Rachel Hunt
2023 - Present
2025
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Rachel Hunt (Democratic Party) is a member of the North Carolina State Senate, representing District 42. She assumed office on January 1, 2023. Her current term ends on January 1, 2025.
Hunt (Democratic Party) is running for election for Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina. She is on the ballot in the general election on November 5, 2024. She advanced from the Democratic primary on March 5, 2024.
Hunt completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Rachel Hunt earned a B.A. in English and political science from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, in 1987, and a J.D. from the University of South Carolina School of Law. Hunt also earned a certificate in college counseling and education from the University of California, Los Angeles, in 2014. Her career experience includes working as an attorney in private practice and owning her own educational consulting business. Hunt served on the board of directors of the North Carolina Foundation for Public School Children.[1]
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Hunt was assigned to the following committees:
- Agriculture, Energy, and Environment Committee
- Appropriations on General Government and Information Technology Committee
- Senate Judiciary Committee
- Pensions and Retirement and Aging Committee
2021-2022
Hunt was assigned to the following committees:
- Education - Community Colleges Committee, Vice chair
- Education - K-12 Committee
- Families, Children, and Aging Policy Committee
- Judiciary I Committee
- Appropriations Committee
- Appropriations on Education Committee
2019-2020
Hunt was assigned to the following committees:
- Agriculture Committee
- Families, Children, and Aging Policy Committee
- Appropriations on Capital Committee
- Appropriations Committee
- Education - Community Colleges Committee
- House Judiciary Committee
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2024
General election
General election for Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina
Rachel Hunt, Hal Weatherman, and Shannon Bray are running in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | ||
| Rachel Hunt (D) | ||
| Hal Weatherman (R) | ||
| Shannon Bray (L) | ||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Chris Rey (D)
- Dee Watson (L)
Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina
Hal Weatherman defeated Jim O'Neill in the Republican primary runoff for Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina on May 14, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Hal Weatherman | 76.0 | 81,665 | |
| Jim O'Neill | 24.0 | 25,760 | ||
| Total votes: 107,425 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina
Rachel Hunt defeated Ben Clark and Mark H. Robinson in the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Rachel Hunt | 70.4 | 477,196 | |
| Ben Clark | 16.5 | 111,836 | ||
| Mark H. Robinson | 13.2 | 89,247 | ||
| Total votes: 678,279 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Hal Weatherman | 19.6 | 181,818 | |
| ✔ | Jim O'Neill | 15.8 | 147,042 | |
| Deanna Ballard | 15.0 | 138,822 | ||
| Seth Woodall | 11.0 | 102,492 | ||
| Sam Page | 10.2 | 94,810 | ||
| Allen Mashburn | 9.0 | 83,550 | ||
| Jeffrey Elmore | 8.6 | 79,883 | ||
| Peter Boykin | 3.5 | 32,126 | ||
| Rivera Douthit | 2.5 | 23,398 | ||
| Ernest Reeves | 2.5 | 22,760 | ||
| Marlenis Hernandez Novoa | 2.3 | 21,404 | ||
| Total votes: 928,105 | ||||
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Libertarian primary election
The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Dee Watson advanced from the Libertarian primary for Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina.
Campaign finance
Endorsements
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2022
See also: North Carolina State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for North Carolina State Senate District 42
Rachel Hunt defeated Cheryl Russo in the general election for North Carolina State Senate District 42 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Rachel Hunt (D) | 50.2 | 39,024 | |
| Cheryl Russo (R) | 49.8 | 38,677 | ||
| Total votes: 77,701 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Rachel Hunt advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina State Senate District 42.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for North Carolina State Senate District 42
Cheryl Russo defeated Scott Stone in the Republican primary for North Carolina State Senate District 42 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Cheryl Russo | 50.5 | 6,775 | |
| Scott Stone | 49.5 | 6,638 | ||
| Total votes: 13,413 | ||||
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Campaign finance
2020
See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 103
Incumbent Rachel Hunt defeated William Brawley in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 103 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Rachel Hunt (D) | 54.9 | 26,818 | |
| William Brawley (R) | 45.1 | 22,008 | ||
| Total votes: 48,826 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Rachel Hunt advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 103.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. William Brawley advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 103.
Campaign finance
2018
General election
General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 103
Rachel Hunt defeated incumbent William Brawley in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 103 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Rachel Hunt (D) | 50.1 | 19,133 | |
| William Brawley (R) | 49.9 | 19,065 | ||
| Total votes: 38,198 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 103
Rachel Hunt advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 103 on May 8, 2018.
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| ✔ | Rachel Hunt | |
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 103
Incumbent William Brawley advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 103 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | William Brawley | |
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2023
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In 2023, the North Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 11 to October 25.
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2022
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In 2022, the North Carolina State Legislature was in session from May 18 to July 1.
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2021
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In 2021, the North Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 13 to December 30.
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2020
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In 2020, the North Carolina State Legislature was in session from April 28 to September 3. The legislature was in recess from July 8 to September 1 and then reconvened September 2 to September 3.
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2019
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In 2019, the General Assembly of North Carolina was in session from January 9 through August 27.
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Rachel Hunt completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Hunt's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I am running for Lt. Governor to help make North Carolina a better place to live, work, and raise a family. My priorities are investing in our public schools, expanding access to health care, and helping our local businesses thrive.
- I’m proud to have started my family right here in North Carolina. As a mom who has faced childbirth complications and raised two kids in this state, and as an advocate for domestic violence victims, I understand the challenges North Carolina women, children, and families are facing. The ongoing maternal healthcare crisis impacts all women and disproportionately impacts Black Women. Childcare must be more affordable. It’s well past time for North Carolina’s Women, Children, and Families to have an advocate in the Lt. Governor’s office, and I’ll be that advocate.
- Everyone should have the right to make decisions about their healthcare in consultation with their doctor. The government should not be involved. Unfortunately, when it comes to women’s bodies, MAGA politicians in Raleigh care more about control than improving the quality of life for mothers and children. That’s why, as a State Senator, I’ve voted against their attempts to eliminate freedoms North Carolina women have had for more than 50 years. I support and trust women to make their own decisions. Further, I support making maternal life-saving measures safe and legal. I will continue to stand up for reproductive rights and fight for access to comprehensive reproductive healthcare.
- I spent most of my childhood on a North Carolina farm, so I understand the unique challenges that our rural communities face. Working in the fields, taught me the value of hard work, resilience, and community. As your Lt. Governor, I'm committed to standing up for rural areas, ensuring they have a strong voice in the state government. Together, we will champion economic opportunities, access to quality education, and the good, affordable healthcare that rural North Carolinians deserve.
Supporting North Carolina’s public schools, it's part of my DNA. My Grandmother and Mother were proud public school teachers who understood the difference a good teacher makes. My Dad was the Education Governor who led the charge for Smart Start and Raising Teacher Pay to the National Average. When Republicans go after public education in this state, especially in our rural communities, I fight back. As a State Senator, I’ve voted against their attempts to bankrupt our public schools and send our taxpayer dollars to unproven and unaccountable private schools. I’ll do the same as Lt. Governor.
We hear a lot about my dad, and for good reason! However, my mom, Carolyn Hunt, is a huge source of inspiration for me. Born on a farm in rural Iowa, my mother lived without electricity until she was ten years old. She once told me how she and her siblings sat around the kitchen table every night doing their homework by kerosene lamplight. As First Lady of North Carolina, she embodied the values of putting family first. When she wasn’t working as the groom at my horse shows or canning vegetables she grew in her garden, she was fighting for children across North Carolina and using her platform to advocate for investments in early childhood education like SmartStart. She volunteered weekly in the public schools, served as the Chairwoman of the advisory council for the Governor's Office of Citizen Affairs, and helped create the North Carolina Friendship Force. She taught me what fighting for families really meant: accepting people for who they are and giving them the resources they need to be successful.
As Lt. Governor, I’ll have a seat on the State Board of Education, where my top priority will be fighting for a quality education in North Carolina. I’ll do this by standing up against the current attempt to bankrupt our public schools and small towns.
The Republican legislature weakened the Governor’s executive powers when responding to an emergency or natural disaster. Now, the Lieutenant Governor, along with all other members of the Council of State will need to reach a unanimous consensus before our sitting Governor can act. We need a government that functions when people need it most, not more red tape keeping them from getting the assistance they need. I pledge to support our Governor in whatever appropriate response is needed to effectively and efficiently respond to a crisis situation.
The Lieutenant Governor sits at the head of the North Carolina Senate and has tremendous influence over what issues are heard on the floor of the Senate chamber. As the next Lt. Governor, I’ll advocate for policies that support working parents.
I've pledged to be present in every part of our state, actively listening to concerns and using that input to craft the practical solutions we genuinely need in Raleigh. It’s why hundreds of North Carolina leaders from all across our state have endorsed me. My campaign is built by showing up and earning trust, and that’s the kind of Lieutenant Governor I’ll be.
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Campaign website
Hunt’s campaign website stated the following:
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Rachel Hunt is running for Lt. Governor to help make North Carolina a better place to live, work, and raise a family. Fighting for Women, Children, and Families Making Healthcare More Affordable Defending the Right to Reproductive Healthcare Supporting North Carolina’s Small Businesses Standing with Rural North Carolina Keeping our Communities Safe Prioritizing Quality Education Protecting the Environment Securing Our Democracy Keeping our Promise to Our Veterans |
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| —Rachel Hunt’s campaign website (2024)[3] | ||
2022
Rachel Hunt did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Rachel Hunt did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina |
Officeholder North Carolina State Senate District 42 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Rachel Hunt," accessed March 15, 2023
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Rachel Hunt, Lt. Governor, '24, “Issues,” accessed February 20, 2024
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| Preceded by H. Dean Proctor (R) |
North Carolina State Senate District 42 2023-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by William Brawley (R) |
North Carolina House of Representatives District 103 2019-2023 |
Succeeded by Laura Budd (D) |
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