Carlton D. Jones
Carlton D. Jones is an officeholder of the Arkansas 8th Judicial Circuit South.
Jones ran in a special election for the Position 2 judge of the Arkansas Supreme Court. He lost in the special general election on March 5, 2024.
He was the first Black circuit judge of the Eighth Circuit South.[1]
Biography
Jones began his legal career as an attorney for the East Arkansas Legal Services in Helena, Arkansas. In December 1989, he took the role of a deputy prosecuting attorney for the Eighth Judicial District. He served in that role until his 2014 election to the Eighth Circuit South.[2][3]
Elections
2024
See also: Arkansas Supreme Court elections, 2024
General election
Special general election for Arkansas Supreme Court Position 2
Incumbent Courtney Rae Hudson defeated Carlton D. Jones in the special general election for Arkansas Supreme Court Position 2 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Courtney Rae Hudson (Nonpartisan) | 60.3 | 189,087 |
 | Carlton D. Jones (Nonpartisan) | 39.7 | 124,619 | |
| Total votes: 313,706 | |||
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Endorsements
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2014
See also: Arkansas judicial elections, 2014
Jones ran for election to the Eighth Circuit South.
General: He won without opposition in the general election on May 20, 2014.
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ KSLA, "Carlton Jones sworn in as District Judge for Miller and Lafayette Counties," January 1, 2015
- ↑ Texarkana School District, "TASD Names Distinguished Alumni," accessed April 28, 2015
- ↑ WSFA 12, "Carlton Jones sworn in as District Judge for Miller and Lafayette Counties," January 15, 2015
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "Candidate information: Carlton D. Jones," accessed April 12, 2014
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "2014 Arkansas Preferential Primary Elections and Nonpartisan Election," updated May 23, 2014
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