James Allen Joines
Allen Joines
17th Mayor of Winston-Salem
Assumed office
December, 2001
Preceded byJack Cavanagh
Personal details
Born (1947-09-17) September 17, 1947 (age 76)
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materAppalachian State University
University of Georgia
ProfessionPublic administrator

James Allen Joines is an American politician currently serving as the mayor of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. In 2009, he was also appointed chairman of the North Carolina Economic Development Board.[1]

Political career

Joines, a Democrat, was elected mayor of Winston-Salem on November 6, 2001. He defeated Republican incumbent Mayor Jack Cavanagh, Jr. by a wide margin. Before his election, Joines had served as deputy assistant city manager.[2]

Joines had been named as a possible challenger to Congresswoman Virginia Foxx in North Carolina's 5th district in the 2006 election, but declined to enter the race.[3]

In the 2012 North Carolina gubernatorial election, many suggested Joines as a potential candidate in the Democratic primary, but he declined, stating that there was still work he wished to do in Winston-Salem.[4]

In the 2013 election, Joines was challenged by Gardenia Henley in the Democratic primary.[5] His Republican opponent, James Knox, dropped out of the race in August after it was revealed he had used a racial epithet to refer to an elections worker, although his name was still on the ballot. Joines was elected to his fourth term in the general election.[6]

In the 2016 election (Winston-Salem elections had moved to even-numbered years),[7] Joines was easily re-elected, with only a write-in candidate opposing him.[8]

Electoral history

2001 mayoral election[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Allen Joines 23,893 78.29
Republican Jack Cavanaugh, Jr. (incumbent) 6,546 21.54
Write-In Write-ins 48 0.15
Total votes 30,487
2005 mayoral election[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Allen Joines (incumbent) 10,014 98
Write-in Write-in 238 2
2009 mayoral election[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Allen Joines (incumbent) 9,585 90.65
Write-in Write-in 989 9.35
2013 mayoral election[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Allen Joines (incumbent) 12,948 84.33
Republican James Lee Knox 2,315 15.08
Write-In Mike Monu (write-in) 6 0.04
Write-In Other write-ins 85 0.55
Total votes 15,354
2016 mayoral election[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Allen Joines (incumbent) 88,784 94.07
Write-In Joanne "Jo" Allen (write-in) 3,167 3.36
Write-In Other write-ins 2,430 2.57
Total votes 94,381
2020 mayoral election[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Allen Joines (incumbent) 85,705 71.71
Republican Kris McCann 33,317 27.88
Write-In Write-ins 488 2.57
Total votes 119,506

References

  1. ^ "Home". Archived from the original on 2009-11-21. Retrieved 2009-12-08.
  2. ^ Holmes, William (2001-11-06). "Raleigh results again uncertain, Winston-Salem unseats mayor". The Associated Press.
  3. ^ Editorial Staff (2006-01-11). "JOINES' DECISION". Winston-Salem Journal.
  4. ^ Graff, Laura (January 30, 2012). "Winston-Salem Mayor Allen Joines won't run for governor". Winston-Salem Journal. Archived from the original on January 27, 2013. (updated December 12, 2012)
  5. ^ "Joines easily beats Democratic challenger Henley". Winston-Salem Journal. Archived from the original on 2019-09-04. Retrieved 2013-12-25.
  6. ^ "Joines re-elected as mayor; incumbents retain council seats". Winston-Salem Journal. Archived from the original on 2019-10-28. Retrieved 2013-12-25.
  7. ^ "Municipal Elections–Odd Year and Odd Man Out". 7 July 2015. Archived from the original on 2017-03-23. Retrieved 2017-12-08.
  8. ^ "Journal: Winston-Salem Mayor Allen Joines easily coasts to election win". Archived from the original on 2017-12-08. Retrieved 2017-12-08.
  9. ^ "MUNICIPAL GENERAL ELECTION FORSYTH COUNTY, NC NOVEMBER 6, 2001" (PDF). Forsyth County. 9 November 2001. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  10. ^ "OFFICIAL RESULTS FOR MUNICIPAL ELECTION OF FORSYTH COUNTY 11/08/2005 MUNICIPAL GENERAL ELECTION" (PDF). North Carolina State Board of Elections. 8 November 2005. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  11. ^ "11/03/2009 OFFICIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION RESULTS - FORSYTH". North Carolina State Board of Elections. 10 November 2009. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  12. ^ "11/05/2013 OFFICIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION RESULTS - FORSYTH". North Carolina State Board of Elections. 12 November 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  13. ^ "11/08/2016 OFFICIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION RESULTS - FORSYTH". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  14. ^ "NOVEMBER 2020 OFFICIAL ELECTION RESULTS - FORSYTH". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved 18 November 2020.

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