Since no one has bothered to mention it.

His was the first campaign I ever worked on When he first ran for Gov.

The North Carolina Democratic Party family mourns the loss of Governor Jim Hunt, a champion of our mission. He showed everyone what it means to be a Democrat in the South. Not only did he believe in the promise and potential of every North Carolinian – he invested in them by… pic.twitter.com/cWtV8X3DTV

— NC Democratic Party (@NCDemParty) December 18, 2025

jkpackfan said:

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I genuinely didn't know he had passed. My dad served in the senate for many years and he always had good things to say about him even though they disagreed on a lot. RIP

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I seriously thought he was older than 88. And I had no clue his daughter was the current Lt. Governor

Glasswolf said:

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jkpackfan said:

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I genuinely didn't know he had passed. My dad served in the senate for many years and he always had good things to say about him even though they disagreed on a lot. RIP

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I seriously thought he was older than 88. And I had no clue his daughter was the current Lt. Governor

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Yeah I thought he was at least in his 90s and same here on his daughter being Lt. Gov.

Glasswolf said:

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Since no one has bothered to mention it.

His was the first campaign I ever worked on When he first ran for Gov.

The North Carolina Democratic Party family mourns the loss of Governor Jim Hunt, a champion of our mission. He showed everyone what it means to be a Democrat in the South. Not only did he believe in the promise and potential of every North Carolinian – he invested in them by… pic.twitter.com/cWtV8X3DTV

— NC Democratic Party (@NCDemParty) December 18, 2025

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Yeah, unfortunately his story got somewhat lost in the secondary background with the news stations due to the Biffle crash... realized that yesterday morning when I saw the different frequency of the two stories being reported on Spectrum. Felt kind of bad for his family that it wasn't getting the attention that it rightly deserved.