Earl Jaques Jr.

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]

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
Menominee, Michigan, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceNewark, Delaware
Alma materColumbia Southern University
Websitejaquesfordelaware.com
Military service
Branch/serviceDelaware Air National Guard
RankColonel (retired)

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
  • 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
  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. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
  6. "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 4, 2008. 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. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
  9. "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 6, 2012. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
  10. "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 7, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
  11. "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 8, 2016. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
  12. "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 6, 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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