{"biography":"**Status update.** Clayton Jonathan Jones Jr. lost the Democratic primary for NC District Court Judge, District 16, Seat 05, to Christy A. Hamilton Malott, 18,710 votes to 38,905 votes (32.5% to 67.5%) (Durham County, March 3, 2026); Malott advances unopposed to the November 3, 2026 general election [3]. Jones will not appear on the November ballot.\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Clayton Jonathan Jones JR is a registered voter in Durham County, North Carolina, registered since 2000 (26 years), with party affiliation listed as Democratic [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Clayton Jonathan Jones JR's year of birth as 1977; 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 21 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 (https://vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/)\n\n[2] North Carolina State Board of Elections voter history file (ncvhis_Statewide), published at dl.ncsbe.gov (https://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)","campaigns":[{"contest":"district_court_judge_dist_016_seat_05","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Nc District Court Judge District 16 Seat 05"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Clayton","fullname":"Clayton Jonathan Jones JR","lastname":"Jones","middlename":"Jonathan","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"district_court_judge_dist_016_seat_05","contest_title":"Nc District Court Judge District 16 Seat 05","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"district_court_judge","office_title":"District Court Judge","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"district_court_judge_dist_016_seat_05","contest_title":"Nc District Court Judge District 16 Seat 05","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"district_court_judge","office_title":"District Court Judge","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"DEM","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"district_court_judge","office_title":"District Court Judge","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"suffix":"JR","summary":"Per the NC voter file: DEM voter in Durham County since 2000.","terms":[],"token":"4324d1f4e62b20a9"}