Beth Wood

Beth A. Wood (born April 22, 1954) is an American politician and accountant serving as the 17th Auditor of North Carolina.

Beth A. Wood
17th Auditor of North Carolina
Assumed office
January 10, 2009
Preceded byLeslie W. Merritt, Jr.
Personal details
Born (1954-04-22) April 22, 1954
New Bern, North Carolina, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceRaleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
EducationWayne Community College (AAS)
East Carolina University (BA)
WebsiteOfficial website

Political career

She is a certified public accountant and a former training officer at the Office of the State Auditor. Her 2008 run for state auditor as a Democrat was her first attempt at any elective office. In her 2012 run for re-election, she was endorsed by the News and Observer, whose editors wrote that Wood "has won respect for her leadership of an office that has not shied from criticizing [state] agencies for instances of mismanagement."[1] She was re-elected in November 2012 with more than 53 percent of the vote, over Republican Wake County Board of Education member Debra Goldman. Wood was narrowly re-elected to a third term as state auditor in the 2016 general election in North Carolina over Republican Chuck Stuber by just 6,042 votes out of more than 5 million cast.[2]

Wood is North Carolina's first female state auditor. She was named one of the "most powerful women in accounting" for 2013 by CPA Practice Advisor.[3]

Personal life

Beth A. Wood graduated from Wayne Community College and worked initially as a dental hygienist. She later pursued a bachelor's degree in accounting at East Carolina University, and became a certified public accountant in 1987. She worked at the Rayovac Corporation, as a CPA for McGladrey & Pullen, and as the chief financial officer for a furniture company.[4]

Electoral history
North Carolina Auditor Democratic primary election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Beth Wood 801,308 64.48
Democratic Fred Aikens 441,411 35.52
North Carolina Auditor Election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Beth Wood 2,175,242 53.57
Republican Leslie Merritt (inc.) 1,885,229 46.43
North Carolina Auditor Election, 2012
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Beth Wood (inc.) 2,299,541 53.71
Republican Debra Goldman 1,981,539 46.29
North Carolina Auditor Election, 2016[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Beth Wood (inc.) 2,259,436 50.07
Republican Chuck Stuber 2,253,394 49.93

References
  1. "Our endorsements for Council of State". News Observer. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
  2. "11/08/2016 OFFICIAL GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS - STATEWIDE". North Carolina State Board of Elections & Ethics Enforcement. North Carolina State Board of Elections & Ethics Enforcement. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  3. CPA Practice Advisor. CPA Practice Advisor (November 5, 2013). Retrieved on 2016-01-22.
  4. Dillon (February 20, 2020). "State Auditor faces primary challenger, former employees". North State Journal. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
Political offices
Preceded by
Leslie W. Merritt, Jr.		 Auditor of North Carolina
2009–present		 Incumbent
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