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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 by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Marcus Brandon

Personal details
Born	(1949-07-20) July 20, 1949 (age 74)
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]

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)