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li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:first-child::before{content:" (";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:last-child::after{content:")";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Council_of_State" title="North Carolina Council of State">Council of State</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Board_of_Education" class="mw-redirect" title="North Carolina Board of Education">Board of Education</a></li><li>Capital Planning Commission</li><li>Board of <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Community_College_System" title="North Carolina Community College System">Community Colleges</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Seat_(legal_entity)" title="Seat (legal entity)">Seat</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Raleigh,_North_Carolina" title="Raleigh, North Carolina">Raleigh</a>, <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Term_of_office" title="Term of office">Term length</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Four years, renewable once consecutively</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Constituting instrument</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_North_Carolina" title="Constitution of North Carolina">North Carolina Constitution of 1868</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Inaugural holder</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Tod_Robinson_Caldwell" title="Tod Robinson Caldwell">Tod R. Caldwell</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formation</th><td class="infobox-data">1868</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Salary</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="white-space: nowrap"><a href="/wiki/United_States_dollar" title="United States dollar">US$</a>157,403</span> per year<br />(2023)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="official-website"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://ltgov.nc.gov">Official website</a></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>lieutenant governor of North Carolina</b> is the second-highest elected official in the U.S. state of <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a> and is the only elected official to have powers in both the legislative and executive branches of state government. A member of the <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Council_of_State" title="North Carolina Council of State">North Carolina Council of State</a>, the lieutenant governor serves a four-year term with a two consecutive term limit. The current lieutenant governor is <a href="/wiki/Mark_Robinson_(American_politician)" title="Mark Robinson (American politician)">Mark Robinson</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a>, who has held the office since 2021. The <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_North_Carolina" title="Constitution of North Carolina">Constitution of North Carolina</a> designates the lieutenant governor the <i>ex officio</i> president of the <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Senate" title="North Carolina Senate">State Senate</a> and a member of the <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Board_of_Education" class="mw-redirect" title="North Carolina Board of Education">State Board of Education</a>. They are also required to serve as acting governor of the state in the event of the <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_North_Carolina" title="Governor of North Carolina">governor</a>'s absence, and assume the governorship in the event it becomes vacant. </p><p>Five lieutenant governors have succeeded to the governorship throughout the office's history due to a vacancy. The constitution allows the governor and <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_General_Assembly" title="North Carolina General Assembly">General Assembly</a> to assign the lieutenant governor additional duties, and the lieutenant governor has thus been accorded membership on and responsibility for several appointments on other state boards. Unlike other Council of State offices, there is no mechanism to fill a vacancy in the lieutenant governorship between elections. From its creation in 1868 up until the 1970s, the lieutenant governorship was a single-term, part-time position largely confined to legislative duties when the General Assembly was in session. Most of the candidates who sought the office were veteran legislators seeking a final prestigious accomplishment for their careers. In 1971, new legislation declared it a full-time job. </p><p>In 1972, the <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a>-controlled General Assembly expanded the office's resources to challenge the incoming <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> governor. In 1977, the lieutenant governor was constitutionally authorized to serve two consecutive terms. The office's political prominence increased over the years following the succession amendment and the legislature continued to expand its powers. Upon a Republican's assumption of lieutenant gubernatorial office in 1989, Democrats in the Senate modified the body's rules, stripping the office of its long-standing powers to appoint committees in that house and assign bills to those committees. With the shift away from legislative duties, the office became increasingly used as a means to enhance its incumbents' bids for higher office; lieutenant governors have often run for governor, but few have been successful. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lieutenant_Governor_of_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Under North Carolina's first <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_North_Carolina" title="Constitution of North Carolina">constitution</a> in 1776, the state's executive authority was exercised by the <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_North_Carolina" title="Governor of North Carolina">governor</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-kickler_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kickler-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It accorded the duty of presiding over the <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Senate" title="North Carolina Senate">North Carolina Senate</a> to a <a href="/wiki/Speaker_(politics)" title="Speaker (politics)">speaker</a> of the Senate, who was also to act as governor in case that office became vacant.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEOrthNewby201321,_115_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEOrthNewby201321,_115-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The office of lieutenant governor was created by the state's 1868 constitution.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEOrthNewby201321_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEOrthNewby201321-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The lieutenant governor—who was to be chosen by popular election—replaced the speaker of the Senate as that body's presiding officer and assumed the former office's role in succeeding to the governorship in the event it became vacant.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEOrthNewby201321,_115_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEOrthNewby201321,_115-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Furthermore, the constitution made the official an <i>ex officio</i> member of the newly created <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Board_of_Education" class="mw-redirect" title="North Carolina Board of Education">State Board of Education</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBaxter199013_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBaxter199013-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>From 1868 until 1970, presiding over the Senate was the lieutenant governor's primary role, and in that capacity they appointed senators to committees (a power accorded to them by Senate rules<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAdamsBostic19825_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAdamsBostic19825-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>) and oversaw the passage of legislation.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The job was a part-time position, since the lieutenant governor served only when the <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_General_Assembly" title="North Carolina General Assembly">General Assembly</a> was in session or in the absence of the governor.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTENorth_Carolina_Manual2011159_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTENorth_Carolina_Manual2011159-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> What other functions they performed were largely ceremonial, and the office attracted little public attention.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAdamsBostic19823_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAdamsBostic19823-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFleer1994117–119_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFleer1994117–119-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> From 1943 to 1954, by informal arrangement, the official chaired the State Board of Education.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAdamsBostic19822_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAdamsBostic19822-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Constitutional revisions which took effect in 1971 made the lieutenant governor a member of the <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Council_of_State" title="North Carolina Council of State">Council of State</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAdamsBostic19823_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAdamsBostic19823-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Executive Reorganization Act of 1971 affirmed the role of lieutenant governor as a full-time job.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With the election of <a href="/wiki/James_Holshouser" title="James Holshouser">James Holshouser</a> as governor in 1972—the first <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> to win the office in decades—the <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> majority in the General Assembly was compelled to raise the stature of the office of the lieutenant governor, which was held by Democrat <a href="/wiki/Jim_Hunt" title="Jim Hunt">Jim Hunt</a>. It raised the job's salary from $5,000 to $30,000 per year, increased the office operating budget, and expanded its staff from two to five.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECoble1989158_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECoble1989158-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>From 1868 to 1977, the lieutenant governor and the governor were limited to standalone four-year terms. In 1977, the state constitution was amended to allow both the governor and the lieutenant governor to serve two consecutive terms.<sup id="cite_ref-about_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-about-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/James_C._Green" title="James C. Green">James C. Green</a>, who served from 1977 to 1985, was the first lieutenant governor to serve consecutive terms.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECoble1989159_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECoble1989159-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTENorth_Carolina_Manual2011161–162_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTENorth_Carolina_Manual2011161–162-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The office's political prominence increased over the years following the succession amendment and the legislature continued to expand its powers.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECoble1989159–160_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECoble1989159–160-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Green led the Senate in an effort at the onset of his term to make the lieutenant governor the <i>ex officio</i> chair of the State Board of Education by law, directly challenging the authority of Hunt, who had since become governor and was responsible for recommending the board's chair. The proposal was ultimately defeated in the <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_House_of_Representatives" title="North Carolina House of Representatives">House of Representatives</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAdamsBostic19822_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAdamsBostic19822-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Despite this, the legislature granted the lieutenant governor automatic membership on several state boards and significant appointment responsibilities.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAdamsBostic19823–4_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAdamsBostic19823–4-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By 1982, North Carolina had one of the most powerful lieutenant governorships in the country.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAdamsBostic19825_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAdamsBostic19825-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By 1989, the lieutenant governor was responsible for 195 appointments to 87 state boards (106 of these were subject to legislative confirmation).<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECoble1989159–160_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECoble1989159–160-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Despite this, the officials experienced mistrust from the Senate and faced several unsuccessful attempts to strip them of their appointive powers.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECoble1989160–161_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECoble1989160–161-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAdamsBostic19827_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAdamsBostic19827-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> From 1985 to 1989, Democrat <a href="/wiki/Robert_B._Jordan" title="Robert B. Jordan">Robert B. Jordan</a> served as lieutenant governor while Republican <a href="/wiki/James_G._Martin" title="James G. Martin">James G. Martin</a> served as governor, making him the <i>de facto</i> leader of the <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Democratic_Party" title="North Carolina Democratic Party">North Carolina Democratic Party</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECoble1989161_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECoble1989161-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Upon Republican <a href="/wiki/Jim_Gardner_(politician)" title="Jim Gardner (politician)">Jim Gardner</a>'s assumption of lieutenant gubernatorial office in 1989, Democrats in the Senate modified the body's rules, stripping the office of its powers to appoint committees in that house and assign bills to its committees.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECoble1989156,_162_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECoble1989156,_162-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFleer1994117–118_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFleer1994117–118-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During Gardner's tenure, the office's staff was further expanded.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFleer1994117_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFleer1994117-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1997 the General Assembly debated modifying the constitution to provide for the election of the lieutenant governor on a joint <a href="/wiki/Ticket_(election)" title="Ticket (election)">ticket</a> with the governor or to have the office assume the responsibilities of the <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Secretary_of_State" title="North Carolina Secretary of State">North Carolina Secretary of State</a>, but these proposals did not move forward.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFleer2007276–277_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFleer2007276–277-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Another effort in 2015 to amend the constitution to provide for the office's joint ticket election with the governor failed.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Three lieutenant governors assumed the office of governor upon the death of the incumbent: <a href="/wiki/Curtis_H._Brogden" class="mw-redirect" title="Curtis H. Brogden">Curtis H. Brogden</a> in 1874, <a href="/wiki/Thomas_M._Holt" class="mw-redirect" title="Thomas M. Holt">Thomas M. Holt</a> in 1891, and <a href="/wiki/Luther_H._Hodges" title="Luther H. Hodges">Luther H. Hodges</a> in 1954. <a href="/wiki/Tod_R._Caldwell" class="mw-redirect" title="Tod R. Caldwell">Tod R. Caldwell</a> in 1870 assumed the office upon the previous governor's impeachment and removal, and <a href="/wiki/Thomas_J._Jarvis" title="Thomas J. Jarvis">Thomas J. Jarvis</a> assumed it in 1879 upon the incumbent's resignation.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECoble1989165_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECoble1989165-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Historically, the lieutenant governorship was often sought by veteran state legislators as a final prestigious accomplishment for their careers. With the shift away from legislative duties after the 1970s, the office became increasingly used as a means to enhance incumbents' bids for higher office;<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFleer2007106_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFleer2007106-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> lieutenant governors have often run for governor, but few have been successful.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFleer2007276_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFleer2007276-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-kickler_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kickler-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Bev_Perdue" title="Bev Perdue">Bev Perdue</a> was the first woman to serve as lieutenant governor,<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while <a href="/wiki/Mark_Robinson_(American_politician)" title="Mark Robinson (American politician)">Mark Robinson</a> was the first black person to ever be elected to the office.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was sworn in on January 9, 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-wxii_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wxii-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Election">Election</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lieutenant_Governor_of_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Election"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As with other state officials, only qualified voters in North Carolina are eligible to be elected lieutenant governor. Unlike most other candidates, who must be at least 21 years of age, any potential lieutenant governor—like the governor—must be at least 30 years of age.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEOrthNewby2013164,_166_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEOrthNewby2013164,_166-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They must also have been a <a href="/wiki/Citizenship_of_the_United_States" title="Citizenship of the United States">citizen</a> of the United States for at least five years and a resident of North Carolina for at least two years preceding election. Like the governor, the lieutenant governor is elected every four years thereafter, but is elected on their own ticket.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEOrthNewby2013113–114_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEOrthNewby2013113–114-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Contested elections for the office of lieutenant governor are resolved by a majority vote of the General Assembly.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Their term of office begins on January 1 following their election.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEOrthNewby2013113_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEOrthNewby2013113-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They serve for a four-year term and until their successor has assumed office.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEOrthNewby2013113–114,_167–168_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEOrthNewby2013113–114,_167–168-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The lieutenant governor is limited to serving two consecutive terms in office, with no limits on nonconsecutive terms.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEOrthNewby2013114_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEOrthNewby2013114-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Powers,_duties,_and_structure"><span id="Powers.2C_duties.2C_and_structure"></span>Powers, duties, and structure</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lieutenant_Governor_of_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Powers, duties, and structure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Hawkins-Hartness_House,_Raleigh,_NC_(28221581198).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Hawkins-Hartness_House%2C_Raleigh%2C_NC_%2828221581198%29.jpg/220px-Hawkins-Hartness_House%2C_Raleigh%2C_NC_%2828221581198%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Hawkins-Hartness_House%2C_Raleigh%2C_NC_%2828221581198%29.jpg/330px-Hawkins-Hartness_House%2C_Raleigh%2C_NC_%2828221581198%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Hawkins-Hartness_House%2C_Raleigh%2C_NC_%2828221581198%29.jpg/440px-Hawkins-Hartness_House%2C_Raleigh%2C_NC_%2828221581198%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2448" /></a><figcaption>The lieutenant governor's office is located in the <a href="/wiki/Hawkins-Hartness_House" title="Hawkins-Hartness House">Hawkins-Hartness House</a> (pictured) in Raleigh.</figcaption></figure> <p>The lieutenant governor is the only officer in North Carolina vested with responsibilities in both the executive and legislative branches of state government.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTENorth_Carolina_Manual2011159_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTENorth_Carolina_Manual2011159-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The constitution designates the lieutenant governor the President of the Senate.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEOrthNewby2013122_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEOrthNewby2013122-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In this capacity they direct the debate on bills and maintain order in that house,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTENorth_Carolina_Manual2011159_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTENorth_Carolina_Manual2011159-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but have little influence over its workflow.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They cannot cast a vote in the Senate except to break ties.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEOrthNewby201399,_122_45-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEOrthNewby201399,_122-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the event of a gubernatorial vacancy, the constitution requires the lieutenant governor to assume the governorship. If the governor is temporarily incapacitated or absent, the lieutenant governor is to serve as acting governor.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEOrthNewby2013122_42-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEOrthNewby2013122-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the event the governor-elect fails to qualify for their office, the lieutenant governor-elect becomes governor.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEOrthNewby2013114_41-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEOrthNewby2013114-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The constitution makes the lieutenant governor <i>ex offico</i> a member of the <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Board_of_Education" class="mw-redirect" title="North Carolina Board of Education">North Carolina Board of Education</a><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEOrthNewby2013122_42-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEOrthNewby2013122-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and one of the ten state officers who comprise the Council of State.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEOrthNewby2013125_48-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEOrthNewby2013125-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They are also <i>ex officio</i> a member of the North Carolina Capital Planning Commission, the State Board of <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Community_College_System" title="North Carolina Community College System">Community Colleges</a>, the State Board of Economic Development,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTENorth_Carolina_Manual2011159_8-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTENorth_Carolina_Manual2011159-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the chair of the Energy Policy Council.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They have the power to appoint some members of other executive state boards,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECooperKnotts2012145_50-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECooperKnotts2012145-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> though state law does not grant them the power to create their own official boards.<sup id="cite_ref-billmantaskforce_51-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-billmantaskforce-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The constitution allows the governor and General Assembly to assign the lieutenant governor additional duties.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEOrthNewby2013122_42-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEOrthNewby2013122-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> State law empowers the lieutenant governor to oversee the awarding of the North Carolina Medal of Valor for law enforcement officers.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The lieutenant governor's office is located in the <a href="/wiki/Hawkins-Hartness_House" title="Hawkins-Hartness House">Hawkins-Hartness House</a> on Blount Street in Raleigh.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They also have an office in the <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_State_Legislative_Building" title="North Carolina State Legislative Building">North Carolina State Legislative Building</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They retain a staff to assist in carrying out their functions.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTENorth_Carolina_Manual2011159_8-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTENorth_Carolina_Manual2011159-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of January 2024, the office has nine employees retained under the terms of the State Human Resources Act.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They are provided with a security detail supplied by the <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Highway_Patrol" class="mw-redirect" title="North Carolina Highway Patrol">North Carolina Highway Patrol</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As with all Council of State officers, the lieutenant governor's salary is fixed by the General Assembly and cannot be reduced during their term of office.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEOrthNewby2013122,_125_59-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEOrthNewby2013122,_125-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2023, the lieutenant governor's annual salary was $157,403.<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Removal_and_vacancies">Removal and vacancies</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lieutenant_Governor_of_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Removal and vacancies"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Unlike with other officers on the Council of State, the governor of North Carolina cannot appoint an interim officer in the event the lieutenant governor's office becomes vacant. In such an instance, the lieutenant governor's role in the Senate is assumed by the <a href="/wiki/President_pro_tempore_of_the_North_Carolina_Senate" title="President pro tempore of the North Carolina Senate">president pro tempore</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEOrthNewby2013124_61-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEOrthNewby2013124-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the event that the lieutenant governor is <a href="/wiki/Impeachment_in_the_United_States" title="Impeachment in the United States">impeached</a> by the <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_House_of_Representatives" title="North Carolina House of Representatives">North Carolina House of Representatives</a>, the chief justice of the <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Supreme_Court" title="North Carolina Supreme Court">North Carolina Supreme Court</a> presides over the court of impeachment, composed at minimum of a majority of the members of the State Senate. A two-thirds affirmative vote of the senators present constitutes a conviction and thus removal and future disqualification from holding office.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEOrthNewby2013129_62-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEOrthNewby2013129-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Avenues for removing the lieutenant governor from office in circumstances other than impeachment—such as a lack of physical or mental capacity—may be determined by law.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEOrthNewby2013129–130_63-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEOrthNewby2013129–130-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_lieutenant_governors"><span class="anchor" id="List"></span>List of lieutenant governors</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lieutenant_Governor_of_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: List of lieutenant governors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt>Parties</dt></dl> <p><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><span class="legend nowrap"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="border: 1px solid #AAAAAA;background-color:#B0CEFF; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> (30)</span> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend nowrap"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="border: 1px solid #AAAAAA;background-color:#FFB6B6; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> (6)</span> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th>#</th> <th>Image</th> <th>Lieutenant governor</th> <th>Term of office</th> <th>Political party</th> <th>Governor(s) </th></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td>1</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Tod_Caldwell.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Tod_Caldwell.jpg/100px-Tod_Caldwell.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="139" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Tod_Caldwell.jpg/150px-Tod_Caldwell.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Tod_Caldwell.jpg/200px-Tod_Caldwell.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1334" data-file-height="1851" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tod_Robinson_Caldwell" title="Tod Robinson Caldwell">Tod R. Caldwell</a></td> <td>1868–1870<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTENorth_Carolina_Manual2011161_64-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTENorth_Carolina_Manual2011161-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>Republican</td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_W._Holden" class="mw-redirect" title="William W. Holden">William W. Holden</a> (R) </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="5" align="center">Office vacant 1870–1873 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td>2</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Curtis_Hooks_Brogden_(1816-1901)_portrait.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Curtis_Hooks_Brogden_%281816-1901%29_portrait.jpg/100px-Curtis_Hooks_Brogden_%281816-1901%29_portrait.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Curtis_Hooks_Brogden_%281816-1901%29_portrait.jpg/150px-Curtis_Hooks_Brogden_%281816-1901%29_portrait.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Curtis_Hooks_Brogden_%281816-1901%29_portrait.jpg/200px-Curtis_Hooks_Brogden_%281816-1901%29_portrait.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1427" data-file-height="2100" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Curtis_H._Brogden" class="mw-redirect" title="Curtis H. Brogden">Curtis H. Brogden</a></td> <td>1873–1874<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTENorth_Carolina_Manual2011161_64-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTENorth_Carolina_Manual2011161-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>Republican</td> <td>Tod R. Caldwell (R) </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="5" align="center">Office vacant 1874–1877 </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>3</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Thomas_Jordan_Jarvis.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Thomas_Jordan_Jarvis.jpg/100px-Thomas_Jordan_Jarvis.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="129" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Thomas_Jordan_Jarvis.jpg/150px-Thomas_Jordan_Jarvis.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Thomas_Jordan_Jarvis.jpg/200px-Thomas_Jordan_Jarvis.jpg 2x" data-file-width="710" data-file-height="913" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Thomas_J._Jarvis" title="Thomas J. Jarvis">Thomas J. Jarvis</a></td> <td>1877–1879<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTENorth_Carolina_Manual2011161_64-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTENorth_Carolina_Manual2011161-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Zebulon_B._Vance" class="mw-redirect" title="Zebulon B. Vance">Zebulon B. Vance</a> (D) </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="5" align="center">Office vacant 1879–1881 </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>4</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:James_L_Robinson.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/James_L_Robinson.jpg/100px-James_L_Robinson.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/James_L_Robinson.jpg/150px-James_L_Robinson.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/James_L_Robinson.jpg/200px-James_L_Robinson.jpg 2x" data-file-width="732" data-file-height="915" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/James_L._Robinson" title="James L. Robinson">James L. Robinson</a></td> <td>1881–1885<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTENorth_Carolina_Manual2011161_64-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTENorth_Carolina_Manual2011161-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>Democratic</td> <td>Thomas J. Jarvis (D) </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>5</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Charles_M_Stedman.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Charles_M_Stedman.jpg/100px-Charles_M_Stedman.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Charles_M_Stedman.jpg/150px-Charles_M_Stedman.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Charles_M_Stedman.jpg/200px-Charles_M_Stedman.jpg 2x" data-file-width="764" data-file-height="955" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Charles_M._Stedman" class="mw-redirect" title="Charles M. Stedman">Charles M. Stedman</a></td> <td>1885–1889<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTENorth_Carolina_Manual2011161_64-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTENorth_Carolina_Manual2011161-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>Democratic</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alfred_Moore_Scales" title="Alfred Moore Scales">Alfred Moore Scales</a> (D) </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>6</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Thomas_Michael_Holt_Governor_of_North_Carolina.jpeg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Thomas_Michael_Holt_Governor_of_North_Carolina.jpeg/100px-Thomas_Michael_Holt_Governor_of_North_Carolina.jpeg" decoding="async" width="100" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Thomas_Michael_Holt_Governor_of_North_Carolina.jpeg/150px-Thomas_Michael_Holt_Governor_of_North_Carolina.jpeg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Thomas_Michael_Holt_Governor_of_North_Carolina.jpeg/200px-Thomas_Michael_Holt_Governor_of_North_Carolina.jpeg 2x" data-file-width="376" data-file-height="451" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Thomas_M._Holt" class="mw-redirect" title="Thomas M. Holt">Thomas M. Holt</a></td> <td>1889–1891<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTENorth_Carolina_Manual2011161_64-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTENorth_Carolina_Manual2011161-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>Democratic</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Gould_Fowle" title="Daniel Gould Fowle">Daniel Gould Fowle</a> (D) </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="5" align="center">Office vacant 1891–1893 </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>7</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Rufus_Doughton.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Rufus_Doughton.jpg/100px-Rufus_Doughton.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="132" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Rufus_Doughton.jpg/150px-Rufus_Doughton.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Rufus_Doughton.jpg/200px-Rufus_Doughton.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3687" data-file-height="4875" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rufus_A._Doughton" title="Rufus A. Doughton">Rufus A. Doughton</a></td> <td>1893–1897<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTENorth_Carolina_Manual2011161_64-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTENorth_Carolina_Manual2011161-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>Democratic</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Elias_Carr" title="Elias Carr">Elias Carr</a> (D) </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td>8</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Charles_A._Reynolds.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Charles_A._Reynolds.png/100px-Charles_A._Reynolds.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="107" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Charles_A._Reynolds.png/150px-Charles_A._Reynolds.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Charles_A._Reynolds.png/200px-Charles_A._Reynolds.png 2x" data-file-width="333" data-file-height="355" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Charles_A._Reynolds" title="Charles A. Reynolds">Charles A. Reynolds</a></td> <td>1897–1901<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTENorth_Carolina_Manual2011161_64-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTENorth_Carolina_Manual2011161-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>Republican</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Lindsay_Russell" title="Daniel Lindsay Russell">Daniel Lindsay Russell</a> (R) </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>9</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:W._D._Turner.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/W._D._Turner.jpg/100px-W._D._Turner.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="135" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/W._D._Turner.jpg/150px-W._D._Turner.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/W._D._Turner.jpg/200px-W._D._Turner.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4271" data-file-height="5763" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wilfred_D._Turner" title="Wilfred D. Turner">Wilfred D. Turner</a></td> <td>1901–1905<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTENorth_Carolina_Manual2011161_64-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTENorth_Carolina_Manual2011161-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>Democratic</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Charles_Brantley_Aycock" title="Charles Brantley Aycock">Charles Brantley Aycock</a> (D) </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>10</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Francis_D._Winston.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Francis_D._Winston.jpg/100px-Francis_D._Winston.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Francis_D._Winston.jpg/150px-Francis_D._Winston.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Francis_D._Winston.jpg/200px-Francis_D._Winston.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3808" data-file-height="5700" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Francis_D._Winston" title="Francis D. Winston">Francis D. Winston</a></td> <td>1905–1909<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTENorth_Carolina_Manual2011161_64-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTENorth_Carolina_Manual2011161-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>Democratic</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_Broadnax_Glenn" title="Robert Broadnax Glenn">Robert Broadnax Glenn</a> (D) </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>11</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:William_C._Newland.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/William_C._Newland.jpg/100px-William_C._Newland.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="143" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/William_C._Newland.jpg/150px-William_C._Newland.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/William_C._Newland.jpg/200px-William_C._Newland.jpg 2x" data-file-width="530" data-file-height="760" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_C._Newland" title="William C. Newland">William C. Newland</a></td> <td>1909–1913<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTENorth_Carolina_Manual2011161_64-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTENorth_Carolina_Manual2011161-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>Democratic</td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Walton_Kitchin" title="William Walton Kitchin">William Walton Kitchin</a> (D) </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>12</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Elijah_Longstreet_Daughtridge.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Elijah_Longstreet_Daughtridge.png/100px-Elijah_Longstreet_Daughtridge.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="106" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Elijah_Longstreet_Daughtridge.png/150px-Elijah_Longstreet_Daughtridge.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Elijah_Longstreet_Daughtridge.png/200px-Elijah_Longstreet_Daughtridge.png 2x" data-file-width="333" data-file-height="354" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Elijah_L._Daughtridge" title="Elijah L. Daughtridge">Elijah L. Daughtridge</a></td> <td>1913–1917<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTENorth_Carolina_Manual2011161_64-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTENorth_Carolina_Manual2011161-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>Democratic</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Locke_Craig" title="Locke Craig">Locke Craig</a> (D) </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>13</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:O._Max_Gardner,_1916.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/O._Max_Gardner%2C_1916.png/100px-O._Max_Gardner%2C_1916.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="197" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/O._Max_Gardner%2C_1916.png/150px-O._Max_Gardner%2C_1916.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/O._Max_Gardner%2C_1916.png/200px-O._Max_Gardner%2C_1916.png 2x" data-file-width="318" data-file-height="626" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oliver_Max_Gardner" title="Oliver Max Gardner">Oliver Max Gardner</a></td> <td>1917–1921<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTENorth_Carolina_Manual2011161_64-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTENorth_Carolina_Manual2011161-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>Democratic</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Walter_Bickett" title="Thomas Walter Bickett">Thomas Walter Bickett</a> (D) </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>14</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:William_Bryant_Cooper.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/William_Bryant_Cooper.jpg/100px-William_Bryant_Cooper.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="155" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/William_Bryant_Cooper.jpg/150px-William_Bryant_Cooper.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/William_Bryant_Cooper.jpg/200px-William_Bryant_Cooper.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3576" data-file-height="5543" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_B._Cooper_(NC_politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="William B. Cooper (NC politician)">William B. Cooper</a></td> <td>1921–1925<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTENorth_Carolina_Manual2011161_64-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTENorth_Carolina_Manual2011161-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>Democratic</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cameron_A._Morrison" title="Cameron A. Morrison">Cameron A. Morrison</a> (D) </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>15</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:J._Elmer_Long.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/J._Elmer_Long.jpg/100px-J._Elmer_Long.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="142" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/J._Elmer_Long.jpg/150px-J._Elmer_Long.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/J._Elmer_Long.jpg/200px-J._Elmer_Long.jpg 2x" data-file-width="344" data-file-height="489" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/J._Elmer_Long" title="J. Elmer Long">J. Elmer Long</a></td> <td>1925–1929<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTENorth_Carolina_Manual2011161_64-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTENorth_Carolina_Manual2011161-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>Democratic</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Angus_Wilton_McLean" title="Angus Wilton McLean">Angus Wilton McLean</a> (D) </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>16</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Richard_Fountain.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Richard_Fountain.jpg/100px-Richard_Fountain.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="140" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Richard_Fountain.jpg/150px-Richard_Fountain.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Richard_Fountain.jpg/200px-Richard_Fountain.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4163" data-file-height="5810" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_T._Fountain" title="Richard T. Fountain">Richard T. Fountain</a></td> <td>1929–1933<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTENorth_Carolina_Manual2011161_64-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTENorth_Carolina_Manual2011161-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>Democratic</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oliver_Max_Gardner" title="Oliver Max Gardner">Oliver Max Gardner</a> (D) </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>17</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Alexander_H._Graham.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Alexander_H._Graham.jpg/100px-Alexander_H._Graham.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="144" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Alexander_H._Graham.jpg/150px-Alexander_H._Graham.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d9/Alexander_H._Graham.jpg 2x" data-file-width="158" data-file-height="228" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alexander_H._Graham" title="Alexander H. Graham">Alexander H. Graham</a></td> <td>1933–1937<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTENorth_Carolina_Manual2011161_64-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTENorth_Carolina_Manual2011161-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>Democratic</td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_C._B._Ehringhaus" title="John C. B. Ehringhaus">John C. B. Ehringhaus</a> (D) </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>18</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Wilkins_P._Horton,_NC_Lieutenant_Governor,_1939_(8493473582)_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Wilkins_P._Horton%2C_NC_Lieutenant_Governor%2C_1939_%288493473582%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-Wilkins_P._Horton%2C_NC_Lieutenant_Governor%2C_1939_%288493473582%29_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Wilkins_P._Horton%2C_NC_Lieutenant_Governor%2C_1939_%288493473582%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Wilkins_P._Horton%2C_NC_Lieutenant_Governor%2C_1939_%288493473582%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Wilkins_P._Horton%2C_NC_Lieutenant_Governor%2C_1939_%288493473582%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-Wilkins_P._Horton%2C_NC_Lieutenant_Governor%2C_1939_%288493473582%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1591" data-file-height="2121" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wilkins_P._Horton" title="Wilkins P. Horton">Wilkins P. Horton</a></td> <td>1937–1941<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTENorth_Carolina_Manual2011161_64-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTENorth_Carolina_Manual2011161-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>Democratic</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Clyde_R._Hoey" title="Clyde R. Hoey">Clyde R. Hoey</a> (D) </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>19</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Reginald_L._Harris.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Reginald_L._Harris.jpg/100px-Reginald_L._Harris.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="160" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Reginald_L._Harris.jpg/150px-Reginald_L._Harris.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Reginald_L._Harris.jpg/200px-Reginald_L._Harris.jpg 2x" data-file-width="898" data-file-height="1436" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Reginald_L._Harris" title="Reginald L. Harris">Reginald L. Harris</a></td> <td>1941–1945<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTENorth_Carolina_Manual2011161_64-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTENorth_Carolina_Manual2011161-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>Democratic</td> <td><a href="/wiki/J._Melville_Broughton" title="J. Melville Broughton">J. Melville Broughton</a> (D) </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>20</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lynton_Y._Ballentine_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b8/Lynton_Y._Ballentine_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="131" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="80" data-file-height="105" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lynton_Y._Ballentine" title="Lynton Y. Ballentine">Lynton Y. Ballentine</a></td> <td>1945–1949<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTENorth_Carolina_Manual2011161_64-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTENorth_Carolina_Manual2011161-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>Democratic</td> <td><a href="/wiki/R._Gregg_Cherry" title="R. Gregg Cherry">R. Gregg Cherry</a> (D) </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>21</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Hoyt_Patrick_Taylor_Sr._cropped.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Hoyt_Patrick_Taylor_Sr._cropped.jpg/100px-Hoyt_Patrick_Taylor_Sr._cropped.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="140" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Hoyt_Patrick_Taylor_Sr._cropped.jpg/150px-Hoyt_Patrick_Taylor_Sr._cropped.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Hoyt_Patrick_Taylor_Sr._cropped.jpg/200px-Hoyt_Patrick_Taylor_Sr._cropped.jpg 2x" data-file-width="391" data-file-height="547" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hoyt_Patrick_Taylor" title="Hoyt Patrick Taylor">Hoyt Patrick Taylor</a></td> <td>1949–1953<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTENorth_Carolina_Manual2011161_64-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTENorth_Carolina_Manual2011161-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>Democratic</td> <td><a href="/wiki/W._Kerr_Scott" title="W. Kerr Scott">W. Kerr Scott</a> (D) </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>22</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:N_85_29_L_Hodges-Bill_Friday-Bob_House_56_(8080601640)_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/N_85_29_L_Hodges-Bill_Friday-Bob_House_56_%288080601640%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-N_85_29_L_Hodges-Bill_Friday-Bob_House_56_%288080601640%29_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="145" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/N_85_29_L_Hodges-Bill_Friday-Bob_House_56_%288080601640%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-N_85_29_L_Hodges-Bill_Friday-Bob_House_56_%288080601640%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/N_85_29_L_Hodges-Bill_Friday-Bob_House_56_%288080601640%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-N_85_29_L_Hodges-Bill_Friday-Bob_House_56_%288080601640%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="229" data-file-height="331" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Luther_H._Hodges" title="Luther H. Hodges">Luther H. Hodges</a></td> <td>1953–1954<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTENorth_Carolina_Manual2011161_64-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTENorth_Carolina_Manual2011161-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>Democratic</td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_B._Umstead" title="William B. Umstead">William B. Umstead</a> (D) </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="5" align="center">Office vacant 1954–1957 </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>23</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Luther_Barnhardt.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Luther_Barnhardt.jpg/100px-Luther_Barnhardt.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="126" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Luther_Barnhardt.jpg/150px-Luther_Barnhardt.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Luther_Barnhardt.jpg/200px-Luther_Barnhardt.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4628" data-file-height="5851" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Luther_E._Barnhardt" title="Luther E. Barnhardt">Luther E. Barnhardt</a></td> <td>1957–1961<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTENorth_Carolina_Manual2011161_64-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTENorth_Carolina_Manual2011161-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>Democratic</td> <td>Luther H. Hodges (D) </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>24</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Harvey_Cloyd_Philpott.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Harvey_Cloyd_Philpott.jpg/100px-Harvey_Cloyd_Philpott.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="137" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Harvey_Cloyd_Philpott.jpg/150px-Harvey_Cloyd_Philpott.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Harvey_Cloyd_Philpott.jpg/200px-Harvey_Cloyd_Philpott.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3546" data-file-height="4845" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Harvey_Cloyd_Philpott" title="Harvey Cloyd Philpott">Harvey Cloyd Philpott</a></td> <td>1961<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTENorth_Carolina_Manual2011161–162_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTENorth_Carolina_Manual2011161–162-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>Democratic</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Terry_Sanford" title="Terry Sanford">Terry Sanford</a> (D) </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="5" align="center">Office vacant 1961–1965 </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>25</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Robert_W._Scott_official_photo_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Robert_W._Scott_official_photo_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-Robert_W._Scott_official_photo_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="140" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Robert_W._Scott_official_photo_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Robert_W._Scott_official_photo_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Robert_W._Scott_official_photo_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-Robert_W._Scott_official_photo_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="700" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_W._Scott" title="Robert W. Scott">Robert W. Scott</a></td> <td>1965–1969<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTENorth_Carolina_Manual2011161_64-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTENorth_Carolina_Manual2011161-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>Democratic</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dan_K._Moore" title="Dan K. Moore">Dan K. Moore</a> (D) </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>26</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Hoyt_Patrick_Taylor.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Hoyt_Patrick_Taylor.jpg/100px-Hoyt_Patrick_Taylor.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Hoyt_Patrick_Taylor.jpg/150px-Hoyt_Patrick_Taylor.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Hoyt_Patrick_Taylor.jpg/200px-Hoyt_Patrick_Taylor.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6000" data-file-height="7486" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hoyt_Patrick_Taylor_Jr." title="Hoyt Patrick Taylor Jr.">Hoyt Patrick Taylor Jr.</a></td> <td>1969–1973<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTENorth_Carolina_Manual2011161_64-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTENorth_Carolina_Manual2011161-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>Democratic</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_W._Scott" title="Robert W. Scott">Robert W. Scott</a> (D) </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>27</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Jim_Hunt_as_Lieutenant_Governor.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Jim_Hunt_as_Lieutenant_Governor.jpg/100px-Jim_Hunt_as_Lieutenant_Governor.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="137" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Jim_Hunt_as_Lieutenant_Governor.jpg/150px-Jim_Hunt_as_Lieutenant_Governor.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Jim_Hunt_as_Lieutenant_Governor.jpg/200px-Jim_Hunt_as_Lieutenant_Governor.jpg 2x" data-file-width="227" data-file-height="310" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jim_Hunt" title="Jim Hunt">Jim Hunt</a></td> <td>1973–1977<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTENorth_Carolina_Manual2011161_64-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTENorth_Carolina_Manual2011161-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>Democratic</td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><a href="/wiki/James_Holshouser" title="James Holshouser">James Holshouser</a> (R) </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>28</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:James_C._Green,_1971.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/James_C._Green%2C_1971.jpg/100px-James_C._Green%2C_1971.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="137" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/James_C._Green%2C_1971.jpg/150px-James_C._Green%2C_1971.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/James_C._Green%2C_1971.jpg/200px-James_C._Green%2C_1971.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3592" data-file-height="4932" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/James_C._Green" title="James C. Green">James C. Green</a></td> <td>1977–1985<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTENorth_Carolina_Manual2011161_64-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTENorth_Carolina_Manual2011161-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>Democratic</td> <td>Jim Hunt (D) </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>29</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Robert_B._Jordan_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Robert_B._Jordan_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-Robert_B._Jordan_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="129" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Robert_B._Jordan_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Robert_B._Jordan_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Robert_B._Jordan_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-Robert_B._Jordan_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1043" data-file-height="1343" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_B._Jordan" title="Robert B. Jordan">Robert B. Jordan</a></td> <td>1985–1989<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTENorth_Carolina_Manual2011161_64-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTENorth_Carolina_Manual2011161-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>Democratic</td> <td rowspan="2;" style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><a href="/wiki/James_G._Martin" title="James G. Martin">James G. Martin</a> (R) </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td>30</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Jim_Gardner.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Jim_Gardner.jpg/100px-Jim_Gardner.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="128" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Jim_Gardner.jpg/150px-Jim_Gardner.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Jim_Gardner.jpg/200px-Jim_Gardner.jpg 2x" data-file-width="627" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jim_Gardner_(politician)" title="Jim Gardner (politician)">Jim Gardner</a></td> <td>1989–1993<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTENorth_Carolina_Manual2011161_64-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTENorth_Carolina_Manual2011161-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>Republican </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>31</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Dennis_Wicker_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Dennis_Wicker_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-Dennis_Wicker_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="119" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Dennis_Wicker_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Dennis_Wicker_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Dennis_Wicker_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-Dennis_Wicker_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1432" data-file-height="1697" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dennis_A._Wicker" title="Dennis A. Wicker">Dennis Wicker</a></td> <td>1993–2001<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTENorth_Carolina_Manual2011162_65-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTENorth_Carolina_Manual2011162-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>Democratic</td> <td>Jim Hunt (D) </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>32</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Beverly_Perdue_official_photo.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Beverly_Perdue_official_photo.jpg/100px-Beverly_Perdue_official_photo.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="121" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Beverly_Perdue_official_photo.jpg/150px-Beverly_Perdue_official_photo.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Beverly_Perdue_official_photo.jpg/200px-Beverly_Perdue_official_photo.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1906" data-file-height="2303" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bev_Perdue" title="Bev Perdue">Bev Perdue</a></td> <td>2001–2009<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTENorth_Carolina_Manual2011162_65-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTENorth_Carolina_Manual2011162-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>Democratic</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mike_Easley" title="Mike Easley">Mike Easley</a> (D) </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>33</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Walter_Dalton.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Walter_Dalton.jpg/100px-Walter_Dalton.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="122" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Walter_Dalton.jpg/150px-Walter_Dalton.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Walter_Dalton.jpg/200px-Walter_Dalton.jpg 2x" data-file-width="748" data-file-height="915" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Walter_H._Dalton" title="Walter H. Dalton">Walter Dalton</a></td> <td>2009–2013<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>Democratic</td> <td>Bev Perdue (D) </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td rowspan="2">34</td> <td rowspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Dan_Forest_-_Flag_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Dan_Forest_-_Flag_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-Dan_Forest_-_Flag_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="143" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Dan_Forest_-_Flag_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Dan_Forest_-_Flag_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Dan_Forest_-_Flag_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-Dan_Forest_-_Flag_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="646" data-file-height="922" /></a></span></td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Dan_Forest" title="Dan Forest">Dan Forest</a></td> <td rowspan="2">2013–2021<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td rowspan="2">Republican</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pat_McCrory" title="Pat McCrory">Pat McCrory</a> (R)<br />(2013–2017) </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/Roy_Cooper" title="Roy Cooper">Roy Cooper</a> (D)<br />(2017–2021) </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td>35</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:NC_Lt_Gov_Mark_Robinson_2022_(cropped).png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/NC_Lt_Gov_Mark_Robinson_2022_%28cropped%29.png/100px-NC_Lt_Gov_Mark_Robinson_2022_%28cropped%29.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/NC_Lt_Gov_Mark_Robinson_2022_%28cropped%29.png/150px-NC_Lt_Gov_Mark_Robinson_2022_%28cropped%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/NC_Lt_Gov_Mark_Robinson_2022_%28cropped%29.png/200px-NC_Lt_Gov_Mark_Robinson_2022_%28cropped%29.png 2x" data-file-width="342" data-file-height="456" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mark_Robinson_(American_politician)" title="Mark Robinson (American politician)">Mark Robinson</a></td> <td>2021–2025<sup id="cite_ref-wxii_35-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wxii-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>Republican</td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Roy Cooper (D) </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>36</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Senator_Rachel_Hunt_2023-25_Legislative_Portrait_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Senator_Rachel_Hunt_2023-25_Legislative_Portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-Senator_Rachel_Hunt_2023-25_Legislative_Portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Senator_Rachel_Hunt_2023-25_Legislative_Portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Senator_Rachel_Hunt_2023-25_Legislative_Portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Senator_Rachel_Hunt_2023-25_Legislative_Portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-Senator_Rachel_Hunt_2023-25_Legislative_Portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="1500" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rachel_Hunt" title="Rachel Hunt">Rachel Hunt</a> (elect)</td> <td>2025–</td> <td>Democratic</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Josh_Stein" title="Josh Stein">Josh Stein</a> (D) (elect) </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lieutenant_Governor_of_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output 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North Carolina concerning the lieutenant governor's role when the governor is absent from the state. Legal analysts disagree over the applicability of succession in the circumstances of travel in recent years, as the governor may be able to maintain contact their subordinates while away from the state.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lieutenant_Governor_of_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-kickler-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-kickler_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-kickler_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFKickler2007" class="citation web cs1">Kickler, Troy L. 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href="/wiki/Climate_of_North_Carolina" title="Climate of North Carolina">Climate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_North_Carolina" title="Geography of North Carolina">Geography</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Lakes_of_North_Carolina" title="Category:Lakes of North Carolina">lakes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Reservoirs_in_North_Carolina" title="Category:Reservoirs in North Carolina">reserviors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_rivers_of_North_Carolina" title="List of rivers of North Carolina">rivers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_North_Carolina_state_parks" title="List of North Carolina state parks">state parks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wildlife_of_North_Carolina" title="Wildlife of North Carolina">wildlife</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_North_Carolina" title="History of North Carolina">History</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_North_Carolina" title="Province of North Carolina">colonial era</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_North_Carolina#American_Revolution" title="History of North Carolina">American Revolution</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_in_the_War_of_1812" title="North Carolina in the War of 1812">War of 1812</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_in_the_American_Civil_War" title="North Carolina in the American Civil War">Civil War</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Mass_media_in_North_Carolina" title="Category:Mass media in North Carolina">Mass media</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_newspapers_in_North_Carolina" title="List of newspapers in North Carolina">newspapers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_radio_stations_in_North_Carolina" title="List of radio stations in North Carolina">radio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_television_stations_in_North_Carolina" title="List of television stations in North Carolina">TV</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_people_from_North_Carolina" title="List of people from North Carolina">North Carolinians</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_North_Carolina" title="Politics of North Carolina">Politics</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Government_of_North_Carolina" title="Government of North Carolina">government</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Law_of_North_Carolina" title="Law of North Carolina">law</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_North_Carolina_state_symbols" title="List of North Carolina state symbols">Symbols</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Tourist_attractions_in_North_Carolina" title="Category:Tourist attractions in North Carolina">Tourist attractions</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Society</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Abortion_in_North_Carolina" title="Abortion in North Carolina">Abortion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Culture_of_North_Carolina" title="Culture of North Carolina">Culture</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Music_of_North_Carolina" title="Music of North Carolina">music</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sports_in_North_Carolina" title="Sports in North Carolina">sports</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Climate_change_in_North_Carolina" title="Climate change in North Carolina">Climate change</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crime_in_North_Carolina" title="Crime in North Carolina">Crime</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Demographics_of_North_Carolina" title="Demographics of North Carolina">Demographics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Economy_of_North_Carolina" title="Economy of North Carolina">Economy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina#Education" title="North Carolina">Education</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_North_Carolina" title="Elections in North Carolina">Elections</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gambling_in_North_Carolina" title="Gambling in North Carolina">Gambling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gun_laws_in_North_Carolina" title="Gun laws in North Carolina">Gun laws</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_North_Carolina" class="mw-redirect" title="LGBT rights in North Carolina">LGBT rights</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_regions_of_the_United_States#North_Carolina" title="List of regions of the United States">Regions</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Western_North_Carolina" title="Western North Carolina">Western</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Western_North_Carolina#Foothills" title="Western North Carolina">Foothills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_North_Carolina#High_Country" title="Western North Carolina">High Country</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_North_Carolina" title="Central North Carolina">Piedmont</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Charlotte_metropolitan_area" title="Charlotte metropolitan area">Metrolina (Charlotte)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Piedmont_Triad" title="Piedmont Triad">Piedmont Triad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Research_Triangle" title="Research Triangle">Triangle</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_North_Carolina" title="Eastern North Carolina">Eastern</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sandhills_(Carolina)" title="Sandhills (Carolina)">Sandhills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cape_Fear_(region)" title="Cape Fear (region)">Cape Fear</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crystal_Coast" title="Crystal Coast">Crystal Coast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inner_Banks" title="Inner Banks">Inner Banks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Outer_Banks" title="Outer Banks">Outer Banks</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_municipalities_in_North_Carolina#Largest_cities" title="List of municipalities in North Carolina">Largest cities</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cary,_North_Carolina" title="Cary, North Carolina">Cary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlotte,_North_Carolina" title="Charlotte, North Carolina">Charlotte</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Concord,_North_Carolina" title="Concord, North Carolina">Concord</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Durham,_North_Carolina" title="Durham, North Carolina">Durham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fayetteville,_North_Carolina" title="Fayetteville, North Carolina">Fayetteville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greensboro,_North_Carolina" title="Greensboro, North Carolina">Greensboro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/High_Point,_North_Carolina" title="High Point, North Carolina">High Point</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raleigh,_North_Carolina" title="Raleigh, North Carolina">Raleigh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wilmington,_North_Carolina" title="Wilmington, North Carolina">Wilmington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winston-Salem,_North_Carolina" title="Winston-Salem, North Carolina">Winston‑Salem</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_municipalities_in_North_Carolina#A" title="List of municipalities in North Carolina">Smaller cities</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Apex,_North_Carolina" title="Apex, North Carolina">Apex</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Asheboro,_North_Carolina" title="Asheboro, North Carolina">Asheboro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Asheville,_North_Carolina" title="Asheville, North Carolina">Asheville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burlington,_North_Carolina" title="Burlington, North Carolina">Burlington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carrboro,_North_Carolina" title="Carrboro, North Carolina">Carrboro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chapel_Hill,_North_Carolina" title="Chapel Hill, North Carolina">Chapel Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clayton,_North_Carolina" title="Clayton, North Carolina">Clayton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clemmons,_North_Carolina" title="Clemmons, North Carolina">Clemmons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cornelius,_North_Carolina" title="Cornelius, North Carolina">Cornelius</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fuquay-Varina,_North_Carolina" title="Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina">Fuquay-Varina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Garner,_North_Carolina" title="Garner, North Carolina">Garner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gastonia,_North_Carolina" title="Gastonia, North Carolina">Gastonia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Goldsboro,_North_Carolina" title="Goldsboro, North Carolina">Goldsboro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greenville,_North_Carolina" title="Greenville, North Carolina">Greenville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hickory,_North_Carolina" title="Hickory, North Carolina">Hickory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Holly_Springs,_North_Carolina" title="Holly Springs, North Carolina">Holly Springs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Huntersville,_North_Carolina" title="Huntersville, North Carolina">Huntersville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Trail,_North_Carolina" title="Indian Trail, North Carolina">Indian Trail</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jacksonville,_North_Carolina" title="Jacksonville, North Carolina">Jacksonville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kannapolis,_North_Carolina" title="Kannapolis, North Carolina">Kannapolis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kernersville,_North_Carolina" title="Kernersville, North Carolina">Kernersville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kinston,_North_Carolina" title="Kinston, North Carolina">Kinston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Knightdale,_North_Carolina" title="Knightdale, North Carolina">Knightdale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leland,_North_Carolina" title="Leland, North Carolina">Leland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lexington,_North_Carolina" title="Lexington, North Carolina">Lexington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matthews,_North_Carolina" title="Matthews, North Carolina">Matthews</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mint_Hill,_North_Carolina" title="Mint Hill, North Carolina">Mint Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monroe,_North_Carolina" title="Monroe, North Carolina">Monroe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mooresville,_North_Carolina" title="Mooresville, North Carolina">Mooresville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morrisville,_North_Carolina" title="Morrisville, North Carolina">Morrisville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Bern,_North_Carolina" title="New Bern, North Carolina">New Bern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rocky_Mount,_North_Carolina" title="Rocky Mount, North Carolina">Rocky Mount</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salisbury,_North_Carolina" title="Salisbury, North Carolina">Salisbury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sanford,_North_Carolina" title="Sanford, North Carolina">Sanford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shelby,_North_Carolina" title="Shelby, North Carolina">Shelby</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statesville,_North_Carolina" title="Statesville, North Carolina">Statesville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomasville,_North_Carolina" title="Thomasville, North Carolina">Thomasville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wake_Forest,_North_Carolina" title="Wake Forest, North Carolina">Wake Forest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waxhaw,_North_Carolina" title="Waxhaw, North Carolina">Waxhaw</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wilson,_North_Carolina" title="Wilson, North Carolina">Wilson</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:Towns_in_North_Carolina" title="Category:Towns in North Carolina">Major towns</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Albemarle,_North_Carolina" title="Albemarle, North Carolina">Albemarle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boone,_North_Carolina" title="Boone, North Carolina">Boone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eden,_North_Carolina" title="Eden, North Carolina">Eden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_City,_North_Carolina" title="Elizabeth City, North Carolina">Elizabeth City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Graham,_North_Carolina" title="Graham, North Carolina">Graham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harrisburg,_North_Carolina" title="Harrisburg, North Carolina">Harrisburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Havelock,_North_Carolina" title="Havelock, North Carolina">Havelock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henderson,_North_Carolina" title="Henderson, North Carolina">Henderson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hendersonville,_North_Carolina" title="Hendersonville, North Carolina">Hendersonville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hope_Mills,_North_Carolina" title="Hope Mills, North Carolina">Hope Mills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kings_Mountain,_North_Carolina" title="Kings Mountain, North Carolina">Kings Mountain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laurinburg,_North_Carolina" title="Laurinburg, North Carolina">Laurinburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lenoir,_North_Carolina" title="Lenoir, North Carolina">Lenoir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lewisville,_North_Carolina" title="Lewisville, North Carolina">Lewisville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lumberton,_North_Carolina" title="Lumberton, North Carolina">Lumberton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morganton,_North_Carolina" title="Morganton, North Carolina">Morganton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morehead_City,_North_Carolina" title="Morehead City, North Carolina">Morehead City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newton,_North_Carolina" title="Newton, North Carolina">Newton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reidsville,_North_Carolina" title="Reidsville, North Carolina">Reidsville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roanoke_Rapids,_North_Carolina" title="Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina">Roanoke Rapids</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Smithfield,_North_Carolina" title="Smithfield, North Carolina">Smithfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southern_Pines,_North_Carolina" title="Southern Pines, North Carolina">Southern Pines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tarboro,_North_Carolina" title="Tarboro, North Carolina">Tarboro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winterville,_North_Carolina" title="Winterville, North Carolina">Winterville</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_counties_in_North_Carolina" title="List of counties in North Carolina">Counties</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alamance_County,_North_Carolina" title="Alamance County, North Carolina">Alamance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alexander_County,_North_Carolina" title="Alexander County, North Carolina">Alexander</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alleghany_County,_North_Carolina" title="Alleghany County, North Carolina">Alleghany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anson_County,_North_Carolina" title="Anson County, North Carolina">Anson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ashe_County,_North_Carolina" title="Ashe County, North Carolina">Ashe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Avery_County,_North_Carolina" title="Avery County, North Carolina">Avery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beaufort_County,_North_Carolina" title="Beaufort County, North Carolina">Beaufort</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bertie_County,_North_Carolina" title="Bertie County, North Carolina">Bertie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bladen_County,_North_Carolina" title="Bladen County, North Carolina">Bladen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brunswick_County,_North_Carolina" title="Brunswick County, North Carolina">Brunswick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buncombe_County,_North_Carolina" title="Buncombe County, North Carolina">Buncombe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burke_County,_North_Carolina" title="Burke County, North Carolina">Burke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cabarrus_County,_North_Carolina" title="Cabarrus County, North Carolina">Cabarrus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caldwell_County,_North_Carolina" title="Caldwell County, North Carolina">Caldwell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Camden_County,_North_Carolina" title="Camden County, North Carolina">Camden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carteret_County,_North_Carolina" title="Carteret County, North Carolina">Carteret</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caswell_County,_North_Carolina" title="Caswell County, North Carolina">Caswell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Catawba_County,_North_Carolina" title="Catawba County, North Carolina">Catawba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chatham_County,_North_Carolina" title="Chatham County, North Carolina">Chatham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cherokee_County,_North_Carolina" title="Cherokee County, North Carolina">Cherokee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chowan_County,_North_Carolina" title="Chowan County, North Carolina">Chowan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clay_County,_North_Carolina" title="Clay County, North Carolina">Clay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cleveland_County,_North_Carolina" title="Cleveland County, North Carolina">Cleveland</a></li> <li><a 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href="/wiki/Edgecombe_County,_North_Carolina" title="Edgecombe County, North Carolina">Edgecombe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Forsyth_County,_North_Carolina" title="Forsyth County, North Carolina">Forsyth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Franklin_County,_North_Carolina" title="Franklin County, North Carolina">Franklin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gaston_County,_North_Carolina" title="Gaston County, North Carolina">Gaston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gates_County,_North_Carolina" title="Gates County, North Carolina">Gates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Graham_County,_North_Carolina" title="Graham County, North Carolina">Graham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Granville_County,_North_Carolina" title="Granville County, North Carolina">Granville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greene_County,_North_Carolina" title="Greene County, North Carolina">Greene</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guilford_County,_North_Carolina" title="Guilford County, North Carolina">Guilford</a></li> <li><a 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href="/wiki/Thomas_Burke_(North_Carolina_politician)" title="Thomas Burke (North Carolina politician)">Burke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alexander_Martin" title="Alexander Martin">A. Martin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Caswell" title="Richard Caswell">Caswell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samuel_Johnston" title="Samuel Johnston">Johnston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alexander_Martin" title="Alexander Martin">A. Martin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Dobbs_Spaight" title="Richard Dobbs Spaight">Spaight Sr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samuel_Ashe_(North_Carolina_governor)" title="Samuel Ashe (North Carolina governor)">Ashe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Richardson_Davie" title="William Richardson Davie">Davie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Williams" title="Benjamin Williams">Williams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Turner_(North_Carolina_politician)" title="James Turner (North Carolina politician)">Turner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nathaniel_Alexander_(governor)" title="Nathaniel Alexander (governor)">Alexander</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Williams" title="Benjamin Williams">Williams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Stone_(politician)" title="David Stone (politician)">Stone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Smith_(North_Carolina_politician)" title="Benjamin Smith (North Carolina politician)">Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Hawkins_(governor)" title="William Hawkins (governor)">Hawkins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Miller_(North_Carolina_politician)" title="William Miller (North Carolina politician)">Miller</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Branch" title="John Branch">Branch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jesse_Franklin" title="Jesse Franklin">Franklin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gabriel_Holmes" title="Gabriel Holmes">Holmes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hutchins_Gordon_Burton" title="Hutchins Gordon Burton">Burton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Iredell_Jr." title="James Iredell Jr.">Iredell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Owen_(North_Carolina_politician)" title="John Owen (North Carolina politician)">Owen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montfort_Stokes" title="Montfort Stokes">Stokes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_L._Swain" title="David L. Swain">Swain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Dobbs_Spaight_Jr." title="Richard Dobbs Spaight Jr.">Spaight Jr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edward_Bishop_Dudley" title="Edward Bishop Dudley">Dudley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Motley_Morehead" title="John Motley Morehead">Morehead</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Alexander_Graham" title="William Alexander Graham">Graham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Manly" title="Charles Manly">Manly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Settle_Reid" title="David Settle Reid">Reid</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warren_Winslow" title="Warren Winslow">Winslow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Bragg" title="Thomas Bragg">Bragg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Willis_Ellis" title="John Willis Ellis">Ellis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henry_Toole_Clark" title="Henry Toole Clark">Clark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zebulon_Vance" title="Zebulon Vance">Vance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Woods_Holden" title="William Woods Holden">Holden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Worth_(governor)" title="Jonathan Worth (governor)">Worth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Woods_Holden" title="William Woods Holden">Holden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tod_Robinson_Caldwell" title="Tod Robinson Caldwell">Caldwell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtis_Hooks_Brogden" title="Curtis Hooks Brogden">Brogden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zebulon_Vance" title="Zebulon Vance">Vance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_J._Jarvis" title="Thomas J. Jarvis">Jarvis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alfred_Moore_Scales" title="Alfred Moore Scales">Scales</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Gould_Fowle" title="Daniel Gould Fowle">Fowle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Michael_Holt" title="Thomas Michael Holt">Holt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elias_Carr" title="Elias Carr">Carr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Lindsay_Russell" title="Daniel Lindsay Russell">Russell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Brantley_Aycock" title="Charles Brantley Aycock">Aycock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Broadnax_Glenn" title="Robert Broadnax Glenn">Glenn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Walton_Kitchin" title="William Walton Kitchin">Kitchin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Locke_Craig" title="Locke Craig">Craig</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Walter_Bickett" title="Thomas Walter Bickett">Bickett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cameron_A._Morrison" title="Cameron A. Morrison">Morrison</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Angus_Wilton_McLean" title="Angus Wilton McLean">McLean</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oliver_Max_Gardner" title="Oliver Max Gardner">O. M. Gardner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_C._B._Ehringhaus" title="John C. B. Ehringhaus">Ehringhaus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clyde_R._Hoey" title="Clyde R. Hoey">Hoey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/J._Melville_Broughton" title="J. Melville Broughton">Broughton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R._Gregg_Cherry" title="R. Gregg Cherry">Cherry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W._Kerr_Scott" title="W. Kerr Scott">W. K. Scott</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_B._Umstead" title="William B. Umstead">Umstead</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luther_H._Hodges" title="Luther H. Hodges">Hodges</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terry_Sanford" title="Terry Sanford">Sanford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_K._Moore" title="Dan K. Moore">Moore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_W._Scott" title="Robert W. Scott">R. W. Scott</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Holshouser" title="James Holshouser">Holshouser</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Hunt" title="Jim Hunt">Hunt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_G._Martin" title="James G. Martin">J. G. Martin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Hunt" title="Jim Hunt">Hunt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Easley" title="Mike Easley">Easley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bev_Perdue" title="Bev Perdue">Perdue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pat_McCrory" title="Pat McCrory">McCrory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roy_Cooper" title="Roy Cooper">Cooper</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Josh_Stein" title="Josh Stein">Stein</a> (elect)</li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="2" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Seal_of_North_Carolina.svg/80px-Seal_of_North_Carolina.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Seal_of_North_Carolina.svg/120px-Seal_of_North_Carolina.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Seal_of_North_Carolina.svg/160px-Seal_of_North_Carolina.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="720" data-file-height="720" /></span></span></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Lieutenant<br />governors</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tod_Robinson_Caldwell" title="Tod Robinson Caldwell">Caldwell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtis_Hooks_Brogden" title="Curtis Hooks Brogden">Brogden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_J._Jarvis" title="Thomas J. Jarvis">Jarvis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_L._Robinson" title="James L. Robinson">Robinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Manly_Stedman" title="Charles Manly Stedman">Stedman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Michael_Holt" title="Thomas Michael Holt">Holt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rufus_A._Doughton" title="Rufus A. Doughton">Doughton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_A._Reynolds" title="Charles A. Reynolds">Reynolds</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wilfred_D._Turner" title="Wilfred D. Turner">Turner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Francis_D._Winston" title="Francis D. Winston">Winston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_C._Newland" title="William C. Newland">Newland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elijah_L._Daughtridge" title="Elijah L. Daughtridge">Daughtridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oliver_Max_Gardner" title="Oliver Max Gardner">O. M. Gardner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_B._Cooper_(North_Carolina_politician)" title="William B. Cooper (North Carolina politician)">Cooper</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/J._Elmer_Long" title="J. Elmer Long">Long</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_T._Fountain" title="Richard T. Fountain">Fountain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alexander_H._Graham" title="Alexander H. Graham">Graham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wilkins_P._Horton" title="Wilkins P. Horton">Horton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reginald_L._Harris" title="Reginald L. Harris">Harris</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lynton_Y._Ballentine" title="Lynton Y. Ballentine">Ballentine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hoyt_Patrick_Taylor" title="Hoyt Patrick Taylor">Taylor Sr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luther_H._Hodges" title="Luther H. Hodges">Hodges</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luther_E._Barnhardt" title="Luther E. Barnhardt">Barnhardt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harvey_Cloyd_Philpott" title="Harvey Cloyd Philpott">Philpott</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_W._Scott" title="Robert W. Scott">R. W. Scott</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hoyt_Patrick_Taylor_Jr." title="Hoyt Patrick Taylor Jr.">Taylor Jr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Hunt" title="Jim Hunt">Hunt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_C._Green" title="James C. Green">Green</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_B._Jordan" title="Robert B. Jordan">Jordan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Gardner_(politician)" title="Jim Gardner (politician)">J. Gardner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dennis_A._Wicker" title="Dennis A. Wicker">Wicker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bev_Perdue" title="Bev Perdue">Perdue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walter_H._Dalton" title="Walter H. Dalton">Dalton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Forest" title="Dan Forest">Forest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Robinson_(American_politician)" title="Mark Robinson (American politician)">Robinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rachel_Hunt" title="Rachel Hunt">Hunt</a> (elect)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r999519993">.mw-parser-output .nocolbreak{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Lieutenant_governors_in_the_United_States" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:U.S._lieutenant_governors" title="Template:U.S. lieutenant governors"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:U.S._lieutenant_governors" title="Template talk:U.S. lieutenant governors"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:U.S._lieutenant_governors" title="Special:EditPage/Template:U.S. lieutenant governors"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Lieutenant_governors_in_the_United_States" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/List_of_current_United_States_lieutenant_governors" title="List of current United States lieutenant governors">Lieutenant governors in the United States</a></div></th></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div><b><a href="/wiki/Vice_President_of_the_United_States" title="Vice President of the United States">Vice President of the United States</a>:</b> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kamala_Harris" title="Kamala Harris">Kamala Harris</a> (D)</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0;text-align:left; padding:0em 0.5em;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 14em;"> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_lieutenant_governors_of_Alabama" class="mw-redirect" title="List of lieutenant governors of Alabama">AL</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Will_Ainsworth" title="Will Ainsworth">Ainsworth</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_lieutenant_governors_of_Alaska" class="mw-redirect" title="List of lieutenant governors of Alaska">AK</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Nancy_Dahlstrom" title="Nancy Dahlstrom">Dahlstrom</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_of_Arizona" title="Secretary of State of Arizona">AZ</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Adrian_Fontes" title="Adrian Fontes">Fontes</a></i> (D)<sup><small>1</small></sup></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Arkansas" title="Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas">AR</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Leslie_Rutledge" title="Leslie Rutledge">Rutledge</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_California" title="Lieutenant Governor of California">CA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Eleni_Kounalakis" title="Eleni Kounalakis">Kounalakis</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_lieutenant_governors_of_Colorado" title="List of lieutenant governors of Colorado">CO</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Dianne_Primavera" title="Dianne Primavera">Primavera</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_lieutenant_governors_of_Connecticut" class="mw-redirect" title="List of lieutenant governors of Connecticut">CT</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Susan_Bysiewicz" title="Susan Bysiewicz">Bysiewicz</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Delaware" title="Lieutenant Governor of Delaware">DE</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Bethany_Hall-Long" title="Bethany Hall-Long">Hall-Long</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Florida" title="Lieutenant Governor of Florida">FL</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jeanette_Nu%C3%B1ez" title="Jeanette Nuñez">Nuñez</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Georgia" title="Lieutenant Governor of Georgia">GA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Burt_Jones" title="Burt Jones">Jones</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Hawaii" title="Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii">HI</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Sylvia_Luke" title="Sylvia Luke">Luke</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_lieutenant_governors_of_Idaho" class="mw-redirect" title="List of lieutenant governors of Idaho">ID</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Scott_Bedke" title="Scott Bedke">Bedke</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Illinois" title="Lieutenant Governor of Illinois">IL</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Juliana_Stratton" title="Juliana Stratton">Stratton</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Indiana" title="Lieutenant Governor of Indiana">IN</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Suzanne_Crouch" title="Suzanne Crouch">Crouch</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_lieutenant_governors_of_Iowa" title="List of lieutenant governors of Iowa">IA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Amy_Sinclair" title="Amy Sinclair">Sinclair</a> *</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Kansas" title="Lieutenant Governor of Kansas">KS</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/David_Toland" title="David Toland">Toland</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Kentucky" title="Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky">KY</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jacqueline_Coleman" title="Jacqueline Coleman">Coleman</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Louisiana" title="Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana">LA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Billy_Nungesser" title="Billy Nungesser">Nungesser</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_the_Maine_Senate" title="List of presidents of the Maine Senate">ME</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Troy_Jackson_(politician)" title="Troy Jackson (politician)">Jackson</a></i> (D)<sup><small>2</small></sup></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Maryland" title="Lieutenant Governor of Maryland">MD</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Aruna_Miller" title="Aruna Miller">A. Miller</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Massachusetts" title="Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts">MA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kim_Driscoll" title="Kim Driscoll">Driscoll</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_lieutenant_governors_of_Michigan" class="mw-redirect" title="List of lieutenant governors of Michigan">MI</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Garlin_Gilchrist" title="Garlin Gilchrist">Gilchrist</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_lieutenant_governors_of_Minnesota" class="mw-redirect" title="List of lieutenant governors of Minnesota">MN</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#0055AA;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Peggy_Flanagan" title="Peggy Flanagan">Flanagan</a> (DFL)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Mississippi" title="Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi">MS</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Delbert_Hosemann" title="Delbert Hosemann">Hosemann</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_lieutenant_governors_of_Missouri" class="mw-redirect" title="List of lieutenant governors of Missouri">MO</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Mike_Kehoe" title="Mike Kehoe">Kehoe</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_lieutenant_governors_of_Montana" title="List of lieutenant governors of Montana">MT</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kristen_Juras" title="Kristen Juras">Juras</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_lieutenant_governors_of_Nebraska" class="mw-redirect" title="List of lieutenant governors of Nebraska">NE</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Joe_Kelly_(attorney)" title="Joe Kelly (attorney)">Kelly</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_lieutenant_governors_of_Nevada" class="mw-redirect" title="List of lieutenant governors of Nevada">NV</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Stavros_Anthony" title="Stavros Anthony">Anthony</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_the_New_Hampshire_Senate" title="List of presidents of the New Hampshire Senate">NH</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Jeb_Bradley" title="Jeb Bradley">Bradley</a></i> (R)<sup><small>2</small></sup></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_New_Jersey" title="Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey">NJ</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Tahesha_Way" title="Tahesha Way">Way</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_New_Mexico" title="Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico">NM</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Howie_Morales" title="Howie Morales">Morales</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_New_York" title="Lieutenant Governor of New York">NY</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Antonio_Delgado" title="Antonio Delgado">Delgado</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">NC</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Mark_Robinson_(American_politician)" title="Mark Robinson (American politician)">Robinson</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_North_Dakota" title="Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota">ND</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Tammy_Miller_(politician)" title="Tammy Miller (politician)">T. Miller</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_lieutenant_governors_of_Ohio" class="mw-redirect" title="List of lieutenant governors of Ohio">OH</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jon_Husted" title="Jon Husted">Husted</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Oklahoma" title="Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma">OK</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Matt_Pinnell" title="Matt Pinnell">Pinnell</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Oregon_Secretary_of_State" title="Oregon Secretary of State">OR</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Tobias_Read" title="Tobias Read">Read</a></i> (D)<sup><small>4</small></sup></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Pennsylvania" title="Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania">PA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Austin_Davis_(politician)" title="Austin Davis (politician)">Davis</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_lieutenant_governors_of_Rhode_Island" title="List of lieutenant governors of Rhode Island">RI</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Sabina_Matos" title="Sabina Matos">Matos</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_South_Carolina" title="Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina">SC</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Pamela_Evette" title="Pamela Evette">Evette</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_South_Dakota" title="Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota">SD</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Larry_Rhoden" title="Larry Rhoden">Rhoden</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Tennessee" title="Lieutenant Governor of Tennessee">TN</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Randy_McNally" title="Randy McNally">McNally</a></i> (R)<sup><small>2</small></sup></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Texas" title="Lieutenant Governor of Texas">TX</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Dan_Patrick_(politician)" title="Dan Patrick (politician)">Patrick</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; 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width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Washington" title="Lieutenant Governor of Washington">WA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Denny_Heck" title="Denny Heck">Heck</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_West_Virginia_Senate" title="President of the West Virginia Senate">WV</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Craig_Blair" title="Craig Blair">Blair</a></i> (R)<sup><small>2</small></sup></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Wisconsin" title="Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin">WI</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Sara_Rodriguez" title="Sara Rodriguez">Rodriguez</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; 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Dakota">South Dakota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Tennessee" title="Lieutenant Governor of Tennessee">Tennessee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Texas" title="Lieutenant Governor of Texas">Texas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Utah" title="Lieutenant Governor of Utah">Utah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Vermont" class="mw-redirect" title="Lieutenant Governor of Vermont">Vermont</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Virginia" title="Lieutenant Governor of Virginia">Virginia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Washington" title="Lieutenant Governor of Washington">Washington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="Lieutenant Governor of West Virginia">West Virginia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Wisconsin" title="Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin">Wisconsin</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" 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