Editing Jim Hunt (section)

==Legacy==
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The following are named for Governor Hunt:
*James B. Hunt, Jr. Institute for Educational Leadership & Policy Foundation, Inc.{{citation needed|date=August 2024}}
*[[James B. Hunt Jr. Library]] at [[North Carolina State University Centennial Campus]]{{citation needed|date=August 2024}}
*James B. Hunt High School in [[Wilson County, North Carolina]]{{citation needed|date=August 2024}}
*James B. Hunt Jr. Residence Hall at [[North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics]]{{citation needed|date=August 2024}}
*James B. Hunt Horse Complex at the [[North Carolina State Fairgrounds]] is used year-round for horse shows and other agricultural exhibitions.{{citation needed|date=August 2024}}
* The M/V ''Gov. James B. Hunt Jr.'' is the primary ferry on the [[Currituck Sound]] route, making daily runs between Currituck and Knotts Island, operated by the [[North Carolina Department of Transportation Ferry Division]]{{citation needed|date=August 2024}}
*Hunt Hall (dormitory) at the [[University of North Carolina at Charlotte]]{{citation needed|date=August 2024}}

An authorized biography of Hunt, authored by former press secretary Gary Pearce, was released in the fall of 2010.{{citation needed|date=August 2024}}

In 2024, daughter [[Rachel Hunt|Rachel]], who since 2018 served in both the [[North Carolina House]] and the [[North Carolina Senate]], would succeed her father in being elected to a North Carolina statewide office when she was elected Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina;<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ncnewsline.com/2024/11/06/democrat-rachel-hunt-leads-in-north-carolina-lt-governors-race/|title=Democrat Rachel Hunt wins North Carolina lieutenant governor’s race|first=Christine|last=Zhu|publisher=NC Newsline|date=November 6, 2024|accessdate=November 10, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dailytarheel.com/article/2024/11/city-rachel-hunt-nc-lieutenant-gov|title=Charlotte Senator Rachel Hunt wins N.C. lieutenant governor race|first=Kathryn|last=DeHart|publisher=The Daily Tar Heel|date=November 6, 2024|accessdate=November 10, 2024}}</ref> in addition, Rachel was also the first Democrat to get elected Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina since 2008.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.wral.com/story/new-faces-expected-for-most-of-north-carolina-s-executive-branch-seats-races-to-watch/21705794/| title = Democrat Hunt to replace Robinson; new faces emerge in other Council of State races| last = Specht| first = Paul| date = November 6, 2024| website = WRAL-TV| publisher = Capitol Broadcasting Company| access-date = November 10, 2024}}</ref>