Earl Jones (politician)

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.

Earl Jones
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 60th district
In office
January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2011
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byMarcus Brandon
Personal details
Born (1949-07-20) July 20, 1949
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materNorth Carolina Central University (BA)
Southern University (JD)
ProfessionPublisher, newspaper owner

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]

Electoral history

2014
North Carolina House of Representatives 60th district Democratic primary election, 2014[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
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
North Carolina House of Representatives 58th district Democratic primary election, 2012[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Marcus Brandon (incumbent) 4,928 66.17%
Democratic Earl Jones 2,520 33.83%
Total votes 7,448 100%

2010
North Carolina House of Representatives 58th district Democratic primary election, 2010[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Marcus Brandon 1,625 59.81%
Democratic Earl Jones (incumbent) 1,092 40.19%
Total votes 2,717 100%

2008
North Carolina House of Representatives 58th district general election, 2008[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Earl Jones (incumbent) 23,964 100%
Total votes 23,964 100%
Democratic hold

2006
North Carolina House of Representatives 58th district general election, 2006[11]
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

2004
North Carolina House of Representatives 58th district general election, 2004[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Earl Jones (incumbent) 18,270 100%
Total votes 18,270 100%
Democratic hold

2002
North Carolina House of Representatives 60th district Democratic primary election, 2002[13]
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%
North Carolina House of Representatives 60th district general election, 2002[14]
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)

References
  1. "North Carolina manual [serial]".
  2. "Editorial: Distasteful enterprise". News & Record. 23 June 2010. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
  3. "Earl Jones (North Carolina) - Ballotpedia". Retrieved 2017-06-22.
  4. "North Carolina House of Representatives District 60 - Ballotpedia". Retrieved 2017-06-22.
  5. "About: Museum Founders". International Civil Rights Center & Museum. Archived from the original on July 3, 2017. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
  6. "Earl Jones". Greensboro News & Record. Retrieved 2017-06-22.
  7. North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  8. North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  9. North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  10. North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  11. North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  12. North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  13. North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  14. North Carolina State Board of Elections.


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