Editing Jim Hunt

{{Short description|American politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
|name         = Jim Hunt
|image        = Jim Hunt official portrait (cropped).jpg
|order        = 69th & 71st [[Governor of North Carolina]]
|lieutenant   = [[Dennis A. Wicker|Dennis Wicker]]
|term_start   = January 9, 1993
|term_end     = January 6, 2001
|predecessor  = [[James G. Martin]]
|successor    = [[Mike Easley]]
|lieutenant1  = James C. Green
|term_start1  = January 8, 1977
|term_end1    = January 5, 1985
|predecessor1 = [[James Holshouser]]
|successor1   = James G. Martin
|office2      = 27th [[Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina]]
|governor2    = James Holshouser
|term_start2  = January 5, 1973
|term_end2    = January 8, 1977
|predecessor2 = [[Hoyt Patrick Taylor Jr.]]
|successor2   = [[James C. Green]]
|birth_name   = James Baxter Hunt Jr.
|birth_date   = {{birth date and age|1937|5|16}}
|birth_place  = [[Greensboro, North Carolina]], U.S.
|death_date   = 
|death_place  = 
|party        = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|spouse       = {{marriage|[[Carolyn Hunt|Carolyn Leonard]]|1958}}
|children     = 4, including [[Rachel Hunt|Rachel]] and [[Baxter Hunt|Baxter]]
|education    = [[North Carolina State University]] {{small|([[Bachelor of Science|BS]], [[Master of Science|MS]])}}<br />[[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill]] {{small|([[Juris Doctor|JD]])}}
}}
'''James Baxter Hunt Jr.''' (born May 16, 1937) is an American politician and retired attorney who was the [[List of governors of North Carolina|69th and 71st governor of North Carolina]] (1977–1985, and 1993–2001). He is the longest-serving governor in the state's history.<ref>Wayne Grimsley, ''James B. Hunt: A North Carolina Progressive'' (2003)</ref>

Hunt is tied with former Ohio governor [[Jim Rhodes]] for the [[List of longest-serving governors of U.S. states|sixth-longest gubernatorial tenure]] in post-Constitutional U.S. history at {{formatnum:{{#expr:{{age in days|1977|1|8|1985|1|5}}+{{age in days|1993|1|9|2001|1|6}}}}}} days.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://editions.lib.umn.edu/smartpolitics/2013/04/10/the-top-50-longest-serving-gov/ |title= The Top 50 Longest-Serving Governors of All Time |work=Smart Politics |first=Eric |last=Ostermeier |date= April 10, 2013}}</ref> He is also the father of current North Carolina Lieutenant Governor [[Rachel Hunt]].

Many credit Hunt and his leadership example being a major reason why, in contrast to many ex-Confederate and border states, North Carolina's Democratic Party has managed to stay relevant in state politics from [[Ronald Reagan]]'s presidency through 2024.<ref>Southern Politics in the 1990s, Louisiana State University Press, 1999, edited by Alexander P. Lamis; pp. 92-94.</ref>

==Early life==
Hunt was born on May 16, 1937, in [[Greensboro, North Carolina]] to James Baxter Hunt, a soil conservationist, and Elsie Brame Hunt, a schoolteacher.<ref name= ncpedia>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ncpedia.org/hunt-jr-james-baxter-research|title = Hunt Jr., James Baxter (From Research Branch, NC OA&H) &#124; NCpedia}}</ref> When he was a child, the family moved to a farm outside of [[Wilson, North Carolina]].<ref name= ncpedia/> He was raised in the [[Free Will Baptist|Free Will Baptist Church]] but later converted to [[Presbyterian Church (USA)|Presbyterianism]].<ref name= ncpedia/>

He is a graduate of North Carolina State College, now known as [[North Carolina State University]], with a B.S. in agricultural education and a M.S.  in agricultural economics. During his undergraduate career, Hunt was involved in Student Government. He was the second student to serve two terms as [[Student Body President]] of NC State.<ref>{{cite web|title=James Baxter Hunt, Jr.|url=http://historicalstate.lib.ncsu.edu/student-leaders/james-baxter-hunt-jr|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120713215540/http://historicalstate.lib.ncsu.edu/student-leaders/james-baxter-hunt-jr|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 13, 2012|access-date=December 21, 2011|author=Historical State: History in Red and White}}</ref> His master's thesis was about economic analysis of different tobacco production techniques.<ref>
{{cite web |url= https://www.ncpedia.org/anchor/jim-hunt |title= Jim Hunt |first=Ryan |last=Beck  |date=May 5, 2020 }}</ref> In 1964, he received a [[Juris Doctor|J.D.]] from the [[University of North Carolina School of Law]]. He went on to serve as the president of the Young Democratic Clubs of North Carolina, now known as the [[Young Democrats of North Carolina]].

==Political career==
[[File:Jim Hunt as Lieutenant Governor.jpg|thumb|left|185px|Hunt as Lieutenant Governor, c. 1973]]
From 1964 to 1966, Hunt was a [[Ford Foundation]] economic advisor in [[Nepal]]. After working on several state and national campaigns for Democratic candidates and attending several Democratic conventions as a delegate, in addition to his work with the North Carolina Young Democratic Clubs, in 1972 he ran successfully for [[Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina|lieutenant governor]].{{citation needed|date=June 2022}} He was sworn in on January 5, 1973.{{sfn|Cheney|1981|p=424}} With the election of [[James Holshouser]] as governor in 1972—the first [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] to win the office in decades—the Democratic majority in the General Assembly was compelled to raise the stature of the office of the lieutenant governor. It raised the job's salary from $5,000 to $30,000 per year, increased the office operating budget, and expanded its staff from two to five.{{sfn|Coble|1989|p=158}}

[[File:Jim Hunt (NC, 1983).png|150px|thumb|right|Hunt as governor in 1983.]]
Hunt was first sworn in as [[Governor of North Carolina]] on January 8, 1977.<ref name= stewart>{{cite news| last = Stewart| first = Elizabeth| title = Inauguration a Chilling Experience| newspaper = King's Mountain Mirror-Herald| volume = 88| issue = 4| page = 2B| date = January 13, 1977| url = https://newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn98058845/1977-01-13/ed-1/seq-12/}}</ref> He is the only Governor of North Carolina to have been elected to four terms. He was first elected governor in 1976 over Republican [[David Flaherty]] and was re-elected in 1980, defeating [[I. Beverly Lake]].  Hunt supported a constitutional change during his first term that allowed him to be the first North Carolina governor to run for a second consecutive term.

In 1981 Hunt chaired the Hunt Commission, named after himself, which established [[superdelegate]]s in the [[Democratic National Convention]].<ref>{{cite magazine| url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,949996-3,00.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025103451/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,949996-3,00.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=October 25, 2012 | magazine=Time | title=Primed for a Test | date=February 20, 1984 | access-date=May 6, 2010 | first1=Ed | last1=Magnuson | first2=Sam | last2=Allis}}</ref>

In 1984 he lost a bitterly contested race for the Senate seat held by [[Jesse Helms]], and left elective politics for eight years. He returned in 1992 and defeated Republican lieutenant governor and [[Hardee's]] executive [[James Carson Gardner|Jim Gardner]] to win the governorship. Hunt was re-elected by a large margin over future US Congressman [[Robin Hayes]] in 1996. He left office in January 2001, and was replaced by fellow Democrat, Attorney General [[Mike Easley]].

===Actions and political views===
[[File:Jim Hunt on the campaign trail 1992.jpg|thumbnail|left|Jim Hunt campaigning in 1992]]
[[File:North Carolina Governor Jim Hunt in 1992.jpg|thumb|Hunt speaking at North Carolina State University in 1992]]
In the 1970s Governor Hunt was a supporter of the [[Equal Rights Amendment]] and, with his wife [[Carolyn Hunt|Carolyn]], he urged its approval by the state legislature (which failed to ratify it by two votes) and appointed [[Betty Ray McCain]] as his chief lobbyist for the amendment. Hunt was an early proponent of teaching standards and early childhood education, gaining national recognition for the [[Smart Start (education)|Smart Start]] program for [[pre-kindergarten]]ers. In his book, ''First in America: An Education Governor Challenges North Carolina'', Hunt says that under testing and accountability measures he put into place test scores went up.  He says 56% of students were proficient in 1994 compared with 70% in the year 2000. He says without testing students slip through the cracks and face a "limited future" (p.&nbsp;55). In 2000 he was mentioned as a possible Democratic nominee for Vice President of the United States<ref>{{cite news|url=http://archives.cnn.com/2000/ALLPOLITICS/stories/07/13/gore.veep/index.html |title=Gore considering naming VP immediately after GOP convention |date=July 14, 2000 |access-date=June 8, 2008 |work=CNN |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081104174658/http://archives.cnn.com/2000/ALLPOLITICS/stories/07/13/gore.veep/index.html |archive-date=November 4, 2008 }}</ref> or [[United States Secretary of Education|Education Secretary]] for [[Al Gore]] had Gore been successful in the 2000 presidential race. 2004 [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] nominee Sen. [[John Kerry]] was likewise considering Hunt for Secretary of Education had he won,{{Citation needed|date=November 2008}} and he was considered a candidate to be [[Barack Obama]]'s Secretary of Education.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081107/ap_on_el_pr/obama_potential_appointees/ |title=Yahoo! |website=news.yahoo.com |access-date=17 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130425032219/http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081107/ap_on_el_pr/obama_potential_appointees/ |archive-date=25 April 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Hunt served on the Carnegie Task Force, which created the [[National Board for Professional Teaching Standards]] and more recently on the Spellings Commission on the Future of Higher Education.

As governor, Hunt was involved in a variety of efforts to promote technology and technology-based economic development, including the establishment of the North Carolina Biotechnology Center, and the [[North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics]]. He was also very successful at recruiting business to his state.

Hunt was key actor in the trial of the [[Wilmington Ten]]. By the late 1970s, their case had gained international attention and was viewed as an embarrassment to the US and North Carolina in particular. [[CBS]] had broadcast a ''60 Minute'' piece about the case that suggested that the evidence against the ten had been fabricated.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.learnnc.org/lp/editions/nchist-postwar/6006 |title=The Wilmington Ten - North Carolina Digital History |publisher=Learnnc.org |date=1971-02-06 |access-date=2017-08-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170820074303/http://www.learnnc.org/lp/editions/nchist-postwar/6006 |archive-date=August 20, 2017 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> In January 1978, following the higher courts' refusal to dismiss these charges, Hunt decided to reduce their sentencing of 20–25 years to 13–17 years rather than pardon and free them.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ftpcontent4.worldnow.com/wect/PDFs%20for%20stories/W-10%20TIMELINE.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=March 15, 2017 |archive-date=August 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160804144116/http://ftpcontent4.worldnow.com/wect/PDFs%20for%20stories/W-10%20TIMELINE.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>  Many black North Carolinian politicians at the time disapproved of Hunt's decision but the general mentality at the time was that "right now blacks have nowhere else to turn" so there was no organized opposition movement. [[Howard Nathaniel Lee]], however, refused to resign from his appointed role as cabinet secretary, as a form of protest against Hunt.<ref>Janken, Kenneth Robert. The Wilmington Ten: Violence, Injustice, and the Rise of Black Politics in the 1970s. Chapel Hill: U of North Carolina, 2015. 152+. Print.</ref>

Hunt was criticized for allowing [[Darryl Hunt]] (no relation known) to remain in prison for 20 years after the wrongfully convicted Winston-Salem man was exonerated by exculpatory DNA evidence which pointed to another perpetrator. Darryl Hunt was pardoned by the succeeding governor, Mike Easley. During his terms in office Hunt oversaw [[List of people executed in North Carolina|13 executions]] (two during his first period in office, 11 during his second), including the first post-[[Furman v. Georgia|Furman]] execution of a female ([[Velma Barfield]]) and the first post-Furman execution in North Carolina ([[James W. Hutchins]]).

Hunt was a proponent of North Carolina's tobacco industry, even after the negative health effects of tobacco use became clear. When Reagan Administration Surgeon General Dr. [[C. Everett Koop]] accused the tobacco industry of directing advertising at children and threatening human lives, Hunt called for his impeachment.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/26/us/c-everett-koop-forceful-surgeon-general-dies-at-96.html |title= C. Everett Koop, Forceful U.S. Surgeon General, Dies at 96 |first=Holcomb |last=Noble Mitch |website= [[The New York Times]] |date= February 26, 2013 }}</ref>

==Retirement==
Hunt founded and is chair emeritus of the [[Institute for Emerging Issues]] at [[N.C. State University]] in Raleigh.<ref>{{cite web|title=National Advisory Board |url=http://www.ncsu.edu/iei/index.php/about/advisory-board |publisher=Institute for Emerging Issues |access-date=December 8, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121202185540/http://www.ncsu.edu/iei/index.php/about/advisory-board |archive-date=December 2, 2012 }}</ref> In 2001 Hunt founded the James B. Hunt Jr. Institute for Educational Leadership & Policy Foundation, Inc.,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Our Story|url=http://www.hunt-institute.org/our-story/|access-date=2020-08-11|website=The Hunt Institute|language=en-US|archive-date=August 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809003520/http://www.hunt-institute.org/our-story/|url-status=dead}}</ref> commonly known as [http://www.hunt-institute.org/ The Hunt Institute]. The organization's mission is to secure America's future through quality education, and is dedicated to empowering governors, policymakers, and other educational leaders in the development and implementation of comprehensive strategies for the transformation of public education.

==Personal life==
Hunt has been married to [[Carolyn Hunt|Carolyn Leonard Hunt]] since 1958 and they have a son ([[Baxter Hunt|James Baxter Hunt III]]) and three daughters (including former State Senator and current [[Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina]] [[Rachel Hunt]]).

==Electoral history==
===1972 North Carolina Lt. Gubernatorial Election===
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Democratic Primary Results<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=208590|title=Our Campaigns - NC  Lt. Governor - D Primary Race - 1972}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Jim Hunt
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 329,727
| percentage = 43.77
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Roy G. Sowers Jr.
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 177,016
| percentage = 23.28
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Margaret T. Harper
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 151,819
| percentage = 20.15
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Allen C. Barbee
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 51,602
| percentage = 6.85
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Reginald L. Frazier
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 43,228
| percentage = 5.74
}} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General Election Results<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=36395|title = Our Campaigns - NC Lt. Governor Race - 1972}}</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
 |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
 |candidate  = '''Jim Hunt''' 
 |votes      = 812,602 
 |percentage = 56.69
 |change     =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
 |party      = Republican Party (United States)
 |candidate  = John A. Walker
 |votes      = 612,002
 |percentage = 42.69
 |change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
 |party      = American Party (1969)
 |candidate  = Benjamin G. McLendonm, Sr. 
 |votes      = 8,865
 |percentage = 0.62
 |change     =
}}

{{Election box turnout|
 |votes      = 1,433,469
 |percentage = 100%
 |change     =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===[[1976 North Carolina gubernatorial election|1976 North Carolina Gubernatorial Election]]===
[[File:1976 North Carolina gubernatorial election results map by county.svg|thumb]]
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Democratic Primary Results<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=208233|title=Our Campaigns - NC Governor - D Primary Race - 1976}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Jim Hunt
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 362,102
| percentage = 53.41
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = [[Edward O'Herron Jr.]]
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 157,815
| percentage = 23.28
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = George Wood
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 121,673
| percentage = 17.95
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Thomas E. Strickland
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 31,338 
| percentage = 4.62
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = [[Andy Barker (philanthropist)|Andy Barker]]
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 5,003
| percentage = 0.74
}}
{{Election box end}}{{Election box begin | title=General Election Results<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=46A7DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA345 |title=America Votes 32: 2015-2016, Election Returns by State - Rhodes Cook |date= 26 October 2017|isbn=9781506368993 |access-date=2018-12-09|last1=Cook |first1=Rhodes |publisher=CQ Press }}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Jim Hunt
| votes = 1,081,293
| percentage = 64.99
| change = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
| party = Republican Party (United States) 
| candidate = David T. Flaherty
| votes = 564,102 
| percentage = 33.90
| change = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
| party = American Party (1969)
| candidate = Herbert F. Seawell Jr.
| votes = 13,604
| percentage = 0.82
| change = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
| party = Libertarian Party (United States) 
| candidate = [[Arlan Andrews|Arlan K. Andrews]] 	
| votes = 4,764
| percentage = 0.29
| change = 
}}
{{Election box turnout|
| votes = 1,663,763
| percentage = 
| change =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===[[1980 North Carolina gubernatorial election|1980 North Carolina Gubernatorial Election]]===
[[File:1980 North Carolina gubernatorial election results map by county.svg|thumb]]
{{Election box begin | title= Democratic Primary Results<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=66119|title=Our Campaigns - NC Governor - D Primary Race - 1980}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
 |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
 |candidate  =  Jim Hunt
 |votes      = 524,844
 |percentage = 69.64
 |change     =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
 |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
 |candidate  = [[Robert W. Scott|Robert W. "Bob" Scott]]
 |votes      = 217,289
 |percentage = 28.83
 |change     =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
 |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
 |candidate  = Harry J. Welsh
 |votes      = 11,551
 |percentage = 1.53
 |change     =
}}
{{election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General Election Results<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=26793|title = Our Campaigns - NC Governor Race - Nov 04, 1980}}</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
 |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
 |candidate  = '''Jim Hunt''' '''(Incumbent)'''
 |votes      = 1,143,145 
 |percentage = 61.88%
 |change     =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
 |party      = Republican Party (United States)
 |candidate  = [[I. Beverly Lake]]
 |votes      = 691,449
 |percentage = 37.43%
 |change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
 |party      = Libertarian Party (United States)
 |candidate  = Robert Y. Emory
 |votes      = 9,552
 |percentage = 0.54%
 |change     =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
 |party      = Socialist Workers Party (United States)
 |candidate  = Douglas A. Cooper
 |votes      = 2,887
 |percentage = 0.16%
 |change     =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
 |party      = Independent politician
 |candidate  = Others
 |votes      = 53
 |percentage = 0%
 |change     =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
 |votes      = 1,847,086
 |percentage = 100%
 |change     =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===[[1984 United States Senate election in North Carolina|1984 North Carolina Senatorial Election]]===
[[File:1984 United States Senate election in North Carolina results map by county.svg|thumb]]
{{Election box begin no change
| title= Democratic Primary Results<ref name="SouthNow 46" />}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Democratic Party (United States)
 | candidate  = Jim Hunt
 | votes      = 655,429
 | percentage = 77.48%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Democratic Party (United States)
 | candidate  = Thomas Allred
 | votes      = 126,841
 | percentage = 14.99%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Democratic Party (United States)
 | candidate  = Harrill Jones
 | votes      = 63,676
 | percentage = 7.53%
}}
{{Election box turnout no change
 | votes      = 845,946
 | percentage = 
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title=General Election Results<ref name="SouthNow 46" />}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Republican Party (United States)
 | candidate  = [[Jesse Helms]] (incumbent)
 | votes      = 1,156,768
 | percentage = 51.66%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Democratic Party (United States)
 | candidate  = Jim Hunt
 | votes      = 1,070,488
 | percentage = 47.81%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Libertarian Party (United States)
 | candidate  = Bobby Emory
 | votes      = 9,302
 | percentage = 0.42%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Socialist Workers Party (United States)
 | candidate  = Kate Daher
 | votes      = 2,493
 | percentage = 0.11%
}}
{{Election box turnout no change
 | votes      = 2,239,051
 | percentage = 
}}
{{Election box end}}

===[[1992 North Carolina gubernatorial election|1992 North Carolina Gubernatorial Election]]===
[[File:1992 North Carolina gubernatorial election results map by county.svg|thumb]]

{{Election box begin | title= Democratic Primary Results<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=270806|title=Our Campaigns - NC Governor - D Primary Race - May 05, 1992}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
 |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
 |candidate  =  Jim Hunt
 |votes      = 459,300
 |percentage = 65.46
 |change     =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
 |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
 |candidate  = [[Lacy Thornburg]]
 |votes      = 188,806
 |percentage = 26.91
 |change     =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
 |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
 |candidate  = Marcus W. Williams
 |votes      = 25,660
 |percentage = 3.66
 |change     =
}}
{{Election box end}}{{Election box begin | title= General Election Results<ref name="Atlas Forum Index 46">{{cite web |title= Atlas Forum Index|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1992&fips=37&f=0&off=5&elect=0|date=March 2011 |publisher=[[Atlas Forum]] |access-date=2009-06-12}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
 |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
 |candidate  =  Jim Hunt
 |votes      = 1,368,246
 |percentage = 52.72
 |change     =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
 |party      = Republican Party (United States)
 |candidate  = [[James Carson Gardner|Jim Gardner]]
 |votes      = 1,121,955
 |percentage = 43.23
 |change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
 |party      = Libertarian Party (United States)
 |candidate  = Scott McLaughlin
 |votes      = 104,983
 |percentage = 4.05
 |change     =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
 |votes      = 2,595,184
 |percentage = 
 |change     =
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== [[1996 North Carolina gubernatorial election|1996 North Carolina Gubernatorial Election]] ===
[[File:1996 North Carolina gubernatorial election results map by county.svg|thumb]]

Jim Hunt ran unopposed in the Democratic primary.<ref name="SouthNow 46" />

{{Election box begin | title= General Election Results<ref name="SouthNow 46">{{cite web|title=North Carolina DataNet #46|url=http://southnow.org/southnow-publications/nc-datanet/DataNet%20April08.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080725034758/http://southnow.org/southnow-publications/nc-datanet/DataNet%20April08.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=2008-07-25|date=April 2008|publisher=[[University of North Carolina]]|access-date=2009-06-12}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
 |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
 |candidate  = Jim Hunt (incumbent)
 |votes      = 1,436,638
 |percentage = 55.98
 |change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
 |party      = Republican Party (United States)
 |candidate  = [[Robin Hayes (politician)|Robin Hayes]]
 |votes      = 1,097,053
 |percentage = 42.75
 |change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
 |party      = Libertarian Party (United States)
 |candidate  = Scott D. Yost
 |votes      = 17,559
 |percentage = 0.68
 |change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
 |party      = Natural Law Party (United States)
 |candidate  = Julia Van Witt
 |votes      = 14,792
 |percentage = 0.58
 |change     = 
}}
{{Election box turnout|
 |votes      = 2,566,042
 |percentage = 
 |change     = 
}}
{{Election box end}}

==Legacy==
{{Infobox library
| library_name       = James B. Hunt Jr. Library
| name_en            = 
| library_logo       = 
| image              = Hunt Library Exterior 2.JPG
}}
The following are named for Governor Hunt:
*James B. Hunt, Jr. Institute for Educational Leadership & Policy Foundation, Inc.{{citation needed|date=August 2024}}
*[[James B. Hunt Jr. Library]] at [[North Carolina State University Centennial Campus]]{{citation needed|date=August 2024}}
*James B. Hunt High School in [[Wilson County, North Carolina]]{{citation needed|date=August 2024}}
*James B. Hunt Jr. Residence Hall at [[North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics]]{{citation needed|date=August 2024}}
*James B. Hunt Horse Complex at the [[North Carolina State Fairgrounds]] is used year-round for horse shows and other agricultural exhibitions.{{citation needed|date=August 2024}}
* The M/V ''Gov. James B. Hunt Jr.'' is the primary ferry on the [[Currituck Sound]] route, making daily runs between Currituck and Knotts Island, operated by the [[North Carolina Department of Transportation Ferry Division]]{{citation needed|date=August 2024}}
*Hunt Hall (dormitory) at the [[University of North Carolina at Charlotte]]{{citation needed|date=August 2024}}

An authorized biography of Hunt, authored by former press secretary Gary Pearce, was released in the fall of 2010.{{citation needed|date=August 2024}}

In 2024, daughter [[Rachel Hunt|Rachel]], who since 2018 served in both the [[North Carolina House]] and the [[North Carolina Senate]], would succeed her father in being elected to a North Carolina statewide office when she was elected Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina;<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ncnewsline.com/2024/11/06/democrat-rachel-hunt-leads-in-north-carolina-lt-governors-race/|title=Democrat Rachel Hunt wins North Carolina lieutenant governor’s race|first=Christine|last=Zhu|publisher=NC Newsline|date=November 6, 2024|accessdate=November 10, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dailytarheel.com/article/2024/11/city-rachel-hunt-nc-lieutenant-gov|title=Charlotte Senator Rachel Hunt wins N.C. lieutenant governor race|first=Kathryn|last=DeHart|publisher=The Daily Tar Heel|date=November 6, 2024|accessdate=November 10, 2024}}</ref> in addition, Rachel was also the first Democrat to get elected Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina since 2008.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.wral.com/story/new-faces-expected-for-most-of-north-carolina-s-executive-branch-seats-races-to-watch/21705794/| title = Democrat Hunt to replace Robinson; new faces emerge in other Council of State races| last = Specht| first = Paul| date = November 6, 2024| website = WRAL-TV| publisher = Capitol Broadcasting Company| access-date = November 10, 2024}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of North Carolina Governors]]

== References ==
{{Reflist|30em}}

== Works cited ==
* {{cite book| editor-last = Cheney| editor-first = John L. Jr. | title = North Carolina Government, 1585-1979 : A Narrative and Statistical History| publisher = North Carolina Secretary of State| edition = revised| date = 1981| location = Raleigh | oclc = 1290270510}}
* {{cite magazine| last = Coble| first = Ran| title = The Lieutenant Governorship in North Carolina : An Office in Transition| magazine = N.C. Insight| pages = 157–165| publisher = N.C. Center for Public Policy Research| date = April 1989| url = https://nccppr.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/The_Lt._Governorship_in_NC.pdf}}

==Further reading==
* Grimsley, Wayne. ''James B. Hunt: A North Carolina Progressive'' (2003) scholarly biography

{{commons category|Jim Hunt}}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080503061828/http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/profiles/jim_hunt News & Observer profile]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20061111053338/http://www.wcsr.com/default.asp?id=86&objId=197 Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC Biography]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080516084738/http://www.unctv.org/biocon/jhunt/index.html UNC-TV: Biographical Conversations with James B. Hunt, Jr.]
*[https://www.lib.ncsu.edu/findingaids/mc00003 Guide to the James B. Hunt Papers 1971-1997, 2012]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160313224318/http://www.mcgrawprize.com/winners/past/ Past Winners of Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Prize in Education]
* Oral History Interviews with James B. Hunt [http://docsouth.unc.edu/sohp/C-0329/menu.html], [http://docsouth.unc.edu/sohp/C-0331/menu.html], [http://docsouth.unc.edu/sohp/C-0332/menu.html] from [http://docsouth.unc.edu/sohp/ Oral Histories of the American South]
* [http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/findingaids/mc00003/ James B. Hunt Political Campaign Audiovisual Material, 1980–1997]
* {{C-SPAN|2477}}

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