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929:Robin Hayes
490:, Lt. Gov.
488:Pat McCrory
464:Tony Gurley
195:Rocky Mount
143:Preceded by
86:Preceded by
34:Jim Gardner
1657:Categories
1617:J. Gardner
1597:Taylor Jr.
1572:Taylor Sr.
1567:Ballentine
1463:Lieutenant
1410:Holshouser
1360:Ehringhaus
955:1989–1993
944:Bob Jordan
913:Republican
906:Jim Martin
880:Republican
847:Republican
819:1967–1969
756:2013-02-01
708:3 November
616:January 4,
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240:Allegiance
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213:Democratic
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1053:Governors
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225:Education
133:In office
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1587:Philpott
1547:Fountain
1507:Reynolds
1502:Doughton
1487:Robinson
1472:Caldwell
1345:Morrison
1275:Caldwell
1215:Morehead
1170:Franklin
1140:Williams
1125:Williams
1100:Johnston
896:Art Pope
397:Jim Hunt
334:Hardee's
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75:Governor
1522:Newland
1517:Winston
1492:Stedman
1477:Brogden
1440:McCrory
1395:Sanford
1385:Umstead
1340:Bickett
1330:Kitchin
1315:Russell
1280:Brogden
1235:Winslow
1185:Iredell
1155:Hawkins
1095:Caswell
1075:Caswell
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443:of the
344:of the
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1632:Dalton
1627:Perdue
1622:Wicker
1612:Jordan
1577:Hodges
1562:Harris
1557:Horton
1552:Graham
1537:Cooper
1512:Turner
1482:Jarvis
1445:Cooper
1435:Perdue
1430:Easley
1390:Hodges
1375:Cherry
1350:McLean
1320:Aycock
1295:Scales
1290:Jarvis
1270:Holden
1260:Holden
1220:Graham
1210:Dudley
1195:Stokes
1180:Burton
1175:Holmes
1165:Branch
1160:Miller
1130:Turner
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1607:Green
1400:Moore
1335:Craig
1325:Glenn
1300:Fowle
1285:Vance
1265:Worth
1255:Vance
1250:Clark
1245:Ellis
1240:Bragg
1225:Manly
1200:Swain
1150:Smith
1145:Stone
1120:Davie
1085:Burke
813:from
116:from
56:30th
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1542:Long
1497:Holt
1425:Hunt
1415:Hunt
1365:Hoey
1310:Carr
1305:Holt
1230:Reid
1190:Owen
1115:Ashe
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889:1988
856:1968
710:2011
618:2024
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