Hunt, James Baxter, Jr., 1937-

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James Baxter Hunt, Jr. (1937- ) was Democratic governor of North Carolina, 1977-1985 and 1993-2001. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in agricultural education and a Master’s degree in agricultural economics from North Carolina State University, where he served two terms as student body president, as well as a Juris Doctorate from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

After serving as Lieutenant Governor from 1973 to 1977, he served two terms as Governor, 1977-1981 and 1981-1985. In 1984 he waged an unsuccessful campaign to unseat Republican Jesse Helms as United States Senator from North Carolina. The closely contested race, which Helms eventually won with 52% of the vote, garnered national attention as both sides engaged in negative campaigning, some of which centered on Hunt’s support for (and Helm’s opposition to) the recognition of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. The campaign ultimately cost a combined $22 million, making it the most expensive Senate race in American history to that point. Hunt returned to elected office in 1992, winning a third term as Governor by defeating Republican Lieutenant Governor James C. Gardner. In 1996 he was elected to a fourth term over Republican state Representative Robin Hayes. Hunt left office in 2001.

After he left the governorship, Hunt joined the law firm of Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC, in Raleigh. As of 2006, he and his wife, Carolyn, lived on their beef cattle farm in eastern North Carolina. They had four children and ten grandchildren.

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creatorOf Peck, Gregory, 1916-2003. Stevens Center gala opening [sound recording]. University of North Carolina School of the Arts, Semans Library
referencedIn Independent weekly records, 1982-2004. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
creatorOf James B. Hunt, Jr., Papers, 1960-1976, 1980, 1984 East Carolina University. J.Y. Joyner Library
creatorOf James B. Hunt Papers, 1971-1997 North Carolina State University. Special Collections Research Center
referencedIn Hugh Morton Photographs and Films, late 1920s-2006, (bulk 1940s-1990s) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. North Carolina Collection.
creatorOf Funderburk, David. North Carolina political campaign collection, 1995-1996. Pfeiffer University, Gustavus Adolphus Pfeiffer Library
referencedIn America's Four Hundredth Anniversary photographs and related materials, 1984-1987 (bulk 1987). University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
referencedIn Hanes, R. Philip, 1926-2011. R. Philip Hanes papers, 1928-1987 ; (bulk 1960-1985). Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
referencedIn R. Buckminster Fuller Papers Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn North Carolina State University Libraries, Director's Office Records, 1926-2013 North Carolina State University. Special Collections Research Center
referencedIn Hugh Morton Photographs and Films, late 1920s-2006, (bulk 1940s-1990s) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. North Carolina Collection.
creatorOf Effron, Seth. James B. Hunt, Jr. : press releases, speeches, interviews, and campaign materials on the political career of Jim Hunt, 1978-1993. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
referencedIn Clement, Josephine. Josephine Clement papers, 1937-1998. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
referencedIn University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Bicentennial Photographic Collection [graphic]. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
creatorOf Friday, William (William C.). North Carolina people [sound recording] [Jan. 1, 1978]. University of North Carolina School of the Arts, Semans Library
creatorOf Hunt, James B., 1937-. James B. Hunt : commercials , 1976-1984 University of Oklahoma, Political Community Archives
referencedIn Price, David Eugene. David Price papers, 1960-2004 and undated. Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
referencedIn Don Sturkey Photographic Materials, 1951-2007, (bulk 1951-1989) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. North Carolina Collection.
referencedIn Williamson, Samuel R. Samuel R. Williamson's notebook on James B. Hunt's Senate campaign, 1983-1984. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
referencedIn Jenkins, James Lineberry, 1919-2003. James Lineberry Jenkins papers, 1907-1990 [manuscript]. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
creatorOf Hunt, James B., 1937-. James B. Hunt Papers, 1971-1997 [manuscript] North Carolina State University, NCSU Libraries
referencedIn Ragan, Sam, 1915-1996. Sam Ragan papers, 1950-1996. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
referencedIn William C. Friday Papers, 1942-1999 and undated (bulk 1985-1999) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection
referencedIn Friday, William C. (William Clyde). William C. Friday photographic collection, 1951-1980s. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
referencedIn Elizabeth Duncan Koontz Papers Bennett College, Thomas F. Holgate Library
referencedIn North Carolina State University. Libraries. North Carolina State University Libraries, Director's Office records, 1926-2009 [manuscript] North Carolina State University, NCSU Libraries
referencedIn Student Leaders Oral Histories, 2010-2012 North Carolina State University. Special Collections Research Center
referencedIn Christensen, Rob. Rob Christensen collection, 1982-1984. North Carolina Division of Archives & Hist
referencedIn Blumenthal family. Collection 1910-2004, 1945-2001 / Blumenthal family. University of North Carolina, Charlotte, J. Murrey Atkins Library
referencedIn Floyd B. McKissick Papers, 1940s-1980s University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection
referencedIn Center for International Understanding (University of North Carolina (System)). Center for International Understanding of the University of North Carolina (System) records, 1980-2007 (bulk 1988-2003). University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
referencedIn North Carolina Education Research Council. North Carolina Education Research Council records, 1997-2004. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
referencedIn Effron, Seth. James B. Hunt, Jr. : newspaper and magazine articles on the political career of Jim Hunt, 1976-1993. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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correspondedWith Koontz, Elizabeth D. (Elizabeth Duncan), 1919- person
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associatedWith University of Oklahoma. Political Commercial Archive. corporateBody
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Greensboro NC US
Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal 00 NP
Wilson NC US
Raleigh NC US
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Political campaigns
Political campaigns
Political campaigns
Governor
Television advertising
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Farmers
Governors
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Politicians
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Birth 1937-05-16

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