Allen Joines
{{short description|American politician}}
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|order=17th
|office=Mayor of Winston-Salem
|term_start=December 2001
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|predecessor=Jack Cavanagh
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|birth_date={{birth date and age|mf=yes|1947|9|17}}
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|party=Democratic
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|alma_mater=Appalachian State University
University of Georgia
|profession=Public administrator
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James Allen Joines is an American politician currently serving as the mayor of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. In 2009, he was also appointed chairman of the North Carolina Economic Development Board.{{cite web|url=http://www.nccommerce.com/en/AboutDOC/CommerceBoardsCommissions/NorthCarolinaEconomicDevelopmentBoard/BoardMembers/|title=Home|access-date=2009-12-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091121021657/http://www.nccommerce.com/en/AboutDOC/CommerceBoardsCommissions/NorthCarolinaEconomicDevelopmentBoard/BoardMembers/|archive-date=2009-11-21|url-status=dead}}
Political career
Joines, a Democrat, was elected mayor of Winston-Salem on November 6, 2001. He defeated Republican incumbent Mayor Jack Cavanagh, Jr. by a wide margin. Before his election, Joines had served as deputy assistant city manager.{{cite news |first=William |last=Holmes |title=Raleigh results again uncertain, Winston-Salem unseats mayor |date=2001-11-06 |agency=Associated Press}}
Joines had been named as a possible challenger to Congresswoman Virginia Foxx in North Carolina's 5th district in the 2006 election, but declined to enter the race.{{cite news |editor=Editorial Staff |title=Joines' Decision |date=January 11, 2006 |work=Winston-Salem Journal |id={{ProQuest|370130612}}}}
In the 2012 North Carolina gubernatorial election, many suggested Joines as a potential candidate in the Democratic primary, but he declined, stating that there was still work he wished to do in Winston-Salem.{{cite news |last=Graff |first=Laura |url=http://www2.journalnow.com/news/2012/jan/30/6/winston-salem-mayor-allen-joines-wont-run-for-gove-ar-1870838/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130127060950/http://www2.journalnow.com/news/2012/jan/30/6/winston-salem-mayor-allen-joines-wont-run-for-gove-ar-1870838/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 27, 2013 |title=Winston-Salem Mayor Allen Joines won't run for governor |newspaper=Winston-Salem Journal |orig-date=January 30, 2012 |date=December 12, 2012}}
In the 2013 election, Joines was challenged by Gardenia Henley in the Democratic primary.{{cite web|url=http://www.journalnow.com/news/elections/local/article_6fa5f382-1a8e-11e3-9a37-001a4bcf6878.html|title=Joines easily beats Democratic challenger Henley|work=Winston-Salem Journal|access-date=2013-12-25|archive-date=2019-09-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904012441/https://www.journalnow.com/news/elections/local/article_6fa5f382-1a8e-11e3-9a37-001a4bcf6878.html|url-status=live}} His Republican opponent, James Knox, dropped out of the race in August after it was revealed he had used a racial epithet to refer to an elections worker, although his name was still on the ballot. Joines was elected to his fourth term in the general election.{{cite web|url=http://www.journalnow.com/news/elections/local/article_f85e074c-4698-11e3-8af2-001a4bcf6878.html|title=Joines re-elected as mayor; incumbents retain council seats|work=Winston-Salem Journal|access-date=2013-12-25|archive-date=2019-10-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191028053008/https://www.journalnow.com/news/elections/local/article_f85e074c-4698-11e3-8af2-001a4bcf6878.html|url-status=live}}
In the 2016 election (Winston-Salem elections had moved to even-numbered years),{{Cite web |url=https://canons.sog.unc.edu/municipal-elections-odd-year-and-odd-man-out/ |title=Municipal Elections–Odd Year and Odd Man Out |date=7 July 2015 |access-date=2017-12-08 |archive-date=2017-03-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170323183025/https://canons.sog.unc.edu/municipal-elections-odd-year-and-odd-man-out/ |url-status=live}} Joines was easily re-elected, with only a write-in candidate opposing him.{{Cite web |url=http://www.journalnow.com/news/elections/local/winston-salem-mayor-allen-joines-easily-coasts-to-election-win/article_b240b208-a641-11e6-b7d5-73a6240d1267.html |title=Journal: Winston-Salem Mayor Allen Joines easily coasts to election win |access-date=2017-12-08 |archive-date=2017-12-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171208231536/http://www.journalnow.com/news/elections/local/winston-salem-mayor-allen-joines-easily-coasts-to-election-win/article_b240b208-a641-11e6-b7d5-73a6240d1267.html |url-status=live}}
Electoral history
{{Election box begin no change|title=2001 mayoral election{{cite web |title=MUNICIPAL GENERAL ELECTION FORSYTH COUNTY, NC NOVEMBER 6, 2001|url=https://www.forsyth.cc/Elections/assets/documents/2001_General.pdf |publisher=Forsyth County |access-date=8 October 2019| date=9 November 2001}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change||candidate=Allen Joines|party=Democratic Party (United States)|votes=23,893|percentage=78.29}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change||candidate=Jack Cavanaugh, Jr. (incumbent)|party=Republican Party (United States)|votes=6,546|percentage=21.54}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change||candidate=Write-ins|party=Write-in candidate
|votes=48|percentage=0.15}}
{{Election box total no change||votes=30,487|percentage= }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change|title=2005 mayoral election{{cite web |title=OFFICIAL RESULTS FOR MUNICIPAL ELECTION OF FORSYTH COUNTY 11/08/2005 MUNICIPAL GENERAL ELECTION|url=https://www.forsyth.cc/Elections/assets/documents/2005_General.pdf |publisher=North Carolina State Board of Elections |access-date=27 October 2019 |date=8 November 2005}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change||candidate=Allen Joines (incumbent) |party=Democratic Party (United States) |votes= 10,014 |percentage= 98}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change||candidate=Write-in |party=Write-in|votes= 238 |percentage= 2}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change|title=2009 mayoral election{{cite web |title=11/03/2009 OFFICIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION RESULTS - FORSYTH |url=https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/03/2009&county_id=34&office=ALL&contest=0 |publisher=North Carolina State Board of Elections |access-date=27 October 2019 |date=10 November 2009}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change||candidate=Allen Joines (incumbent) |party=Democratic Party (United States) |votes= 9,585 |percentage= 90.65}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change||candidate=Write-in |party=Write-in|votes= 989 |percentage= 9.35}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change|title=2013 mayoral election{{cite web |title=11/05/2013 OFFICIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION RESULTS - FORSYTH |url=https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/05/2013&county_id=34&office=ALL&contest=0 |publisher=North Carolina State Board of Elections |access-date=8 October 2019| date=12 November 2013}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change||candidate=Allen Joines (incumbent)|party=Democratic Party (United States)|votes=12,948|percentage=84.33}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change||candidate=James Lee Knox |party=Republican Party (United States)|votes=2,315|percentage=15.08}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change||candidate=Mike Monu (write-in) |party=Write-in candidate |votes=6|percentage=0.04}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change||candidate=Other write-ins|party=Write-in candidate |votes=85|percentage=0.55}}
{{Election box total no change||votes=15,354|percentage= }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change|title=2016 mayoral election{{cite web |title=11/08/2016 OFFICIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION RESULTS - FORSYTH |url=https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/08/2016&county_id=34&office=ALL&contest=0 |publisher=North Carolina State Board of Elections |access-date=8 October 2019}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change||candidate=Allen Joines (incumbent)|party=Democratic Party (United States)|votes=88,784 |percentage=94.07 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change||candidate=Joanne "Jo" Allen (write-in) |party=Write-in candidate |votes=3,167|percentage=3.36 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change||candidate=Other write-ins|party=Write-in candidate |votes=2,430|percentage= 2.57}}
{{Election box total no change||votes=94,381|percentage= }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change|title=2020 mayoral election{{cite web |title=NOVEMBER 2020 OFFICIAL ELECTION RESULTS - FORSYTH |url=https://er.ncsbe.gov/contest_details.html?election_dt=11/03/2020&county_id=34&contest_id=3 |publisher=North Carolina State Board of Elections |access-date=18 November 2020}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change||candidate=Allen Joines (incumbent)|party=Democratic Party (United States)|votes=85,705|percentage=71.71 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change||candidate=Kris McCann |party=Republican Party (United States) |votes=33,317|percentage=27.88 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change||candidate=Write-ins|party=Write-in candidate |votes=488|percentage= 2.57}}
{{Election box total no change||votes=119,506|percentage= }}
{{Election box end}}
References
External links
- [http://www.cityofws.org/Departments/Mayor/Meet-the-Mayor Official biography]
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Category:University of Georgia alumni
Category:Mayors of Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Category:Appalachian State University alumni