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]
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