Earl Jones | |
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Member of the North CarolinaHouseofRepresentatives from the 60th district | |
In office January 1, 2003 –January 1, 2011 | |
Preceded by | Constituency established |
Succeeded by | Marcus Brandon |
Personal details | |
Born | July 20,1949 |
Political party | Democratic |
Alma mater | North Carolina Central University (BA) Southern University (JD) |
Profession | Publisher,newspaper owner |
Earl Jones (born July 20,1949) [1] was a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly [2] 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. [3] His term ended in January 2011.
He ran in the HD-60 Democratic primary in 2014,but was defeated by Cecil Brockman. [4]
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. [5]
Jones previously served on Greensboro's City Council for eighteen years,and served as legal counsel to Greensboro's NAACP. [6]
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% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Marcus Brandon (incumbent) | 4,928 | 66.17% | |
Democratic | Earl Jones | 2,520 | 33.83% | |
Total votes | 7,448 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Marcus Brandon | 1,625 | 59.81% | |
Democratic | Earl Jones (incumbent) | 1,092 | 40.19% | |
Total votes | 2,717 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Earl Jones (incumbent) | 23,964 | 100% | |
Total votes | 23,964 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Earl Jones (incumbent) | 6,417 | 59.96% | |
Republican | Bill Wright | 4,285 | 40.04% | |
Total votes | 10,702 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Earl Jones (incumbent) | 18,270 | 100% | |
Total votes | 18,270 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Earl Jones | 11,131 | 83.81% | ||
Libertarian | Dan Groome | 2,151 | 16.19% | ||
Total votes | 13,282 | 100% | |||
Democratic win (new seat) |
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