Maggie Jeffus

{{Short description|American politician from North Carolina}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Maggie Jeffus

| image =

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| office = Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives

| term_start = January 1, 1997

| term_end = January 1, 2013

| predecessor = John Cocklereece
Joanne Sharpe

| successor = Pricey Harrison (Redistricting)

| constituency = 89th District (1997-2003)
59th District (2003-2013)

| term_start1 = January 1, 1991

| term_end1 = January 1, 1995

| predecessor1 = Frank Julian Sizemore III

| successor1 = John Cocklereece
Joanne Sharpe

| constituency1 = 27th District (1991-1993)
89th District (1993-1995)

| party = Democratic

| birth_name = Margaret A. Moore

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1934|10|22}}

| birth_place = Roanoke, Virginia

| death_date =

| death_place =

| profession = Educator

| residence = Greensboro, North Carolina

| alma_mater = University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Guilford College

| spouse =

| children =

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Margaret A. Moore Jeffus (born October 22, 1934) is a former Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. A retired educator from Greensboro, Jeffus served constituents in Guilford County from 1991–2013.{{Cite web |url=http://maggie.jeffus.org/ |title=Web Page Under Construction |access-date=2020-03-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306122444/http://www.maggie.jeffus.org/ |archive-date=2016-03-06 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/stream/northcarolinaman20012002nort#page/550/mode/2up | title=North Carolina manual [serial] | year=1916 }}{{cite web | url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/10362/margaret-jeffus#.Us4b2mRDveU | title=The Voter's Self Defense System }}

Recent electoral history

=2010=

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 58th district general election, 2010[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/02/2010&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1239] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Maggie Jeffus (incumbent)

| votes = 11,928

| percentage = 52.65%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Thersea Yon

| votes = 10,729

| percentage = 47.35%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 22,657

| percentage = 100%

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{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (United States)

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{{Election box end}}

=2008=

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 58th district general election, 2008[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/04/2008&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1246] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Maggie Jeffus (incumbent)

| votes = 25,193

| percentage = 64.17%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Jim Rumley

| votes = 14,066

| percentage = 35.83%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 39,259

| percentage = 100%

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{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (United States)

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{{Election box end}}

=2006=

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 58th district general election, 2006[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/07/2006&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=212] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Maggie Jeffus (incumbent)

| votes = 10,044

| percentage = 59.48%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Jim Rumley

| votes = 6,843

| percentage = 40.52%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 16,887

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (United States)

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{{Election box end}}

=2004=

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 58th district general election, 2004[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/02/2004&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=220] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Maggie Jeffus (incumbent)

| votes = 18,327

| percentage = 57.33%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Jim Rumley

| votes = 12,884

| percentage = 40.30%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Libertarian Party (United States)

| candidate = Allison N. Jaynes

| votes = 759

| percentage = 2.37%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 31,970

| percentage = 100%

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{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (United States)

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{{Election box end}}

=2002=

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 59th district Republican primary election, 2002[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=09/10/2002&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=59] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Alan Hawkes

| votes = 1,488

| percentage = 53.35%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Patrick Tillman

| votes = 1,301

| percentage = 46.65%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 2,789

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 59th district general election, 2002[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/05/2002&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=228] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Maggie Jeffus (incumbent)

| votes = 12,175

| percentage = 54.39%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Alan Hawkes

| votes = 9,553

| percentage = 42.68%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Libertarian Party (United States)

| candidate = Allison Jaynes

| votes = 656

| percentage = 2.93%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 22,384

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (United States)

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{{Election box end}}

=2000=

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 89th district general election, 2000{{cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=781775|title=NC State House 089|publisher=Our Campaigns|accessdate=August 20, 2022}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Mary Jarrell (incumbent)

| votes = 25,799

| percentage = 30.29%

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Maggie Jeffus (incumbent)

| votes = 24,246

| percentage = 28.46%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Joanne Sharpe

| votes = 17,187

| percentage = 20.18%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Dottie Salerno

| votes = 16,307

| percentage = 19.14%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Libertarian Party (United States)

| candidate = Thomas A. "Tom" Bailey

| votes = 1,642

| percentage = 1.93%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 85,181

| percentage = 100%

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{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (United States)

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{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (United States)

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{{Election box end}}

References

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{{s-par|us-nc-hs}}

{{s-bef|before=Frank Julian Sizemore III}}

{{s-ttl|title=Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 27th district|years=1991–1993|alongside=Joanne Bowie, Albert S. Lineberry}}

{{s-aft|after=Stephen Wood}}

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{{s-bef|before=Constituency established}}

{{s-ttl|title=Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 89th district|years=1993–1995|alongside=Mary Jarrell}}

{{s-aft|after=John Cocklereece
Joanne Sharpe}}

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{{s-bef|before=John Cocklereece
Joanne Sharpe}}

{{s-ttl|title=Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 89th district|years=1997–2003|alongside=Mary Jarrell}}

{{s-aft|after=Mitchell Setzer}}

|-

{{s-bef|before=Pete Cunningham}}

{{s-ttl|title=Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 59th district|years=2003–2013}}

{{s-aft|after=Jon Hardister}}

{{s-end}}

{{North Carolina House of Representatives}}

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Category:Living people

Category:1934 births

Category:Politicians from Roanoke, Virginia

Category:Politicians from Greensboro, North Carolina

Category:University of North Carolina at Greensboro alumni

Category:Guilford College alumni

Category:Educators from North Carolina

Category:20th-century American women politicians

Category:21st-century American women politicians

Category:Women state legislators in North Carolina

Category:Democratic Party members of the North Carolina House of Representatives

Category:21st-century members of the North Carolina General Assembly

Category:20th-century members of the North Carolina General Assembly

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