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James Baxter (Jim) Hunt, Jr. (May 16, 1937 --) was a four-term Democratic governor of North Carolina (1977-1985, and again from 1993-2001). Hunt created the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.
Hunt is a graduate of North Carolina State University, with a B.S in agricultural education and a M.S in agricultural economics. In 1964, he received a J.D from the University of North Carolina School of Law.
Hunt is the only Governor of North Carolina to have been elected to four terms. He previous served a term as Lieutenant Governor (1973-1977). In 1984 he lost a close race for the U.S. Senate seat held by Jesse Helms.
| Preceded by: (first term) James E. Holshouser, Jr | Governor of North Carolina 1977-1985, 1993-2001 | Succeeded by: (first term) James G. Martin |
| Preceded by: (second term) James G. Martin | Succeeded by: (second term) Mike Easley |
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