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Earl Jones (politician)

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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 (age 75)
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materNorth Carolina Central University (BA)
Southern University (JD)
ProfessionPublisher, 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]

Electoral history

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2014

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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  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. ^ [1] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  8. ^ [2] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  9. ^ [3] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  10. ^ [4] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  11. ^ [5] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  12. ^ [6] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  13. ^ [7] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  14. ^ [8] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
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North Carolina House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 60th district

2003–2011
Succeeded by