DemocratNot in office · last served 1984Last on a ballot: Nov 1980
James B. Hunt Jr
Last held office: Governor of North Carolina (1976–1984). Ran in 2 elections between 1976 and 1980, winning 2.
- Last margin
- +24.6
- Won 1980
- Elections
- 2
- 1976–1980
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Hunt was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Hunt has run
Baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year. Running ahead of it means Hunt won voters the party’s presidential nominee did not; primaries have no baseline.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin | Baseline | Against baseline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Governor of North Carolina | General | Won | Beverly Lake (R) | 62.3% | D+24.6 | R+2.2 | |
| 1976 | Governor of North Carolina | General | Won | David T. Flaherty (R) | 65.7% | D+31.4 | D+11.1 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Hunt has held
- Governor of North Carolina · 1976–1984
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Hunt has run against
- Beverly Lake (R) · 1980 election, won
- David T. Flaherty (R) · 1976 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive