| Name | Held Office | Political Party |
|---|---|---|
| Abner Nash | Apr 20, 1780 Jun, 26 1781 |
No Party Affiliation |
| Richard Caswell | May 13, 1785 Dec 20, 1787 |
No Party Affiliation |
| Samuel Johnston | Dec 20, 1787 Dec 17, 1789 |
Federalist |
| Alexander Martin | Dec 17, 1789 Dec 14, 1792 |
Anti-Federalist |
| Richard Dobbs Spaight | Dec 14, 1792 Nov 19, 1795 |
Federalist |
| Samuel Ashe | Nov 19, 1795 Dec 7, 1798 |
Anti-Federalist |
| William Richardson Davie | Dec 7, 1798 Nov 23, 1799 |
Federalist |
| James Turner | Dec 6, 1802 Dec 10, 1805 |
Democratic-Republican |
| Nathaniel Alexander | Dec 10, 1805 Dec 1, 1807 |
Democratic-Republican |
| Benjamin Williams | Dec 1, 1807 Dec 12, 1808 |
Federalist |
| David Stone | Dec 12, 1808 Dec 1, 1810 |
Democratic-Republican |
| Benjamin Smith | Dec 1, 1810 Dec 11, 1811 |
Democratic-Republican |
| William Hawkins | Dec 11, 1811 Nov 29, 1814 |
Democratic-Republican |
| William Miller | Nov 29, 1814 Dec 6, 1817 |
Democratic-Republican |
| John Branch | Dec 6, 1817 Dec 7, 1820 |
Democratic-Republican |
| Jesse Franklin | Dec 7, 1820 Dec 7, 1821 |
Democratic-Republican |
| Gabriel Holmes | Dec 7, 1821 Dec 7, 1824 |
Democratic-Republican |
| Hutchins Gordon Burton | Dec 7, 1824 Dec 8, 1827 |
No Party Affiliation |
| James Iredell, Jr. | Dec 8, 1827 Dec 12, 1828 |
Democratic-Republican |
| John Owen | Dec 12, 1828 Dec 18, 1830 |
Democratic |
| Montfort Stokes | Dec 18, 1830 Dec 6, 1832 |
Democratic |
| David Lowry Swain | Dec 6, 1832 Dec 10, 1835 |
National Republican |
| Richard Dobbs Spaight, Jr. | Dec 10, 1835 Dec 31, 1836 |
Democratic |
| Edward Bishop Dudley | Dec 31, 1836 Jan 1, 1841 |
Whig |
| John Motley Morehead | Jan 1, 1841 Jan 1, 1845 |
Whig |
| William Alexander Graham | Jan 1, 1845 Jan 1, 1849 |
Whig |
| Charles Manly | Jan 1, 1849 Jan 1, 1851 |
Whig |
| David Settle Reid | Jan 1, 1851 Dec 6, 1854 |
Democratic |
| Warren Winslow | Dec 6, 1854 Jan 1, 1855 |
Democratic |
| Thomas Bragg | Jan 1, 1855 Jan 1, 1859 |
Democratic |
| John Willis Ellis | Jan 1, 1859 Jul 7, 1861 |
Democratic |
| Henry Toole Clark | Jul 7, 1861 Sep 8, 1862 |
Democratic |
| Jonathan Worth | Dec 15, 1865 Jul 1, 1868 |
Conservative Party |
| William Woods Holden | Jul 1, 1868 Dec 15, 1870 |
Republican |
| Tod Robinson Caldwell | Dec 15, 1870 Jul 11, 1874 |
Republican |
| Curtis Hooks Brogden | Jul 11, 1874 Jan 1, 1877 |
Republican |
| Zebulon Baird Vance | Jan 1, 1877 Feb 5, 1879 |
Democratic |
| Thomas Jordan Jarvis | Feb 5, 1879 Jan 21, 1885 |
Democratic |
| Alfred Moore Scales | Jan 21, 1885 Jan 17, 1889 |
Democratic |
| Daniel Gould Fowle | Jan 17, 1889 Apr 7, 1891 |
Democratic |
| Thomas Michael Holt | Apr 7, 1891 Jan 18, 1893 |
Democratic |
| Elias Carr | Jan 18, 1893 Jan 12, 1897 |
Democratic |
| Daniel Lindsay Russell | Jan 12, 1897 Jan 15, 1901 |
Republican |
| Charles Brantley Aycock | Jan 15, 1901 Jan 11, 1905 |
Democratic |
| Robert Broadnax Glenn | Jan 11, 1905 Jan 12, 1909 |
Democratic |
| William Walton Kitchin | Jan 12, 1909 Jan 15, 1913 |
Democratic |
| Locke Craig | Jan 15, 1913 Jan 11, 1917 |
Democratic |
| Thomas Walter Bickett | Jan 11, 1917 Jan 12, 1921 |
Democratic |
| Cameron Morrison | Jan 12, 1921 Jan 14, 1925 |
Democratic |
| Angus Wilton McLean | Jan 14, 1925 Jan 11, 1929 |
Democratic |
| Oliver Max Gardner | Jan 11, 1929 Jan 5, 1933 |
Democratic |
| John C.B. Ehringhaus | Jan 5, 1933 Jan 7, 1937 |
Democratic |
| Clyde R. Hoey | Jan 7, 1937 Jan 9, 1941 |
Democratic |
| J. Melville Broughton | Jan 9, 1941 Jan 4, 1945 |
Democratic |
| R. Gregg Cherr | Jan 4, 1945 Jan 6, 1949 |
Democratic |
| W. Kerr Scot | Jan 6, 1949 Jan 8, 1953 |
Democratic |
| William B. Umstead | Jan 8, 1953 Novr 7, 1954 |
Democratic |
| Luther H. Hodges | Nov 7, 1954 Jan 8, 1961 |
Democratic |
| Terry Sanford | Jan 5, 1961 Jan 8, 1965 |
Democratic |
| Dan K. Moore | Jan 8, 1965 Jan 3, 1969 |
Democratic |
| Robert W. Scott | Jan 3, 1969 Jan 5, 1973 |
Democratic |
| Thomas Burke | Jun, 26 1781 Apr 22, 1782 |
No Party Affiliation |
| James E. Holshouser, Jr. | Jan 5, 1973 Jan 8, 1977 |
Republican |
| James G. Martin | Jan 5, 1985 Jan 9, 1993 |
Republican |
| James B. Hunt, Jr. | Jan 9, 1993 Jan 6, 2001 |
Democratic |
| Mike Easley | Jan 6, 2001 Jan 10, 2009 |
Democratic |
| Beverly Perdue | Jan 10, 2009 Imcumbent |
Democratic |
