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Earl Jones | |
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Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 60th district | |
In office January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2011 | |
Preceded by | Constituency established |
Succeeded by | Marcus Brandon |
Personal details | |
Born | (1949-07-20) July 20, 1949 (age 75) |
Political party | Democratic |
Alma mater | North Carolina Central University (BA) Southern University (JD) |
Profession | Publisher, newspaper owner |
Earl Jones (born July 20, 1949) was a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's 60th House district. First elected in November 2002, he took office in January 2003. In 2010, he was defeated in the Democratic primary by Marcus Brandon. His term ended in January 2011.
He ran in the HD-60 Democratic primary in 2014, but was defeated by Cecil Brockman.
Jones is a lawyer, publisher & newspaper owner from Greensboro, North Carolina. He owns and publishes the Greensboro Times, which focuses on the African-American perspective, and cofounded Greensboro's International Civil Rights Center and Museum.
Jones previously served on Greensboro's City Council for eighteen years, and served as legal counsel to Greensboro's NAACP.
Electoral history
2014
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Cecil Brockman | 2,262 | 54.23% | |
Democratic | Earl Jones | 1,522 | 36.49% | |
Democratic | David Small | 387 | 9.28% | |
Total votes | 4,171 | 100% |
2012
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Marcus Brandon (incumbent) | 4,928 | 66.17% | |
Democratic | Earl Jones | 2,520 | 33.83% | |
Total votes | 7,448 | 100% |
2010
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Marcus Brandon | 1,625 | 59.81% | |
Democratic | Earl Jones (incumbent) | 1,092 | 40.19% | |
Total votes | 2,717 | 100% |
2008
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Earl Jones (incumbent) | 23,964 | 100% | |
Total votes | 23,964 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
2006
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Earl Jones (incumbent) | 6,417 | 59.96% | |
Republican | Bill Wright | 4,285 | 40.04% | |
Total votes | 10,702 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
2004
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Earl Jones (incumbent) | 18,270 | 100% | |
Total votes | 18,270 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
2002
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Earl Jones | 2,257 | 49.88% | |
Democratic | Mazie Ferguson | 1,234 | 27.27% | |
Democratic | Mary Lou Andrews Blakeney | 1,034 | 22.85% | |
Total votes | 4,525 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Earl Jones | 11,131 | 83.81% | ||
Libertarian | Dan Groome | 2,151 | 16.19% | ||
Total votes | 13,282 | 100% | |||
Democratic win (new seat) |
References
- "North Carolina manual [serial]".
- "Editorial: Distasteful enterprise". News & Record. 23 June 2010. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
- "Earl Jones (North Carolina) - Ballotpedia". Retrieved 2017-06-22.
- "North Carolina House of Representatives District 60 - Ballotpedia". Retrieved 2017-06-22.
- "About: Museum Founders". International Civil Rights Center & Museum. Archived from the original on July 3, 2017. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
- "Earl Jones". Greensboro News & Record. Retrieved 2017-06-22.
- North Carolina State Board of Elections.
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North Carolina House of Representatives | ||
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Preceded byBeverly Earle | Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 60th district 2003–2011 |
Succeeded byMarcus Brandon |
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