JONES, WALTER B
D Β· house Β· bioguide J000256
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- FEC candidate id
H6NC01025- Internal id
3bc2afe8-fece-4a06-8d3d-d9d881470f7a- Status
- challenger
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), NC-01. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 747,584 |
| People | Median age | 42 |
| Income | Median household income | $56,285 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $31,830 |
| Income | In poverty | 17.6% |
| Income | Unemployed | 6.2% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.465 |
| Race | White alone | 48.4% |
| Race | Black alone | 39.1% |
| Race | Asian alone | 0.8% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 8.2% |
| Race | Two or more races | 7.1% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 4.5% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 91.7% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 6.8% |
| Education | High school or higher | 53.8% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 20.3% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 6.7% |
| Household | Family households | 64.7% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.38 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 33.5% |
| Housing | Median home value | $167,000 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $907 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 65.1% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 4.0% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 2.4% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 15.3% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 8.7% |
| Health | With a disability | 17.7% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 84.3% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 13.3% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 79.5% |
| Commute | Public transit | 0.3% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 7.5% |
Cycle financials
Source: FEC weball bulk file (cycle summary). Numbers in USD; 0 = no activity reported.
| Cycle | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand | Debts | Indiv. contribs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | $599 | $27,963 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 1992 | $37,423 | $338,485 | $27,364 | $0 | $2,650 |
| 1990 | $127,710 | $111,622 | $328,428 | $0 | $5,700 |
| 1988 | $141,476 | $82,147 | $312,342 | $0 | $9,965 |
| 1986 | $196,760 | $87,114 | $253,016 | $0 | $0 |
| 1984 | $194,634 | $164,031 | $143,372 | $0 | $45,035 |
| 1982 | $81,235 | $45,106 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 1980 | $64,858 | $29,196 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Elections
- 1980 general house Β· NC-1 β won
- 1982 general house Β· NC-1 β won
- 1984 general house Β· NC-1 β won
- 1986 general house Β· NC-1 β won
- 1988 general house Β· NC-1 β won
- 1990 general house Β· NC-1 β won
- 1992 general house Β· NC-1 β lost_general
Committees
No committees on file.
Recent votes
No votes on file.
Sponsored & cosponsored bills
No sponsorships on file.
Election prediction
Cycle 2026 Β· model baseline-v1 Β· base rate 15.1%
P(win) = 25.1%
| Feature | Ξ P(win) |
|---|---|
| Base rate (historical) | 15.1% |
| D (major party) | +10.0% |
Baseline model (incumbency Γ party Γ office). Calibration: backtest Brier score is the reference, see npm run db:ingest -- --source=predict-backtest-election. Future model versions must beat baseline Brier on the same held-out cohort or they don't ship.
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| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | held_position | member of the North Carolina House of Representatives | β | wikidata | |
| β | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| β | held_position | member of the North Carolina Senate | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | North Carolina State University | β | wikidata | |
| 1991-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1989-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1987-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1985-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1983-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1981-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1979-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1977-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1975-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1973-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1971-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1969-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1967-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1965-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata |