Ray Jeffers
Ray Jeffers (Democratic Party) is a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives, representing District 2. He assumed office on January 1, 2023. His current term ends on January 1, 2027.
Jeffers (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the North Carolina House of Representatives to represent District 2. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Ray Jeffers attended Person County Schools and went on to attend Piedmont Community College (PCC) and North Carolina Agriculture & Technical Sate University (A&T).[1]
Sponsored legislation
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Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Jeffers was assigned to the following committees:
- Agriculture Committee
- Appropriations Committee
- Appropriations on Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources Committee
- Local Government Committee
- State Government Committee
Elections
2024
See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 2
Incumbent Ray Jeffers defeated Jason Chambers in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 2 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ray Jeffers (D) | 57.6 | 28,332 |
 | Jason Chambers (R)  | 42.4 | 20,874 | |
| Total votes: 49,206 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Ray Jeffers advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 2.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Jason Chambers advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 2.
Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Jeffers in this election.
2022
See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 2
Ray Jeffers defeated incumbent Larry Yarborough and Gavin Bell in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 2 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ray Jeffers (D) | 54.6 | 19,692 |
 | Larry Yarborough (R) | 43.4 | 15,674 | |
| Gavin Bell (L) | 2.0 | 718 | ||
| Total votes: 36,084 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Ray Jeffers advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 2.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Larry Yarborough advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 2.
Libertarian primary election
The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Gavin Bell advanced from the Libertarian primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 2.
Campaign finance
2014
Elections for the North Carolina House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 6, 2014. The general election took place on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 28, 2014. Larry Yarborough defeated Sandra Hendrick Berry and Jon Gregory Bass in the Republican primary, while Ray Jeffers defeated Brent Groce and Dalton Huff in the Democratic primary. Yarborough defeated Jeffers in the general election.[2][3]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Larry Yarborough |
56.7% | 13,423 | |
| Democratic | Ray Jeffers | 43.3% | 10,259 | |
| Total Votes | 23,682 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
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Larry Yarborough |
66.8% | 1,755 |
| Sandra Hendrick Berry | 18.4% | 483 |
| Jon Gregory Bass | 14.8% | 388 |
| Total Votes | 2,626 | |
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
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Ray Jeffers |
43.8% | 2,862 |
| Dalton Huff | 28.9% | 1,887 |
| Brent Groce | 27.3% | 1,782 |
| Total Votes | 6,531 | |
Endorsements
In 2014, Jeffers' endorsements included the following:[4]
- State Employees Association of North Carolina (SEANC)
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Ray Jeffers did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2014
On Jeffers' campaign website, he says that, "as Chairman of the National Association of Counties Rural Action Caucus, he understands the needs of the two rural counties with respect for the need of infrastructure, broadband, job growth, support of the substantial Agricultural community and how they correlate with strong Legislative support. With every decision made, he will always put the citizens first and work hard to improve and promote Person and Granville counties."[1]
Campaign finance summary
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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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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate North Carolina House of Representatives District 2 |
Officeholder North Carolina House of Representatives District 2 |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedbio - ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Primary Candidate List Grouped by Contest," accessed March 7, 2014
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "General Election Candidate List Grouped by Contest," accessed August 12, 2014
- ↑ Official campaign website, "Press," accessed April 17, 2014
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Larry Yarborough (R) |
North Carolina House of Representatives District 2 2023-Present |
Succeeded by - |
