Herb Jones (Virginia)
Herb Jones (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Virginia's 1st Congressional District. He lost in the Democratic primary on June 18, 2024.
Biography
Herb Jones was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He served in the U.S. Army from 1982 to 2012. Jones earned a bachelor's degree from Appalachian State University in 1981 and a graduate degree from Florida International University in 1992. His career experience includes working as an entrepreneur.[1]
Jones has been affiliated with the following organizations:[1]
- Leadership Metro Richmond, Class of 1995
- Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.
- Leadership Virginia, Class of 2021
- Virginia's Treasurers' Association
- New Kent Rotary, Charter member
- New Kent Ruritans
- Thrive Virginia Community Action Agency
- Williamsburg James City County- Community Action Agency
- Industrial Development Authority
- Green v. New Kent Memorial Celebration Committee
- New Kent AAU basketball
- Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy
- NAACP, Williamsburg & New Kent
- Virginia National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws
- Disabled Americans Veterans Patrick Henry Chapter #34
Elections
2024
See also: Virginia's 1st Congressional District election, 2024
Virginia's 1st Congressional District election, 2024 (June 18 Democratic primary)
Virginia's 1st Congressional District election, 2024 (June 18 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Virginia District 1
Incumbent Robert J. Wittman defeated Leslie Mehta in the general election for U.S. House Virginia District 1 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Robert J. Wittman (R) | 56.3 | 269,657 |
 | Leslie Mehta (D)  | 43.5 | 208,445 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 804 | ||
| Total votes: 478,906 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Virginia District 1
Leslie Mehta defeated Herb Jones in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Virginia District 1 on June 18, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Leslie Mehta | 66.6 | 15,253 |
 | Herb Jones | 33.4 | 7,653 | |
| Total votes: 22,906 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Robert J. Wittman advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Virginia District 1.
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Jones in this election.
2022
See also: Virginia's 1st Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Virginia District 1
Incumbent Robert J. Wittman defeated Herb Jones and David Bruce Foster in the general election for U.S. House Virginia District 1 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Robert J. Wittman (R) | 56.0 | 191,828 |
| Herb Jones (D) | 43.0 | 147,229 | |
 | David Bruce Foster (Independent) | 1.0 | 3,388 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 293 | ||
| Total votes: 342,738 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Austin Nichols (Independent)
Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Herb Jones advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Virginia District 1.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Stewart Navarre (D)
- Jessica Anderson (D)
- Jim Gehlsen (D)
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Robert J. Wittman advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Virginia District 1.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Herb Jones did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Herb Jones completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Jones' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Service: I have served my country both domestically as a county treasurer and small business owner and abroad in my 30 years of military service.
- Integrity: I am not and will not be bought and sold by special interests in Washington. That is why I am running my campaign only off the donations of everyday people and not corporate PACs. My vote is not for sale.
- Showing up: We have 18 beautiful localities in the new 1st district. I will host regular town halls and listen to the concerns of all citizens in the 1st district and not just the ones that support me.
-Being a small business owner and a former county treasurer, I am also focused on fiscal responsibility
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
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