Weatherman is a former chief of staff to former NC Lt. Governor Dan Forest and former U.S. Representative for North Carolina’s 9th congressional district Sue Myrick.

Her father, Jim Hunt, was a gubernatorial legacy and now Rachel Hunt will step into her first statewide role as lieutenant governor.

Who is North Carolina's next lieutenant governor? Learn more about Rachel Hunt. Hunt, whose father was former governor Jim Hunt, will be the second woman in North Carolina to hold the position.

The lieutenant governor is North Carolina’s second-highest elected official. The office doesn’t come with a lot of power, but the official presides over the state Senate — only voting when ...

Hal Weatherman (R) and Rachel Hunt (D) discuss their campaigns for NC Lieutenant Governor.

Rachel Hunt, the daughter of former Gov. Jim Hunt, will be North Carolina's second female lieutenant governor.

The last thing Josh Stein would need as governor is another Mark Robinson as lieutenant governor. That’s why state Senator Rachel Hunt’s race for lieutenant governor matters. Big time. Hunt ...

Elections NC elects Hunt as lieutenant governor. That’s not the only statewide race that flipped.

NC is one of only 45 states with a lieutenant governor position. This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.