{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Collin Fearns","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"DEM","person":{"biography":"**Status update.** Collin Corlee Fearns lost the Democratic primary for NC House District 38 to Abe Jones, 3,235 votes to 7,417 votes (30.4% to 69.6%) (Wake County, March 3, 2026); Jones advances unopposed to the November 3, 2026 general election [3]. Fearns will not appear on the November ballot.\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Collin Corlee Fearns is a registered voter in Wake County, North Carolina, registered since 2016 (10 years), with party affiliation listed as Democratic [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Collin Corlee Fearns's year of birth as 1998; NC publishes only the year of birth in its bulk voter export, so day and month are not part of the public record [1].\n\nThe voter history file shows 5 elections voted in since 2016, most recently the 2026-03-03 primary election [2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 Voter Search\n\n[2] North Carolina State Board of Elections voter history file (`ncvhis_Statewide`), published at dl.ncsbe.gov\n\n[3] North Carolina State Board of Elections, March 3, 2026 primary results by precinct (results_pct_20260303, dl.ncsbe.gov)","firstname":"Collin","lastname":"Fearns","middlename":"Corlee","suffix":null,"token":"95fdb18242b75e15"},"token":"WiULsnCJY6IQfiWi"},{"candidatename":"Abe Jones","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"DEM","person":{"biography":"Abraham Penn \"Abe\" Jones is the incumbent Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives for District 38, a seat he has held since the start of the 2021 legislative term and for which he is seeking re\u2011election in the November\u202f3,\u202f2026 general election [3][13]. The North Carolina House is the lower chamber of the state General Assembly, with members serving two\u2011year terms and representing roughly equal geographic districts.\n\nJones was born on March\u202f7,\u202f1952, in Wilson, North Carolina. He earned a bachelor\u2019s degree from Harvard University in 1974 and a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School in 1977, credentials that have underpinned his long career in law and public service [3][13].\n\nAfter law school, Jones clerked for the United States District Court and the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, then served as an assistant United States attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina. He later worked as an attorney in private practice, an assistant attorney general with the North Carolina Department of Justice, and an administrative law judge for the Office of Administrative Hearings. He also owned a law firm before entering elected office [3][13].\n\nIn August\u202f1995, Governor Jim Hunt appointed Jones to the North Carolina Superior Court, District\u202f10, where he served as a judge for the 10th Judicial District of the Third Division, covering Wake County. He won election to a full term in 1996, was re\u2011elected in 2004, and served until his defeat in the 2012 judicial election, stepping down at the end of that year [3][13].\n\nJones returned to elected politics in 2020, winning a seat in the state House representing parts of Wake County. During the 2021\u20112022 and 2023\u20112024 sessions he served on several key committees, including Appropriations, Appropriations \u2013 Justice and Public Safety, Judiciary I, Regulatory Reform, UNC Board of Governors Nominations, Wildlife Resources, and the House Redistricting Committee. He has sponsored legislation on a range of issues, though specific bills are listed on legislative tracking sites rather than in the provided sources [3][13].\n\nIn the 2026 Democratic primary for District\u202f38, Jones defeated challenger Collin Fearns, receiving 7,391 votes (69.7\u202f%) to Fearns\u2019 3,220 (30.3\u202f%) [3]. He is listed on the ballot for the November\u202f3,\u202f2026 general election as the Democratic incumbent, with the outcome pending [3][13].\n\nJones is active in his community as a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., and the Martin Street Baptist Church. He has also taught courses at the University of North Carolina School of Law, reflecting his ongoing engagement with legal education [3][13].\n\n## Sources\n- [3] [Abraham P. Jones (North Carolina) - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Abraham_P._Jones_(North_Carolina))\n- [7] [Representative Abe Jones - Biography - North Carolina General Assembly](https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/H/780)\n- [12] [Abraham Jones (North Carolina politician) - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Jones_(North_Carolina_politician))\n- [13] [Abe Jones (politician) - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abe_Jones_(politician))\n- [17] [Candidate Profiles \u2013 NC Voter Guide](https://ncvoterguide.org/profiles/)","firstname":"Abraham","lastname":"Jones","middlename":"Penn","suffix":null,"token":"c9ee56f9d7c769d2"},"token":"Cr_ubfA2tscHf3gN"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"state_representative","o.office":"state_house","office":"state_house","officedescription":"The Tennessee House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the state legislature, with 99 members elected from single-member districts to two-year terms. Representatives pass state laws, originate revenue bills, approve the state budget, and \u2014 with the Senate \u2014 confirm gubernatorial appointments and propose constitutional amendments.","officequalities":"- **Integrity** \u2014 Acts in the interest of constituents and the public good rather than for personal gain, and remains independent of undue influence from donors, lobbyists, and party leadership.\n- **Understanding of the constituency** \u2014 Grasps both the economic-development needs of the district and the day-to-day concerns of individual residents \u2014 safety, healthcare, education, infrastructure.\n- **Persuasion** \u2014 Engages, listens to, and persuades both fellow legislators and constituents. Can change minds and explain votes honestly.\n- **Legislative craft** \u2014 Reads, drafts, and amends statute with care. Understands how specific bill language translates to outcomes, and knows the body of law being modified.\n- **Coalition-building** \u2014 Finds common ground across partisan and factional lines, brokers compromises that hold, and forms working majorities even when consensus is hard to reach.","officeterm":2,"officetitle":"State Representative","partisan":1,"pgr":"general","quantity":1,"referendum":null,"source":null,"title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 038"}