North Carolina State Auditor
The North Carolina State Auditor is a statewide elected office in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The State Auditor is responsible for overseeing and reviewing the financial accounts of all state government agencies. The position is currently held by Beth Wood.
Although the position of state auditor dates back at least to 1862, the Office of the State Auditor was created by the North Carolina Constitution of 1868, by which it became an elected office. Prior to 1862, the North Carolina General Assembly appointed state comptrollers and boards of auditors in various parts of the state.[1]
List of North Carolina State Auditors
Auditors of Public Accounts
# | Office Holder | Term of Office | Political Party |
1 | Samuel F. Phillips | 1862–1864 | |
2 | Richard H. Battle | 1864–1865 | |
State Auditors
# | Office Holder | Term of Office | Political Party |
3 | Henderson Adams | 1868–1873 |
4 | John Reilly | 1873–1877 |
5 | Samuel L. Love | 1877–1881 |
6 | William Paul Roberts | 1881–1889 |
7 | George W. Sandlin | 1889–1893 |
8 | Robert M. Furman | 1893–1897 | Democratic[2] |
9 | Hal W. Ayer | 1897–1901 | Populist[3] |
10 | Benjamin F. Dixon | 1901–1910 | Democratic[4] |
11 | Benjamin F. Dixon, Jr. | 1910–1911 | Democratic |
12 | William Wood | 1911–921 | Democratic |
13 | Baxter Durham | 1921–1937 | Democratic |
14 | George Ross Pou | 1937–1947 | Democratic |
15 | Henry L. Bridges | 1947–1981 | Democratic |
16 | Edward Renfrow | 1981–1993 | Democratic |
17 | Ralph Campbell, Jr. | 1993–2005 | Democratic |
18 | Les Merritt | 2005–2009 | Republican |
19 | Beth Wood | 2009–present | Democratic |
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* Acting Auditor |
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