| Howard J. Hunter Jr. | |
| State House: | North Carolina |
| District: | 5th |
| Term Start: | January 1, 1989 |
| Term End: | January 7, 2007 |
| Predecessor: | Brewster Warren Brown |
| Successor: | Annie Mobley |
| Birth Date: | 16 December 1946 |
| Party: | Democratic |
Howard J. Hunter Jr. (December 19, 1946 – January 7, 2007) was a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's fifth House district, including constituents in Bertie, Gates, Hertford and Perquimans (and formerly Northampton) counties. A funeral director from Ahoskie, North Carolina, Hunter served nine full terms in the state House of Representatives. After being elected to a tenth term in November 2006, Hunter died on January 7, 2007, before the new legislature convened.http://www.newsobserver.com/114/story/530051.html He was born in Washington, D.C.[1]
His son, Howard J. Hunter III, sought to replace his father in the seat, but local Democratic Party leaders instead nominated retired court clerk Annie Mobley.https://web.archive.org/web/20181129012742/http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/content/news/stories/2007/01/011907_news_dems_pick.html The younger Hunter was eventually elected to the House, in 2014.