Earl Jaques Jr.

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Earl Jaques Jr.
Member of the Delaware House of Representatives
from the 27th district
In office
November 4, 2008 – November 4, 2020
Preceded byVincent Lofink
Succeeded byEric Morrison
Personal details
Born (1947-10-05) October 5, 1947 (age 76)
Menominee, Michigan, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceNewark, Delaware
Alma materColumbia Southern University
Websitejaquesfordelaware.com
Military service
Branch/serviceDelaware Air National Guard
RankColonel (retired)

Earl G. Jaques Jr. (born October 5, 1947) is an American politician. He was a Democratic member of the Delaware House of Representatives from 2008 to 2020, representing District 27.[1] Jaques earned a B.S. in business administration from Columbia Southern University.[2]

Jaques is a member of the conservative wing of the Democratic Party, and was known for his largely anti-gay voting record while in the Delaware House of Representatives. In October 2019, Jaques apologized for mocking his opponent for the Democratic nomination, Eric Morrison, for being gay.[3] Morrison subsequently defeated Jaques by a 22-point margin in the primary election.[4]

Electoral history[edit]

  • In 2006, Jaques lost the general election to incumbent Republican Representative Vincent Lofink,[5] who had held the seat since 1990.
  • In 2008, Jaques challenged Lofink in a rematch and won the three-way general election by 46 votes with 4,708 votes total (48.7%) against Lofink—who had also qualified and received votes as the Working Families Party nominee—and Independent nominee James Spencer.[6]
  • In 2010, Jaques won the Democratic primary with 781 votes (64.3%),[7] and went on to win the general election with 4,654 votes (64.9%) against Republican nominee Jay Galloway.[8]
  • In 2012, Jaques won the general election unopposed.[9]
  • In 2014, Jaques won the general election unopposed.[10]
  • In 2016, Jaques won the general election unopposed.[11]
  • In 2018, Jaques won the general election with 7,123 votes (85.3%) against Republican nominee William Hinds.[12]
  • In 2020, Jaques was defeated in the Democratic primary by challenger Eric Morrison by a 61% to 39% of the votes.[13]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Representative Earl G. Jaques Jr". Dover, Delaware: Delaware General Assembly. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
  2. ^ "Representative Earl Jaques Jr.'s Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
  3. ^ Sarah Gamard (2019-10-23). "Rep. Jaques apologizes for 'insensitive' comments about opponent's drag show fundraiser". The News Journal. Archived from the original on 2019-10-24. Retrieved 2020-10-22. In a statement on Wednesday, Jaques, 72, said his comments were 'insensitive, hurtful, and simply wrong.'
  4. ^ "2020 State Primary Election Report". Delaware Department of Elections. September 15, 2020. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
  5. ^ "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 7, 2006. Archived from the original on May 28, 2019. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
  6. ^ "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 4, 2008. Archived from the original on April 3, 2019. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
  7. ^ "State of Delaware Primary Election Official Results". Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. September 17, 2010. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
  8. ^ "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 2, 2010. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
  9. ^ "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 6, 2012. Archived from the original on November 3, 2013. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
  10. ^ "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 7, 2014. Archived from the original on January 31, 2023. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
  11. ^ "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 8, 2016. Archived from the original on May 28, 2019. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
  12. ^ "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 6, 2018. Archived from the original on December 22, 2018. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
  13. ^ "State of Delaware Primary Election Official Results". Delaware Commissioner of Elections. September 15, 2020. Retrieved September 16, 2020.

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