis [89]		[90] – January 21, 1885	Democratic		Acting as governor
						1880
45	data-sort-value="Scales, Alfred"			Alfred Moore Scales [91]	[92] – January 17, 1889	Democratic	1884
46	data-sort-value="Fowle, Daniel"			Daniel Gould Fowle [93]	[94] – April 7, 1891	Democratic	1888
47	data-sort-value="Holt, Thomas"			Thomas Michael Holt [95]	[96] – January 18, 1893	Democratic			Acting as governor
48	data-sort-value="Carr, Elias"			Elias Carr [97]	[98] – January 12, 1897	Democratic	1892
49	data-sort-value="Russell, Daniel"			Daniel Lindsay Russell [99]	[100] – January 15, 1901	Republican	1896
50	data-sort-value="Aycock, Charles"			Charles Brantley Aycock [101]	[102] – January 11, 1905	Democratic	1900
51	data-sort-value="Glenn, Robert"			Robert Broadnax Glenn [103]	[104] – January 12, 1909	Democratic	1904
52	data-sort-value="Kitchin, William"			William Walton Kitchin [105]	[106] – January 15, 1913	Democratic	1908
53	data-sort-value="Craig, Locke"			Locke Craig [107]	[108] – January 11, 1917	Democratic	1912
54	data-sort-value="Bickett, Thomas"			Thomas Walter Bickett [109]	[110] – January 12, 1921	Democratic	1916
55	data-sort-value="Morrison, Cameron"			Cameron A. Morrison [111]	[112] – January 14, 1925	Democratic	1920
56	data-sort-value="McLean, Angus"			Angus Wilton McLean [113]	[114] – January 11, 1929	Democratic	1924
57	data-sort-value="Gardner, Oliver"			Oliver Max Gardner [115]	[116] – January 5, 1933	Democratic	1928
58	data-sort-value="Ehringhaus, John"			John C. B. Ehringhaus [117]	[118] – January 7, 1937	Democratic	1932
59	data-sort-value="Hoey, Clyde"			Clyde R. Hoey [119]	[120] – January 9, 1941	Democratic	1936
60	data-sort-value="Broughton, Melville"			J. Melville Broughton [121]	[122] – January 4, 1945	Democratic	1940
61	data-sort-value="Cherry, R."			R. Gregg Cherry [123]	[124] – January 6, 1949	Democratic	1944
62	data-sort-value="Scott, W."			W. Kerr Scott [125]	[126] – January 8, 1953	Democratic	1948
63	data-sort-value="Umstead, William"			William B. Umstead [127]	[128] – November 7, 1954	Democratic	1952
64		Luther H. Hodges [129]		[130] – January 5, 1961	Democratic		Acting as governor
						1956
65		Terry Sanford [131]		[132] – January 8, 1965	Democratic	1960
							Vacant
66	data-sort-value="Moore, Dan"			Dan K. Moore [133]	[134] – January 3, 1969	Democratic	1964
67	data-sort-value="Scott, Robert"			Robert W. Scott [135]	[136] – January 5, 1973	Democratic	1968
68	data-sort-value="Holshouser, James"			James Holshouser [137]	[138] – January 8, 1977	Republican	1972
69			Jim Hunt [139]	[140] – January 5, 1985	Democratic	1976
						1980
70			James G. Martin [141]	[142] – January 9, 1993	Republican	1984
						1988
71			Jim Hunt	[143] – January 6, 2001	Democratic	1992
						1996
72			Mike Easley [144]	[145] – January 10, 2009	Democratic	2000
						2004
73	data-sort-value="Perdue, Bev"			Bev Perdue [146]	[147] – January 5, 2013	Democratic		2008
74	data-sort-value="McCrory, Pat"			Pat McCrory [148]	[149] – January 1, 2017	Republican	2012
75			Roy Cooper [150]	[151] – Incumbent	Democratic	2016
						2020
76	data-sort-value="Stein, Josh"			Josh Stein	Governor-elect takes office	Democratic	2024

See also

• List of North Carolina state legislatures

References

General

• Web site: Former North Carolina Governors . May 16, 2023 . National Governors Association.
• Book: Sobel, Robert . Biographical directory of the governors of the United States, 1789-1978, Vol. III . Meckler Books . 1978 . 9780930466008 . May 9, 2023.
• Book: Dubin, Michael J. . United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County . 2003 . McFarland . 978-0-7864-1439-0.
• Book: Dubin, Michael J. . United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911: The Official Results by State and County . 2014 . McFarland . 978-0-7864-5646-8 . en.
• Book: Kallenbach, Joseph Ernest . American State Governors, 1776-1976 . 1977 . Oceana Publications . 978-0-379-00665-0 . September 23, 2023.
• Book: Glashan, Roy R. . American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978 . 1979 . Meckler Books . 978-0-930466-17-6.
• Web site: Our Campaigns - Governor of North Carolina - History . 2023-07-25 . www.ourcampaigns.com.
• Web site: Our Campaigns - Governor of North Carolina (CSA) - History . 2023-07-25 . www.ourcampaigns.com.

Specific

External links

• Office of the Governor of North Carolina

Notes and References

1. Book: North Carolina Secretary of State . North Carolina Manual . 1927 . North Carolina Historical Commission . 67 - 69 . en.
2. Web site: Ratification of the Constitution by the State of North Carolina; November 21, 1789 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20151123223225/http://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/ratnc.asp . November 23, 2015 . October 31, 2015 . The Avalon Project at Yale Law School.
3. Web site: Secession Ordinances of 13 Confederate States . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20150905091739/http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textbook.cfm?smtID=3&psid=3953 . September 5, 2015 . May 24, 2015 . University of Houston.
4. Web site: Secession . John Locke Foundation.
5. Act authorizing readmission on ratification of 14th amendment: . Proclamation of North Carolina's ratification: .
6. 1776 Const. art. XV
7. Web site: Constitution, State . 2023-05-16 . www.ncpedia.org.
8. 1868 Const. art. III, § 1
9. 1868 Const. art. III, § 2
10. Book: North Carolina Secretary of State . North Carolina manual [serial] ]. 1985 . North Carolina Historical Commission . 155.
11. 1868 Const. art. III, § 12
12. NC Const. art. III, § 3
13. 1776 Const. art. XIX
14. Web site: Richard Caswell . May 16, 2023 . National Governors Association.
15. Web site: Abner Nash . May 16, 2023 . National Governors Association.
16. Web site: Thomas Burke . May 16, 2023 . National Governors Association.
17. Minutes of the North Carolina House of Commons, Volume 17, 26 June 1781, 897. Documenting the American South, University Library, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Accessed May 16, 2023.
18. Web site: Alexander Martin . May 16, 2023 . National Governors Association.
19. Minutes of the North Carolina House of Commons, Volume 16, 22 April 1782, 40. Documenting the American South, University Library, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Accessed May 22, 2023.
20. Alexander . C. B. . 1946 . Richard Caswell's Military and Later Public Services . The North Carolina Historical Review . 23 . 3 . 301–302 . 0029-2494.
21. Book: Wheeler, John Hill . Reminiscences and Memoirs of North Carolina and Eminent North Carolinians . 1884 . Columbus print. works . 105 . en . May 22, 2023.
22. Web site: Samuel Johnston . May 16, 2023 . National Governors Association.
23. Web site: Richard Dobbs Spaight Sr. . May 16, 2023 . National Governors Association.
24. Web site: Samuel Ashe . May 16, 2023 . National Governors Association.
25. Web site: William Richardson Davie . May 16, 2023 . National Governors Association.
26. Web site: Benjamin Williams . May 16, 2023 . National Governors Association.
27. News: 1799-11-26 . General Assembly . 3 . Weekly Raleigh Register . 2023-05-23.
28. Web site: James Turner . May 16, 2023 . National Governors Association.
29. News: 1802-12-07 . none . Governor Turner, this morning, met the two Houses in the Common's Hall, and took the usual oaths of office. . 3 . Weekly Raleigh Register . 2023-05-23.
30. Web site: Nathaniel Alexander . May 16, 2023 . National Governors Association.
31. News: 1805-12-16 . General Assembly . 3 . Weekly Raleigh Register . 2023-05-23.
32. News: 1807-12-03 . General Assembly . 3 . Weekly Raleigh Register . 2023-05-23.
33. Web site: David Stone . May 16, 2023 . National Governors Association.
34. News: 1808-12-15 . North Carolina Legislature . 2 . The Raleigh Minerva . 2023-05-23.
35. News: 1810-12-06 . Legislature of North Carolina . 2 . Weekly Raleigh Register . 2023-05-23.
36. Web site: Benjamin Smith . May 16, 2023 . National Governors Association.
37. News: 1810-12-06 . Legislature of North Carolina . 3 . The Raleigh Minerva . 2023-05-23.
38. Web site: William Hawkins . May 16, 2023 . National Governors Association.
39. News: 1811-12-13 . none . On Saturday, Wm. Hawkins, Esq. of Granville, was elected Governor of this state for the ensuing year; and on Monday, at 12 o'clock he took the usual oaths of office in the Common's Hall, in presence of the two Houses. . 3 . Weekly Raleigh Register . 2023-05-25.
40. Web site: William Miller . May 16, 2023 . National Governors Association.
41. News: 1814-12-16 . State Legislature . 1 . The Raleigh Minerva . 2023-05-25.
42. Web site: John Branch . May 16, 2023 . National Governors Association.
43. News: 1817-12-12 . General Assembly . 3 . Weekly Raleigh Register . 2023-05-25.
44. Web site: Jesse Franklin . May 16, 2023 . National Governors Association.
45. News: 1820-12-13 . none . On Tuesday last, major Jesse Franklin, of Surry county, was elected by the legislature, governor of this state for the ensuing year. He yesterday took the usual oaths of office, in presence of the two houses. . 3 . The Hillsborough Recorder . 2023-05-27.
46. Web site: Gabriel Holmes . May 16, 2023 . National Governors Association.
47. News: 1821-12-14 . General Assembly . 2 . Weekly Raleigh Register . 2023-05-27.
48. Web site: Hutchins Gordon Burton . May 16, 2023 . National Governors Association.
49. News: 1824-12-17 . none . On Tuesday last, Hutchins G. Burton, Esq. qualified as Governor of this State... . 3 . North-Carolina Free Press . 2023-05-27.
50. Web site: James Iredell . May 16, 2023 . National Governors Association.
51. News: 1827-12-13 . Legislative . 3 . The North-Carolina Star . 2023-05-27.
52. Web site: John Owen . May 16, 2023 . National Governors Association.
53. News: 1828-12-16 . Legislative . 3 . The Raleigh Register . 2023-05-27.
54. Web site: Montfort Stokes . May 16, 2023 . National Governors Association.
55. News: 1830-12-23 . Legislature of North Carolina . 2 . The North-Carolina Star . 2023-05-27.
56. Web site: David Lowry Swain . May 16, 2023 . National Governors Association.
57. News: 1832-12-18 . General Assembly . 2 . North-Carolina Free Press . 2023-05-27.
58. Web site: Richard Dobbs Spaight Jr. . May 16, 2023 . National Governors Association.
59. News: 1835-12-15 . Inaugural Address of Governor Spaight . 2 . The Weekly Standard . 2023-05-27.
60. Web site: Edward Bishop Dudley . May 26, 2023 . National Governors Association.
61. News: 1837-01-03 . Inauguration . 3 . Weekly Raleigh Register . 2023-05-28.
62. Web site: John Motley Morehead . May 26, 2023 . National Governors Association.
63. News: 1841-01-05 . Inauguration of Governor . 3 . The Raleigh Register . 2023-05-28.
64. Web site: William Alexander Graham . May 26, 2023 . National Governors Association.
65. News: 1845-01-03 . Gov. Graham's Inauguration . 2 . The Raleigh Register . 2023-05-28.
66. Web site: Charles Manly . May 26, 2023 . National Governors Association.
67. News: 1849-01-06 . Inauguration of Governor . 2 . The North-Carolinian . 2023-05-28.
68. Web site: David Settle Reid . May 26, 2023 . National Governors Association.
69. News: 1851-01-03 . State Legislature . 2 . The Spirit of the Age . 2023-05-28.
70. Web site: Warren Winslow . May 26, 2023 . National Governors Association.
71. News: 1854-12-09 . The Legislature . 3 . Semi-Weekly Standard . 2023-05-28.
72. Web site: Thomas Bragg . May 26, 2023 . National Governors Association.
73. News: 1855-01-03 . Legislature . 3 . Weekly Raleigh Register . 2023-05-28.
74. Web site: John Willis Ellis . May 26, 2023 . National Governors Association.
75. News: 1859-01-05 . Inauguration of Gov. Ellis . 3 . Weekly Raleigh Register . 2023-05-28.
76. Web site: Henry Toole Clark . May 26, 2023 . National Governors Association.
77. News: 1861-07-11 . none . The duties of the office, as already stated, devolve upon Henry T. Clark, Esq... . 2 . The Daily Journal . 2023-05-28.
78. Web site: Zebulon Baird Vance . May 26, 2023 . National Governors Association.
79. News: 1862-09-10 . Inauguration of Gov. Vance . 1 . Semi-Weekly Standard . 2023-05-28.
80. Web site: William Woods Holden . May 26, 2023 . National Governors Association.
81. News: 1865-06-07 . President Johnson's Proclamation Appointing a Provisional Governor for North Carolina . 3 . The Daily Record . 2023-05-28.
82. Web site: Jonathan Worth . May 26, 2023 . National Governors Association.
83. News: 1865-12-16 . Inauguration of the Governor of North Carolina . 1 . The Daily Journal . 2023-05-28.
84. News: 1868-07-02 . Meeting of the Legislature . 3 . The Daily Standard . 2023-05-28.
85. Web site: Tod Robinson Caldwell . May 26, 2023 . National Governors Association.
86. Web site: Curtis Hooks Brogden . May 26, 2023 . National Governors Association.
87. News: 1874-07-13 . Death of Gov. Caldwell . 3 . The Charlotte Democrat . 2023-05-29.
88. News: 1877-01-04 . The Inauguration . 2 . Carolina Watchman . 2023-05-29.
89. Web site: Thomas Jordan Jarvis . May 26, 2023 . National Governors Association.
90. News: 1879-02-06 . From the Capital . 2 . The Charlotte Observer . 2023-05-29.
91. Web site: Alfred Moore Scales . May 26, 2023 . National Governors Association.
92. News: 1885-01-22 . The Inauguration . 4 . The Wilmington Morning Star . 2023-05-29.
93. Web site: Daniel Gould Fowle . May 26, 2023 . National Governors Association.
94. News: 1889-01-18 . Gov. Daniel G. Fowle . 1 . Asheville Citizen-Times . 2023-05-29.
95. Web site: Thomas Michael Holt . May 26, 2023 . National Governors Association.
96. News: 1891-04-08 . Governor Fowle Dead . 1 . Asheville Citizen-Times . 2023-05-29.
97. Web site: Elias Carr . May 26, 2023 . National Governors Association.
98. News: 1893-01-19 . Governor Elias Carr . 1 . The State Chronicle . 2023-05-29.
99. Web site: Daniel Lindsay Russell . May 26, 2023 . National Governors Association.
100. News: 1897-01-13 . Russell Inaugurated . 4 . The Wilmington Morning Star . 2023-05-29.
101. Web site: Charles Brantley Aycock . May 26, 2023 . National Governors Association.
102. News: 1901-01-16 . Inauguration of Aycock . 1 . The Charlotte Observer . 2023-05-30.
103. Web site: Robert Broadnax Glenn . May 26, 2023 . National Governors Association.
104. News: 1905-01-12 . New Governor Inaugurated . 1 . The Charlotte Observer . 2023-05-30.
105. Web site: William Walton Kitchin . May 26, 2023 . National Governors Association.
106. News: 1909-01-13 . New Officers Take Oath . 1 . The Charlotte Observer . 2023-05-30.
107. Web site: Locke Craig . May 26, 2023 . National Governors Association.
108. News: 1913-01-16 . Craig Is Now Our Governor . 1 . The Herald-Sun . 2023-05-30.
109. Web site: Thomas Walter Bickett . May 26, 2023 . National Governors Association.
110. News: 1917-01-12 . Thomas Walker Bickett Assumes Governorship . 1 . The News and Observer . 2023-05-30.
111. Web site: Cameron A. Morrison . May 26, 2023 . National Governors Association.
112. News: Powell . R. E. . 1921-01-13 . Ovation to Governor Morrison a Reminder of Vance's Inauguration . 1 . The Charlotte Observer . 2023-05-30.
113. Web site: Angus Wilton Mclean . May 26, 2023 . National Governors Association.
114. News: 1925-01-15 . M'Lean Inaugurated Governor . 1 . The News and Observer . 2023-05-30.
115. Web site: Oliver Max Gardner . May 26, 2023 . National Governors Association.
116. News: Wade . Jake . 1929-01-12 . Thousands Cheer Gardner at Inaugural . 1 . The Charlotte Observer . 2023-05-30.
117. Web site: John Christopher Blucher Ehringhaus . May 26, 2023 . National Governors Association.
118. News: Parker . Charles J. . 1933-01-06 . New Governor Takes Office . 1 . The News and Observer . 2023-05-30.
119. Web site: Clyde Roark Hoey . May 26, 2023 . National Governors Association.
120. News: 1937-01-08 . Hoey Outlines Program in Inaugural Address . 1 . The Charlotte Observer . Associated Press . 2023-05-30.
121. Web site: Joseph Melville Broughton . May 26, 2023 . National Governors Association.
122. News: Wohl . Stanley . 1941-01-10 . Governor Inducted in Solemn Ceremony . 1 . The Charlotte Observer . 2023-05-30.
123. Web site: Robert Gregg Cherry . May 26, 2023 . National Governors Association.
124. News: Newsom . Francis . 1945-01-05 . Gregg Cherry Inaugurated As State's New Governor . 1 . The News and Observer . 2023-05-30.
125. Web site: William Kerr Scott . May 26, 2023 . National Governors Association.
126. News: M'Caughelty . Tom . 1949-01-07 . 'Go Forward Program' Offered by Kerr Scott; Governor's Oath Taken Before Joint Session . 1 . The Herald-Sun . 2023-05-30.
127. Web site: William Bradley Umstead . May 26, 2023 . National Governors Association.
128. News: Howland . Ralph . 1953-01-09 . Umstead Charts Far-Reaching Program After Taking Office . 1 . The Charlotte Observer . 2023-05-30.
129. Web site: Luther Hartwell Hodges . May 26, 2023 . National Governors Association.
130. News: 1954-11-08 . State Leaders Are Confronted With Problem . 1 . The Herald-Sun . Associated Press . 2023-05-30.
131. Web site: James Terry Sanford . May 26, 2023 . National Governors Association.
132. News: Jenkins . Jay . 1961-01-06 . Sanford Takes N.C. Helm From Hodges . 1 . The Charlotte Observer . 2023-05-30.
133. Web site: Dan Killian Moore . May 26, 2023 . National Governors Association.
134. News: Jenkins . Jay . 1965-01-09 . Moore Takes Oath As N.C.'s Governor . 1A . The Charlotte Observer . 2023-05-30.
135. Web site: Robert Walter Scott . May 26, 2023 . National Governors Association.
136. News: Clay . Russell . 1969-01-04 . Governor Scott Promises to Steer Progressive Path . 1 . The News and Observer . 2023-05-30.
137. Web site: James E. Holshouser . May 26, 2023 . National Governors Association.
138. News: Tarleton . Larry . 1973-01-06 . Holshouser Sworn In As Governor . 1A . The Charlotte Observer . 2023-05-30.
139. Web site: James B. Hunt . May 26, 2023 . National Governors Association.
140. News: Covington . Howard . 1977-01-09 . Hunt Takes Office As Governor . 1A . The Charlotte Observer . 2023-05-30.
141. Web site: James G Martin . May 26, 2023 . National Governors Association.
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