Jim Hunt served as Governor of North Carolina from 1993-2001. He previously served a separate period of as Governor of North Carolina and as Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina. He identified as a Democrat. He died in 2025.
1980
–Endorsed Jimmy Carter (D) for President (lost general election)
2012
–Endorsed Barack Obama (D) for President (won)
2016
–Endorsed Hillary Clinton (D) for President (lost general election)
2018
–Endorsed Dan McCready (D) for Representative of North Carolina, 9th District (lost general election, results voided)
–Endorsed Kathy Manning (D) for Representative of North Carolina, 13th District (lost general election)
2019
–Endorsed Allen Thomas (D) for Representative of North Carolina, 3rd District (lost special general election)
–Endorsed Dan McCready (D) for Representative of North Carolina, 9th District (lost special general election)
2020
–Endorsed Joe Biden (D) for President (won)
–Endorsed Jessica Holmes (D) for Commissioner of Labor of North Carolina (lost general election)
–Endorsed Cal Cunningham (D) for Senator of North Carolina (lost general election)
2024
–Endorsed Josh Stein (D) for Governor of North Carolina (won)
–Endorsed Mo Green (D) for Superintendent of Public Instruction of North Carolina (won)
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