Marcus Jones (Arkansas)
Marcus Jones (Democratic Party) is an officeholder of the Democratic Party of Arkansas Chair. He assumed office on August 16, 2025.
Jones (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Arkansas' 2nd Congressional District. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Jones was named the chair of the Democratic Party of Arkansas in August 2025.[1]
Biography
Marcus Jones was born in Arkansas. He served in the U.S. Army and is a retired Army colonel.[2]
Elections
2024
See also: Arkansas' 2nd Congressional District election, 2024
Arkansas' 2nd Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Republican primary)
Arkansas' 2nd Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Arkansas District 2
Incumbent French Hill defeated Marcus Jones in the general election for U.S. House Arkansas District 2 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | French Hill (R) | 58.9 | 180,509 |
 | Marcus Jones (D) | 41.1 | 125,777 | |
| Total votes: 306,286 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Marcus Jones advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Arkansas District 2.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent French Hill advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Arkansas District 2.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Kellie Tempest (R)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Jones in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Marcus Jones did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign website
Jones’s campaign website stated the following:
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Our representative in Congress ought to deliver solutions. Fair wages. Good schools. Health care that doesn’t bankrupt you. A system that doesn’t knock you down every time you get a little bit ahead.[3] |
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| —Marcus Jones’s campaign website (2024)[4] | ||
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate U.S. House Arkansas District 2 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ "ABC7," "Democratic Party of Arkansas elects Retired Army Colonel Marcus Jones as new party chair," August 17, 2025
- ↑ COMMITTEE TO ELECT MARCUS JONES, "MEET MARCUS," accessed December 13, 2023
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Marcus Jones's campaign website, “MEET MARCUS,” accessed December 13, 2023
