W. H. Jones, Jr.
W. H. Jones was a 2015 Democratic candidate for District 63 of the Virginia House of Delegates.[1]
Previously, Jones was a 2015 special election Democratic candidate for District 63 of the Virginia House of Delegates.[2]
Elections
2015
General election
Elections for the Virginia House of Delegates took place in 2015. A primary election was held on June 9, 2015. The general election took place on November 3, 2015. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 26, 2015.[3] Lashrecse Aird defeated Larry Brown, W. H. Jones, Jr., Atiba Muse and Gerry Rawlinson in the Democratic primary. Aird was unchallenged in the general election.[4][5]
| Virginia House of Delegates, District 63 Democratic Primary, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Lashrecse Aird |
40.2% | 1,975 |
| Larry Brown | 21.1% | 1,038 |
| Gerry Rawlinson | 20.8% | 1,024 |
| Atiba Muse | 13.2% | 647 |
| W. H. Jones, Jr. | 4.8% | 234 |
| Total Votes | 4,918 | |
Special election
Joseph Preston (D) defeated W. H. "Mouse" Jones Jr. (I) in the special election on January 6, 2015.[6][2][7]
The seat was vacant following Roz Dance's (D) election to the Virginia State Senate in November 2014.[8]
A special election for the position of Virginia House of Delegates District 63 was called for January 6. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was December 3, 2014.[9]
| Virginia House of Delegates, District 63, Special Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Joseph Preston |
81% | 1,213 | |
| Independent | W. H. "Mouse" Jones Jr. | 19% | 285 | |
| Total Votes | 1,498 | |||
Recent news
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See also
- Virginia House of Delegates
- Virginia House of Delegates District 63
- Virginia State Legislature
- State legislative special elections, 2015
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "Virginia General Assembly Candidate Filings," accessed April 23, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 WTVR, "Murphy, Preston win special elections in 34th, 63rd House of Delegates districts," January 6, 2015
- ↑ Virginia State Board of Elections, "2015 November Election Calendar," accessed January 2, 2015
- ↑ Virginia Board of Elections, "2015 Primary election results," accessed September 1, 2015
- ↑ Virginia Board of Elections, "2015 General election candidates," accessed September 1, 2015
- ↑ Virginia State Board of Elections, "Official candidate list," accessed December 8, 2014
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "Official election results," accessed January 28, 2015
- ↑ Richmond Times-Dispatch, "Special election to fill Dance's House seat set for Jan. 6," November 24, 2014
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "2015 Special Elections," accessed November 25, 2014
