FINANCIAL · NC · 2009-2023
Beth Wood
State Auditor · Democrat · North Carolina
On the record
Resigned Dec 2023 amid hit-and-run conviction
SEVERITY · RESIGNED
Background
Beth Wood (Democrat) was North Carolina's State Auditor 2009–2023 (14 years). Took office after Leslie Merritt; succeeded by Jessica Holmes. Departure context: Resigned Dec 2023 amid hit-and-run conviction. Same-year political environment (2009): Governor Bev Perdue; Attorney General Roy Cooper; Secretary of State Elaine Marshall.
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Others who held this office in North Carolina
- Dave Boliek (2025-present)
- Jessica Holmes (2023-2025)
- Leslie Merritt (2005-2009)
- Ralph Campbell Jr. (1993-2005)