Jim Hunt

Biography

James Baxter Hunt Jr. (May 16, 1937 – December 18, 2025) was an American politician and attorney who was the 69th and 71st governor of North Carolina (1977–1985, and 1993–2001). He was the longest-serving governor in the state's history. Hunt was tied with former Ohio governor Jim Rhodes for the sixth-longest gubernatorial tenure in post-Constitutional U.S. history at 5,838 days. His daughter is current North Carolina Lieutenant Governor Rachel Hunt. Under his guidance, the North Carolina Democratic Party outperformed expectations in state politics from Ronald Reagan's presidency through the 1990s.

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