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Ballotpedia covers13 state executive offices in the state ofNorth Carolina. The executive branch is governed byArticle III of the North Carolina Constitution.[1]

State executive organization

Executive officials in North Carolina are part of a three-pronged government structure that includesstate legislators andstate judges. The following chart details the relationship among different branches of North Carolina's state government. The organizational chart below may contain the names of prior officeholders.Click here for the current list of officeholders.

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Current officeholders


OfficeNamePartyDate assumed office
Attorney General of North CarolinaJeff JacksonDemocraticJanuary 1, 2025
Governor of North CarolinaJosh SteinDemocraticJanuary 1, 2025
Lieutenant Governor of North CarolinaRachel HuntDemocraticJanuary 1, 2025
North Carolina Commissioner of AgricultureSteve TroxlerRepublicanFebruary 8, 2005
North Carolina Commissioner of InsuranceMike CauseyRepublicanJanuary 1, 2017
North Carolina Commissioner of LaborLuke FarleyRepublicanJanuary 1, 2025
North Carolina Secretary of Environmental QualityMary Penny KelleyNonpartisanSeptember 17, 2024
North Carolina Secretary of StateElaine MarshallDemocraticJanuary 11, 1997
North Carolina State AuditorDave BoliekRepublicanJanuary 1, 2025
North Carolina State ControllerNels RoselandNonpartisanJuly 1, 2022
North Carolina Superintendent of Public InstructionMo GreenDemocraticJanuary 1, 2025
North Carolina TreasurerBrad BrinerRepublicanJanuary 1, 2025
North Carolina Utilities CommissionWilliam BrawleyNonpartisan
North Carolina Utilities CommissionKaren KemeraitNonpartisanMay 2, 2022
North Carolina Utilities CommissionFloyd McKissickNonpartisanJanuary 28, 2025
North Carolina Utilities CommissionTommy TuckerNonpartisan
North Carolina Utilities CommissionDonald van der VaartNonpartisanJuly 1, 2025


Elections

2025

There were no state executive elections in North Carolina in 2025.

2024

See also:North Carolina state executive official elections, 2024

The following state executive offices were up for election in North Carolina in 2024:

Governor
Lieutenant Governor
Attorney General
Secretary of State
Auditor
Treasurer
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Labor Commissioner
Insurance Commissioner
Agriculture Commission

2023

There were no state executive elections in North Carolina in 2023.

2022

There were no state executive elections in North Carolina in 2022.

2021

There were no state executive elections in North Carolina in 2021.

2020

See also:North Carolina state executive official elections, 2020

The following state executive offices were up for election in North Carolina in 2020:

Governor
Lieutenant Governor
Attorney General
Secretary of State
Treasurer
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Auditor
Commissioner of Agriculture
Commissioner of Labor
Commissioner of Insurance

2019

There were no state executive offices up for election in North Carolina in 2019.

2018

There were no state executive offices up for election in North Carolina in 2018.

2017

There were no state executive offices up for election in North Carolina in 2017.

2016

See also:North Carolina state executive official elections, 2016

Ten state executive offices were up for election in 2016:

2015

There were no state executive elections in North Carolina in 2015.

2014

There were no state executive elections in North Carolina in 2014.

2013

There were no state executive elections in North Carolina in 2013.

2012

See also:North Carolina state executive official elections, 2012

The following state executive offices were up for election in North Carolina in 2012:

See also

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Footnotes

  1. The state executive seats covered by Ballotpedia include both appointed and elected positions.
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