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Abraham P. Jones (North Carolina)
2021 - Present
2027
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Abraham P. Jones (Democratic Party) (also known as Abe) is a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives, representing District 38. He assumed office on January 1, 2021. His current term ends on January 1, 2027.
Jones (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the North Carolina House of Representatives to represent District 38. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Abraham P. Jones earned an undergraduate degree from Harvard University in 1974 and a J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1977. Jones' career experience includes working as a federal law clerk with the United States District Court in the District of Columbia, an appellate clerk with the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, an assistant United States attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, a lawyer in private practice, an assistant attorney general with the NC Department of Justice, an administrative law judge with the Office of Administrative Hearings, and owning a law firm. He has been a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., and Martin Street Baptist Church.[1]
Previously, Jones served as a judge for the 10th Judicial District of the Third Division of the Superior Court, serving Wake County in North Carolina.[2] He was appointed to the court by Governor James B. Hunt, Jr. in August 1995. Jones was defeated in his bid for re-election on November 6, 2012, and stepped down from the court at the end of 2012.[3]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Jones was assigned to the following committees:
- Appropriations Committee
- House Appropriations on Justice and Public Safety Committee
- Judiciary I Committee
- House Redistricting Committee
- UNC BOG Nominations Committee
- Wildlife Resources Committee
- Disaster Recovery and Homeland Security
2021-2022
Jones was assigned to the following committees:
- House Appropriations on Justice and Public Safety Committee
- Judiciary I Committee
- Regulatory Reform Committee
- UNC BOG Nominations Committee
- Wildlife Resources Committee
- Appropriations Committee
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2024
See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 38
Incumbent Abraham P. Jones won election in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 38 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Abraham P. Jones (D) | 100.0 | 32,854 |
| Total votes: 32,854 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Abraham P. Jones advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 38.
Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Jones in this election.
2022
See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 38
Incumbent Abraham P. Jones defeated Christopher Mizelle in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 38 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Abraham P. Jones (D) | 87.4 | 24,036 |
| Christopher Mizelle (L) | 12.6 | 3,450 | ||
| Total votes: 27,486 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Abraham P. Jones advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 38.
Libertarian primary election
The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Christopher Mizelle advanced from the Libertarian primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 38.
Campaign finance
2020
See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 38
Abraham P. Jones defeated Kenneth Bagnal and Richard Haygood in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 38 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Abraham P. Jones (D) | 77.7 | 33,058 |
| Kenneth Bagnal (R) | 17.7 | 7,535 | ||
 | Richard Haygood (L) | 4.6 | 1,949 | |
| Total votes: 42,542 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 38
Abraham P. Jones defeated Quanta Edwards in the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 38 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Abraham P. Jones | 57.2 | 8,718 |
 | Quanta Edwards | 42.8 | 6,512 | |
| Total votes: 15,230 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Kenneth Bagnal advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 38.
Libertarian primary election
The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Richard Haygood advanced from the Libertarian primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 38.
Campaign finance
2016
- See also: North Carolina judicial elections, 2016
Jones challenged incumbent judge Robert N. Hunter, Jr. for his seat on the North Carolina Court of Appeals.[4] He faced Hunter in the November general election.
Election results
November 8 general election
| North Carolina Court of Appeals, Hunter seat, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Robert N. Hunter, Jr. Incumbent |
54.37% | 2,403,059 |
| Abraham P. Jones | 45.63% | 2,016,552 |
| Total Votes (2,704 of 2,704: 100%) | 4,419,611 | |
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections Official Results | ||
2014
See also: North Carolina judicial elections, 2014
Jones ran for election to the North Carolina Court of Appeals.
General: He was defeated in the general election on November 4, 2014, after receiving 2.6 percent of the vote. He competed against Marion R. Warren, Chuck Winfree, John Marsh Tyson, Elizabeth Davenport Scott, Tricia Shields, Jody Newsome, Marty Martin, Hunter Murphy, Keischa Lovelace, Ann Kirby, Sabra Jean Faires, Daniel Patrick Donahue, J. Brad Donovan, Lori G. Christian, Jeffrey M. Cook, Betsy Bunting, John S. Arrowood and Valerie Johnson Zachary.
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2012
- See also: North Carolina judicial elections, 2012
Jones was defeated by challenger Bryan Collins in the general election on Nov. 6, 2012, receiving 48.1 percent of the vote.[3][6]
Judicial candidate survey
The North Carolina Bar Association asked its members to rank incumbent judges running for re-election on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being "excellent." The North Carolina Bar Association is a voluntary and non-governmental organization of lawyers, paralegals and law students, not affiliated with the North Carolina State Bar. Below are Jones' ratings in five categories and overall:
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Studies by the National Center for State Courts have both supported and raised questions of bias regarding judicial performance evaluations such as these.[8][9]
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Abraham P. Jones did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Abraham P. Jones did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Abraham P. Jones did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2024
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In 2024, the North Carolina State Legislature was in session from April 24 to December 13.
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2023
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In 2023, the North Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 11 to October 25.
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2022
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In 2022, the North Carolina State Legislature was in session from May 18 to July 1.
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2021
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In 2021, the North Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 13 to December 30.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate North Carolina House of Representatives District 38 |
Officeholder North Carolina House of Representatives District 38 |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Judgepedia by Judge Jones on August 23, 2012
- ↑ North Carolina Court System , "Profile"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 North Carolina State Board of Elections, "November 6, 2012 General Election - Official Results"
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedelect16 - ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, “Special Election Candidate List,” accessed October 3, 2014
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Candidate Filing List," 2012 Scroll to p.44
- ↑ NC Bar Association, "Judicial Performance Evaluation Survey, January 2012" Scroll to p.6
- ↑ National Center for State Courts, "Improving the Judiciary through Performance Evaluations," 2002
- ↑ [http://www.ncsc.org/ /media/Files/PDF/Information%20and%20Resources/65-75_Elek_962.ashx National Center for State Courts, "Judicial Performance Evlauations: Steps to Improve Survey Process and measurement," 2012]
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Yvonne Lewis Holley (D) |
North Carolina House of Representatives District 38 2021-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
North Carolina 3rd Superior Court Division Judicial District 10E |
Succeeded by - |
