| S.no. |
Governor |
Term start |
Term end |
Party |
Place |
| 1 |
Richard Caswell |
12 November 1776 |
20 April 1780 |
No party |
Harford County, Maryland |
| 2 |
Abner Nash |
20 April 1780 |
26 June 1781 |
No party |
Prince Edward County, Virginia |
| 3 |
Thomas Burke |
26 June 1781 |
22 April 1782 |
No party |
|
| 4 |
Alexander Martin |
22 April 1782 |
13 May 1785 |
No party |
Hunterdon County, New Jersey |
| 5 |
Richard Caswell |
13 May 1785 |
20 December 1787 |
No party |
Harford County, Maryland |
| 6 |
Samuel Johnston |
20 December 1787 |
17 December 1789 |
Federalist |
Dundee, Scotland |
| 7 |
Alexander Martin |
17 December 1789 |
14 December 1792 |
Anti-Federalist |
Hunterdon County, New Jersey |
| 8 |
Richard Dobbs Spaight |
14 December 1792 |
19 November 1795 |
Federalist |
New Bern, North Carolina |
| 9 |
Samuel Ashe |
19 November 1795 |
7 December 1798 |
Anti-Federalist |
Beaufort, Carteret County North Carolina, British colony |
| 10 |
William Richardson Davie |
7 December 1798 |
23 November 1799 |
Federalist |
Egremont, Cumberland, England |
| 11 |
Benjamin Williams |
23 November 1799 |
6 December 1802 |
Federalist |
Johnston County, North Carolina |
| 12 |
James Turner |
6 December 1802 |
10 December 1805 |
Democratic-Republican |
Southampton County, Virginia |
| 13 |
Nathaniel Alexander |
10 December 1805 |
1 December 1807 |
Democratic-Republican |
near Concord, North Carolina |
| 14 |
Benjamin Williams |
1 December 1807 |
12 December 1808 |
Federalist |
Johnston County, North Carolina |
| 15 |
David Stone |
12 December 1808 |
1 December 1810 |
Democratic-Republican |
Bertie County, North Carolina |
| 16 |
Benjamin Smith |
1 December 1810 |
11 December 1811 |
Democratic-Republican |
Charles Town, South Carolina |
| 17 |
William Hawkins |
11 December 1811 |
29 November 1814 |
Democratic-Republican |
Vance County, North Carolina) |
| 18 |
William Miller |
29 November 1814 |
6 December 1817 |
Democratic-Republican |
Warren County, North Carolina |
| 19 |
John Branch |
6 December 1817 |
7 December 1820 |
Democratic-Republican |
Halifax County, North Carolina |
| 20 |
Jesse Franklin |
7 December 1820 |
7 December 1821 |
Democratic-Republican |
Orange County, Virginia |
| 21 |
Gabriel Holmes |
7 December 1821 |
7 December 1824 |
Democratic-Republican |
Clinton, Sampson County |
| 22 |
Hutchins Gordon Burton |
7 December 1824 |
8 December 1827 |
No party |
Mecklenburg County, Virginia |
| 23 |
James Iredell, Jr. |
8 December 1827 |
12 December 1828 |
Democratic-Republican |
Chowan County, North Carolina |
| 24 |
John Owen |
12 December 1828 |
18 December 1830 |
Democratic |
Bladen County, North Carolina |
| 25 |
Montfort Stokes |
18 December 1830 |
6 December 1832 |
Democratic |
Lunenburg County, Virginia |
| 26 |
David Lowry Swain |
6 December 1832 |
10 December 1835 |
National Republican |
Buncombe County, North Carolina |
| 27 |
Richard Dobbs Spaight, Jr. |
10 December 1835 |
31 December 1836 |
Democratic |
New Bern, North Carolina |
| 28 |
Edward Bishop Dudley |
31 December 1836 |
1 January 1841 |
Whig |
Onslow County, North Carolina |
| 29 |
John Motley Morehead |
1 January 1841 |
1 January 1845 |
Whig |
Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
| 30 |
William Alexander Graham |
1 January 1845 |
1 January 1849 |
Whig |
Lincolnton, North Carolina, US |
| 31 |
Charles Manly |
1 January 1849 |
1 January 1851 |
Whig |
Chatham County, North Carolina |
| 32 |
David Settle Reid |
1 January 1851 |
6 December 1854 |
Democratic |
Rockingham County, North Carolina |
| 33 |
Warren Winslow |
6 December 1854 |
1 January 1855 |
Democratic |
Fayetteville, North Carolina |
| 34 |
Thomas Bragg |
1 January 1855 |
1 January 1859 |
Democratic |
Warrenton, North Carolina, US |
| 35 |
John Willis Ellis |
1 January 1859 |
7 July 1861 |
Democratic |
Rowan County, North Carolina |
| 36 |
Henry Toole Clark |
7 July 1861 |
8 September 1862 |
Democratic |
Edgecombe County, North Carolina |
| 37 |
Zebulon Baird Vance |
8 September 1862 |
29 May 1865 |
Conservative |
Weaverville, North Carolina |
| 38 |
William Woods Holden |
29 May 1865 |
15 December 1865 |
National Union |
Eno River State Park ( Orange County) |
| 39 |
Jonathan Worth |
15 December 1865 |
1 July 1868 |
Conservative |
North Carolina |
| 40 |
William Woods Holden |
1 July 1868 |
22 March 1871 |
Republican |
Eno River State Park ( Orange County) |
| 41 |
Tod Robinson Caldwell |
22 March 1871 |
11 July 1874 |
Republican |
Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina |
| 42 |
Curtis Hooks Brogden |
11 July 1874 |
1 January 1877 |
Republican |
Wayne County, North Carolina |
| 43 |
Zebulon Baird Vance |
1 January 1877 |
5 February 1879 |
Democratic |
Weaverville, North Carolina |
| 44 |
Thomas Jordan Jarvis |
5 February 1879 |
21 January 1885 |
Democratic |
Jarvisburg, North Carolina |
| 45 |
Alfred Moore Scales |
21 January 1885 |
17 January 1889 |
Democratic |
Reidsville, North Carolina |
| 46 |
Daniel Gould Fowle |
17 January 1889 |
7 April 1891 |
Democratic |
Washington, North Carolina |
| 47 |
Thomas Michael Holt |
7 April 1891 |
18 January 1893 |
Democratic |
Alamance County, North Carolina |
| 48 |
Elias Carr |
18 January 1893 |
12 January 1897 |
Democratic |
Edgecombe County, North Carolina |
| 49 |
Daniel Lindsay Russell |
12 January 1897 |
15 January 1901 |
Republican |
Brunswick County, North Carolina |
| 50 |
Charles Brantley Aycock |
15 January 1901 |
11 January 1905 |
Democratic |
Wayne County, North Carolina |
| 51 |
Robert Broadnax Glenn |
11 January 1905 |
12 January 1909 |
Democratic |
Rockingham County, North Carolina |
| 52 |
William Walton Kitchin |
12 January 1909 |
15 January 1913 |
Democratic |
Scotland Neck, North Carolina |
| 53 |
Locke Craig |
15 January 1913 |
11 January 1917 |
Democratic |
Bertie County, North Carolina |
| 54 |
Thomas Walter Bickett |
11 January 1917 |
12 January 1921 |
Democratic |
Monroe, North Carolina |
| 55 |
Cameron Morrison |
12 January 1921 |
14 January 1925 |
Democratic |
Rockingham, North Carolina |
| 56 |
Angus Wilton McLean |
14 January 1925 |
11 January 1929 |
Democratic |
Robeson County, North Carolina |
| 57 |
Oliver Max Gardner |
11 January 1929 |
5 January 1933 |
Democratic |
Shelby, North Carolina |
| 58 |
John C.B. Ehringhaus |
5 January 1933 |
7 January 1937 |
Democratic |
Elizabeth City, North Carolina |
| 59 |
Clyde R. Hoey |
7 January 1937 |
9 January 1941 |
Democratic |
Shelby, North Carolina |
| 60 |
J. Melville Broughton |
9 January 1941 |
4 January 1945 |
Democratic |
Raleigh, North Carolina |
| 61 |
R. Gregg Cherry |
4 January 1945 |
6 January 1949 |
Democratic |
South Carolina |
| 62 |
W. Kerr Scott |
6 January 1949 |
8 January 1953 |
Democratic |
Haw River, North Carolina |
| 63 |
William B. Umstead |
8 January 1953 |
7 November 1954 |
Democratic |
Mangum Township, Durham County, North Carolina |
| 64 |
Luther H. Hodges |
7 November 1954 |
5 January 1961 |
Democratic |
Cascade, Virginia, U.S. |
| 65 |
Terry Sanford |
5 January 1961 |
8 January 1965 |
Democratic |
Laurinburg, North Carolina |
| 66 |
Dan K. Moore |
8 January 1965 |
3 January 1969 |
Democratic |
Asheville, North Carolina |
| 67 |
Robert W. Scott |
3 January 1969 |
5 January 1973 |
Democratic |
Haw River, North Carolina |
| 68 |
James E. Holshouser, Jr. |
5 January 1973 |
8 January 1977 |
Republican |
Boone, North Carolina |
| 69 |
James B. Hunt, Jr. |
8 January 1977 |
5 January 1985 |
Democratic |
Wilson, North Carolina |
| 70 |
James G. Martin |
5 January 1985 |
9 January 1993 |
Republican |
Savannah, Georgia |
| 71 |
James B. Hunt, Jr. |
9 January 1993 |
6 January 2001 |
Democratic |
Wilson, North Carolina |
| 72 |
Mike Easley |
6 January 2001 |
10 January 2009 |
Democratic |
Rocky Mount, North Carolina |
| 73 |
Beverly Perdue |
10 January 2009 |
5 January 2013 |
Democratic |
Grundy, Virginia, U.S. |
| 74 |
Pat McCrory |
5 January 2013 |
31 December 2016 |
Republican |
Columbus, Ohio, U.S. |
| 75 |
Roy Cooper |
1 January 2017 |
Incumbent |
Democratic |
Nashville, North Carolina, U.S. |
