Colors at right represent party affiliation and are keyed to the maps of the political party systems.
1789–1836
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| Dates | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1789–1792 | Alexander Martin | (Anti-Federalist) | |
| 1792–1795 | Richard Dobbs Spaight | Federalist | |
| 1795–1798 | Samuel Ashe | (Anti-Federalist) | |
| 1798–1799 | William Richardson Davie | Federalist | |
| 1799–1802 | Benjamin Williams | Federalist | |
| 1802–1805 | James Turner | Democratic-Republican | |
| 1805–1807 | Nathaniel Alexander | Democratic-Republican | |
| 1807–1808 | Benjamin Williams | Federalist | |
| 1808–1810 | David Stone | Democratic-Republican | |
| 1810–1811 | Benjamin Smith | Democratic-Republican | |
| 1811–1814 | William Hawkins | Democratic-Republican | |
| 1814–1817 | William Miller | Democratic-Republican | |
| 1817–1820 | John Branch | Democratic-Republican | |
| 1820–1821 | Jesse Franklin | Democratic-Republican | |
| 1821–1824 | Gabriel Holmes | Democratic-Republican | |
| 1824–1827 | Hutchins Gordon Burton | (none) | |
| 1827–1828 | James Iredell, Jr. | Democratic-Republican | |
| 1828–1830 | John Owen | Democratic | |
| 1830–1832 | Montfort Stokes | Democratic | |
| 1832–1835 | David Lowry Swain | National Republican | |
| 1835–1836 | Richard Dobbs Spaight, Jr. | Democratic | |
1877–1901
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| Dates | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1877–1879 | Zebulon Baird Vance | Democratic | |
| 1879–1885 | Thomas Jordan Jarvis | Democratic | |
| 1885–1889 | Alfred Moore Scales | Democratic | |
| 1889–1891 | Daniel Gould Fowle | Democratic | |
| 1891–1893 | Thomas Michael Holt | Democratic | |
| 1893–1898 | Elias Carr | Democratic | |
| 1897–1901 | Daniel Lindsay Russell | Republican | |
1929–1945
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| Dates | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1929–1933 | Oliver Max Gardner | Democratic | |
| 1933–1937 | John C.B. Ehringhaus | Democratic | |
| 1937–1941 | Clyde R. Hoey | Democratic | |
| 1941–1945 | J. Melville Broughton | Democratic | |