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Ballotpedia covers 13 state executive offices in the state of North Carolina. The executive branch is governed by Article III of the North Carolina Constitution.

State executive organization

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

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Current officeholders

Office	Name	Party	Date assumed office
Attorney General of North Carolina	Jeff Jackson	Democratic	January 1, 2025
Governor of North Carolina	Josh Stein	Democratic	January 1, 2025
Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina	Rachel Hunt	Democratic	January 1, 2025
North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture	Steve Troxler	Republican	February 8, 2005
North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance	Mike Causey	Republican	January 1, 2017
North Carolina Commissioner of Labor	Luke Farley	Republican	January 1, 2025
North Carolina Secretary of Environmental Quality	Mary Penny Kelley	Nonpartisan	September 17, 2024
North Carolina Secretary of State	Elaine Marshall	Democratic	January 11, 1997
North Carolina State Auditor	Dave Boliek	Republican	January 1, 2025
North Carolina State Controller	Nels Roseland	Nonpartisan	July 1, 2022
North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction	Mo Green	Democratic	January 1, 2025
North Carolina Treasurer	Brad Briner	Republican	January 1, 2025
North Carolina Utilities Commission	William Brawley	Nonpartisan
North Carolina Utilities Commission	Jeffrey Hughes	Nonpartisan	July 1, 2019
North Carolina Utilities Commission	Karen Kemerait	Nonpartisan	May 2, 2022
North Carolina Utilities Commission	Floyd McKissick	Nonpartisan	January 28, 2025
North Carolina Utilities Commission	Tommy Tucker	Nonpartisan
North Carolina Utilities Commission	Donald van der Vaart	Nonpartisan	July 1, 2025
North Carolina Utilities Commission	Vacant

Elections

2025

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

2024

See also: North Carolina state executive official elections, 2024

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

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

2023

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

2022

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

2021

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

2020

See also: North Carolina state executive official elections, 2020

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

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

2019

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

2018

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

2017

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

2016

See also: North Carolina state executive official elections, 2016

Ten state executive offices were up for election in 2016:

• Governor
• Lt. Governor
• Attorney General
• Secretary of State
• Treasurer
• Superintendent of Schools
• Auditor
• Agriculture Commissioner
• Labor Commissioner
• Insurance Commissioner

2015

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

2014

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

2013

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

2012

See also: North Carolina state executive official elections, 2012

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

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

Footnotes

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Elections

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Features

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