Terms of Office

The following charts show the terms of office for federal, state and judicial offices in North Carolina.

Office	Terms of Office	Governing Statute
Governor	4 years; limited to two consecutive terms	N.C. Const. Art. III, §§ 2, 7
Lt. Governor	4 years; limited to two consecutive terms	N.C. Const. Art. III, §§ 2, 7
Secretary of State	4 years; No term limit	N.C. Const. Art. III, §§ 2, 7
State Auditor	4 years; No term limit	N.C. Const. Art. III, §§ 2, 7
State Treasurer	4 years; No term limit	N.C. Const. Art. III, §§ 2, 7
State Superintendent of Public Instruction	4 years; No term limit	N.C. Const. Art. III, §§ 2, 7
Attorney General	4 years; No term limit	N.C. Const. Art. III, §§ 2, 7
Commissioner of Agriculture	4 years; No term limit	N.C. Const. Art. III, §§ 2, 7
Commissioner of Labor	4 years; No term limit	N.C. Const. Art. III, §§ 2, 7
Commissioner of Insurance	4 years; No term limit	N.C. Const. Art. III, §§ 2, 7

Office	Terms of Office	Governing Statute
North Carolina State Senator	2 years; no term limit	N.C. Const. Art. II, § 2
North Carolina State Representative	2 years; no term limit	N.C. Const. Art. II, § 4

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