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Jim Hunt
69th and 71st Governor of North Carolina
In office January 9, 1993 – January 6, 2001
Lieutenant
Dennis Wicker
Preceded by
James G. Martin
Succeeded by
Mike Easley
In office January 8, 1977 – January 5, 1985
Lieutenant
James C. Green
Preceded by
James Holshouser
Succeeded by
James G. Martin
27th Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina
In office January 5, 1973 – January 8, 1977
Governor
James Holshouser
Preceded by
Hoyt Patrick Taylor Jr.
Succeeded by
James C. Green
Personal details
Born
James Baxter Hunt Jr.
(1937-05-16) May 16, 1937 (age 87) Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S.
Political party
Democratic
Spouse
Carolyn Leonard
(m. 1958)
Children
4, including Rachel and Baxter
Education
North Carolina State University (BS, MS) University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (JD)
James Baxter Hunt Jr. (born May 16, 1937) is an American politician and retired attorney who was the 69th and 71st governor of North Carolina (1977–1985, and 1993–2001). He is the longest-serving governor in the state's history.[1]
Hunt is tied with former Ohio governor Jim Rhodes for the sixth-longest gubernatorial tenure in post-Constitutional U.S. history at 5,838 days.[2]
^Wayne Grimsley, James B. Hunt: A North Carolina Progressive (2003)
^Ostermeier, Eric (April 10, 2013). "The Top 50 Longest-Serving Governors of All Time". Smart Politics.
Hunt is tied with former Ohio governor Jim Rhodes for the sixth-longest gubernatorial tenure in post-Constitutional U.S. history at 5,838 days. Hunt was...
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Carolyn Joyce Hunt (née Leonard; born July 3, 1937) is an American educator and politician who, as the wife of JimHunt, served as the Second Lady of...
North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election. Hunt is the daughter of former governor JimHunt and his wife Carolyn. An attorney and certified college...
previous gubernatorial election over twenty years earlier. Former Governor JimHunt decided to seek his third term as the Democratic nominee. The race became...
North Carolina School of Law in 1982. While in law school, then-Governor JimHunt appointed Cooper to the State Goals and Policy Board, an advisory group...
victory of 446,169 votes. In 2000, Easley ran to succeed the term-limited Hunt as Governor of North Carolina. He defeated incumbent Lieutenant Governor...
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campaign for Governor. The other six being Edwin Edwards, George Wallace, JimHunt, Bill Janklow, Jerry Brown, and Terry Branstad. Ostermeier, Eric (April...
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stature of the office of the lieutenant governor, which was held by Democrat JimHunt. It raised the job's salary from $5,000 to $30,000 per year, increased...
General Mike Easley. Easley won by 52% to 46%, and succeeded fellow Democrat JimHunt as governor. This election was the first North Carolina gubernatorial election...
school board member Semi Bird have declared their candidacies. Governor Jim Justice was re-elected to a second term in 2020 with 63.5% of the vote. He...
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