Secretary of State of North Carolina

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The Secretary of State of North Carolina is one of the constitutional offices of the State of North Carolina . He oversees the North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State , which oversees many of the state government's economic and business operations. Unlike in many states , the Secretary of State does not oversee state elections.

The post of Secretary of State of North Carolina is the oldest government office in the state of North Carolina after the post of Governor of North Carolina. It was created in 1665 as an archivist for the Province of Carolina . Historically, since American independence in 1776, there has been very low turnover in the Secretary of State of North Carolina. During the first hundred years after the founding of the state, only eight people held the post. William Hill held the post of Secretary of State for 46 consecutive years from 1811 until his death in 1857. During the 20th century , Thad A. Eure broke the record. He held the post from 1936 to 1989 for 53 consecutive years.

From 1776 to 1868 the Secretary of State was elected by the North Carolina General Assembly . Under the North Carolina constitutions of 1868 and 1971, the Secretary of State is elected by the electorate for four years.

List of the North Carolina Secretaries of State

# Secretary of State image Term of office Party affiliation
1 James Glasgow 1777-1798
2 William White 1798-1811
3 William Hill 1811-1857
4th Rufus H. Page 1857-1862
5 John PH Russ 1864-1865
6th Charles R. Thomas 1864-1865 republican
7th Robert W. Best 1865-1868
8th Henry J. Menninger 1868-1873
9 William H. Howerton 1873-1877
10 Joseph A. Engelhard 1877-1879
11 William L. Saunders William L Saunders 18351891.jpg 1879-1891
12 Octavius ​​Coke 1891-1895
13 Charles M. Cooke 1895-1897 democrat
14th Cyrus Thompson 1897-1901 populist
15th John Bryan Grimes 1901-1923 democrat
16 William N. Everett 1923-1928 democrat
17th James A. Hartness 1928-1933 democrat
18th Stacey W. Wade 1933-1936 democrat
19th Charles G. Powell 1936 democrat
20th Thad A. Eure Thad your NC.png 1936-1989 democrat
21st Rufus L. Edmisten EdmistenRL.jpg 1989-1996 democrat
22nd Janice I. Faulkner 1996 Democrat
23 Elaine Marshall since 1997 Democrat

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  1. ↑ Charles G. Powell was appointed Secretary of State of North Carolina by the Democratic Governor of North Carolina John Ehringhaus to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Stacey W. Wade.
  2. ↑ Janice I. Faulkner was appointed Secretary of State of North Carolina by Democratic Governor of North Carolina Jim Hunt to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Rufus L. Edmisten.

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