Howard J. Hunter III
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 5th district
In office
January 1, 2015 – January 1, 2023
Preceded byAnnie Mobley
Succeeded byBill Ward
Personal details
Born
Howard Jacque Hunter III

Murfreesboro, North Carolina
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseLori Hunter (M) 2020
Children5
ResidenceAhoskie, North Carolina
Alma materFayetteville Technical Community College
Chowan University
WebsiteOfficial website

Howard Jacque Hunter III is a former member of the North Carolina House of Representatives who represented the state's 5th House district (including constituents in Gates, Hertford, and Pasquotank counties) from 2015 to 2023. A Democrat, Hunter was first elected to the legislature in 2014. He was re-elected in 2016, 2018, and 2020, but he lost re-election in 2022.[1]

Hunter is the son of the late Rep. Howard J. Hunter Jr. and is the nephew of former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Mike Espy.[2]

Electoral history

2022

North Carolina House of Representatives 5th district general election, 2022[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bill Ward 15,784 53.83%
Democratic Howard Hunter III (incumbent) 13,539 46.17%
Total votes 29,323 100%
Republican gain from Democratic

2020

North Carolina House of Representatives 5th district Democratic primary election, 2020[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Howard Hunter III (incumbent) 6,359 67.48%
Democratic Keith Rivers 3,064 32.52%
Total votes 9,423 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 5th district general election, 2020[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Howard Hunter III (incumbent) 20,061 56.71%
Republican Donald Kirkland 15,314 43.29%
Total votes 35,375 100%
Democratic hold

2018

North Carolina House of Representatives 5th district general election, 2018[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Howard Hunter III (incumbent) 15,206 59.92%
Republican Phillip Smith 10,172 40.08%
Total votes 25,378 100%
Democratic hold

2016

North Carolina House of Representatives 5th district general election, 2016[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Howard Hunter III (incumbent) 25,961 100%
Total votes 25,961 100%
Democratic hold

2014

North Carolina House of Representatives 5th district Democratic primary election, 2014[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Howard Hunter III 5,248 58.89%
Democratic Annie Mobley (incumbent) 3,664 41.11%
Total votes 8,912 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 5th district general election, 2014[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Howard Hunter III 14,430 68.55%
Republican Sidney Pierce III 6,620 31.45%
Total votes 21,050 100%
Democratic hold

Committee assignments

[10]

2021-2022 session

  • Agriculture
  • Transportation
  • Health
  • Ethics
  • Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Committee
  • Finance
  • Families, Children, and Aging Policy Committee (Chair)

2019-2020 session

  • Appropriations
  • Appropriations - Information Technology Committee
  • Agriculture (Vice Chair)
  • Transportation
  • Health
  • Ethics
  • Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

2017-2018 session

  • Appropriations
  • Appropriations - Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources
  • Agriculture
  • Elections and Ethics Law
  • Transportation
  • Education - K-12
  • Health
  • University Board of Governors Nominations

2015-2016 session

  • Appropriations
  • Appropriations - Health and Human Services
  • Agriculture
  • Commerce and Job Development
  • Elections
  • Judiciary IV
  • Transportation

References

  1. ↑ "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart. Retrieved 2021-08-21.
  2. ↑ The Class of 2015 – Representative Howard Hunter, III
  3. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  4. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  5. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  6. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  7. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  8. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  9. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  10. ↑ "Howard Hunter III". Retrieved 2021-08-21.
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