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Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina

The Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina is the second highest elected official in the U.S. state of North Carolina and is the only elected official to have powers in both the legislative and executive branches of state government.

Lieutenant Governor of
North Carolina
Seal of North Carolina.svg
State seal
Senator Rachel Hunt 2023-25 Legislative Portrait (cropped).jpg
Incumbent
Rachel Hunt
since January 1, 2025 (2025-01-01)
Style
Member of
SeatRaleigh, North Carolina
Term lengthFour years, renewable once consecutively
Constituting instrumentNorth Carolina Constitution of 1868
Inaugural holderTod R. Caldwell
Formation1868
SalaryUS$157,403 per year
(2023)
WebsiteOfficial website

List

Parties

      Democratic (29)       Republican (6)

# Image Lieutenant governor Term of office Political party Governor(s)
1 Tod Caldwell.jpg Tod R. Caldwell 1868–1870[1] Republican William W. Holden (R)
Office vacant 1870–1873
2 Curtis Hooks Brogden (1816-1901) portrait.jpg Curtis H. Brogden 1873–1874[1] Republican Tod R. Caldwell (R)
Office vacant 1874–1877
3 Thomas Jordan Jarvis.jpg Thomas J. Jarvis 1877–1879[1] Democratic Zebulon B. Vance (D)
Office vacant 1879–1881
4 James L Robinson.jpg James L. Robinson 1881–1885[1] Democratic Thomas J. Jarvis (D)
5 Charles M Stedman.jpg Charles M. Stedman 1885–1889[1] Democratic Alfred Moore Scales (D)
6 Thomas Michael Holt Governor of North Carolina.jpeg Thomas M. Holt 1889–1891[1] Democratic Daniel Gould Fowle (D)
Office vacant 1891–1893
7 Rufus Doughton.jpg Rufus A. Doughton 1893–1897[1] Democratic Elias Carr (D)
8 Charles A. Reynolds.png Charles A. Reynolds 1897–1901[1] Republican Daniel Lindsay Russell (R)
9 W. D. Turner.jpg Wilfred D. Turner 1901–1905[1] Democratic Charles Brantley Aycock (D)
10 Francis D. Winston.jpg Francis D. Winston 1905–1909[1] Democratic Robert Broadnax Glenn (D)
11 William C. Newland.jpg William C. Newland 1909–1913[1] Democratic William Walton Kitchin (D)
12 Elijah Longstreet Daughtridge.png Elijah L. Daughtridge 1913–1917[1] Democratic Locke Craig (D)
13 O. Max Gardner, 1916.png Oliver Max Gardner 1917–1921[1] Democratic Thomas Walter Bickett (D)
14 William Bryant Cooper.jpg William B. Cooper 1921–1925[1] Democratic Cameron A. Morrison (D)
15 J. Elmer Long.jpg J. Elmer Long 1925–1929[1] Democratic Angus Wilton McLean (D)
16 Richard Fountain.jpg Richard T. Fountain 1929–1933[1] Democratic Oliver Max Gardner (D)
17 Alexander H. Graham.jpg Alexander H. Graham 1933–1937[1] Democratic John C. B. Ehringhaus (D)
18 Wilkins P. Horton, NC Lieutenant Governor, 1939 (8493473582) (cropped).jpg Wilkins P. Horton 1937–1941[1] Democratic Clyde R. Hoey (D)
19 Reginald L. Harris.jpg Reginald L. Harris 1941–1945[1] Democratic J. Melville Broughton (D)
20 Lynton Y. Ballentine (cropped).jpg Lynton Y. Ballentine 1945–1949[1] Democratic R. Gregg Cherry (D)
21 Hoyt Patrick Taylor Sr. cropped.jpg Hoyt Patrick Taylor 1949–1953[1] Democratic W. Kerr Scott (D)
22 N 85 29 L Hodges-Bill Friday-Bob House 56 (8080601640) (cropped).jpg Luther H. Hodges 1953–1954[1] Democratic William B. Umstead (D)
Office vacant 1954–1957
23 Luther Barnhardt.jpg Luther E. Barnhardt 1957–1961[1] Democratic Luther H. Hodges (D)
24 Harvey Cloyd Philpott.jpg Harvey Cloyd Philpott 1961[2] Democratic Terry Sanford (D)
Office vacant 1961–1965
25 Robert W. Scott official photo (cropped).jpg Robert W. Scott 1965–1969[1] Democratic Dan K. Moore (D)
26 Hoyt Patrick Taylor.jpg Hoyt Patrick Taylor Jr. 1969–1973[1] Democratic Robert W. Scott (D)
27 Jim Hunt as Lieutenant Governor.jpg Jim Hunt 1973–1977[1] Democratic James Holshouser (R)
28 James C. Green, 1971.jpg James C. Green 1977–1985[1] Democratic Jim Hunt (D)
29 Robert B. Jordan (cropped).jpg Robert B. Jordan 1985–1989[1] Democratic James G. Martin (R)
30 Jim Gardner.jpg Jim Gardner 1989–1993[1] Republican
31 Dennis Wicker (cropped).jpg Dennis Wicker 1993–2001[3] Democratic Jim Hunt (D)
32 Beverly Perdue official photo.jpg Bev Perdue 2001–2009[3] Democratic Mike Easley (D)
33 Walter Dalton.jpg Walter Dalton 2009–2013[4] Democratic Bev Perdue (D)
34 Dan Forest - Flag (cropped).jpg Dan Forest 2013–2021[5] Republican Pat McCrory (R)
(2013–2017)
Roy Cooper (D)
(2017–2021)
35 NC Lt Gov Mark Robinson 2022 (cropped).png Mark Robinson 2021–2025[6] Republican Roy Cooper (D)
36 Senator Rachel Hunt 2023-25 Legislative Portrait (cropped).jpg Rachel Hunt 2025–present Democratic Josh Stein (D)

Lieutenant Governor Of North Carolina Media

  • The lieutenant governor's office is located in the Hawkins-Hartness House (pictured) in Raleigh.

  • Thomas Jordan Jarvis portrait

  • North Carolina Lieutenant Governor Charles A. Reynolds

Notes

References

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 1.26 1.27 1.28 North Carolina Manual 2011, p. 161.
  2. ↑ North Carolina Manual 2011, pp. 161–162.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 North Carolina Manual 2011, p. 162.
  4. ↑ "Stretch of U.S. 74 in Rutherford County named in honor of Walter Dalton". WLOS News 13. Sinclair Broadcast Group. April 12, 2021. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
  5. ↑ Nagem, Sarah (May 17, 2022). Lowery, Townsend win primaries for NC House seat representing Robeson County. https://borderbelt.org/lowery-wins-nc-house-seat-for-gop/. Retrieved August 27, 2022. 
  6. ↑ "North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, state officials sworn in during inauguration ceremony". WXII 12. January 9, 2021. Archived from the original on January 9, 2021. Retrieved January 10, 2021.

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