title: James L. Boles Jr.
text: # James L. Boles Jr.
  
  James "Jamie" Larry Boles Jr. (born January 16, 1961) is a former Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. He represented the 52nd district (which includes most of Moore County) from 2009 to 2023. A funeral home owner from Whispering Pines, North Carolina, Boles previously served as one of the Deputy Majority Whips.
  
  ## Life and career
  
  Boles graduated from Sandhills Community College and graduated from Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science in 1982. He established Boles Funeral Homes and Crematory, Inc., in Moore County, North Carolina, in 1984.
  
  ## Committee assignments
  
  ### 2021-2022 Session
  
  * Appropriations (Vice Chair)
  * Appropriations - Justice and Public Safety Committee (Senior Chair)
  * Alcoholic Beverage Control (Vice Chair)
  * State Government (Vice Chair)
  * Homeland Security, Military, and Veterans Affairs
  * Local Government
  * Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
  * Transportation
  
  ### 2019-2020 Session
  
  * Appropriations (Vice Chair)
  * Appropriations - Justice and Public Safety (Senior Chair)
  * Alcoholic Beverage Control (Chair)
  * State and Local Government
  * Homeland Security, Military, and Veterans Affairs
  * Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
  * Transportation
  
  ### 2017-2018 Session
  
  * Appropriations (Vice Chair)
  * Appropriations on Justice and Public Safety (Chair)
  * Alcoholic Beverage Control (Chair)
  * State and Local Government II
  * Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
  * Transportation
  * Commerce and Job Development
  * Ethics
  
  ### 2015-2016 Session
  
  * Appropriations (Vice Chair)
  * Appropriations - Information Technology
  * Appropriations - Justice and Public Safety (Chair)
  * Alcoholic Beverage Control (Chair)
  * Local Government
  * Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
  * Transportation
  * Commerce and Job Development
  * Ethics
  * Insurance
  
  ### 2013-2014 Session
  
  * Appropriations (Vice Chair)
  * Government (Vice Chair)
  * Homeland Security, Military, and Veterans Affairs
  * Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
  * Transportation
  * Commerce and Job Development
  * Ethics
  
  ### 2011-2012 Session
  
  * Appropriations
  * Government (Vice Chair)
  * Transportation
  * Commerce and Job Development
  * State Personnel
  
  ### 2009-2010 Session
  
  * Appropriations
  * Commerce, Small Business, and Entrepreneurship
  * Local Government I
  * Aging
  * Water Resources and Infrastructure
  
  ## Electoral history
  
  ### 2022
  
  North Carolina House of Representatives 52nd district Republican primary election, 2022 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Republican | Ben Moss (incumbent) | 3,688 | 53.34% |
  | | Republican | Jamie Boles (incumbent) | 3,226 | 46.66% |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 6,914 | 100% |
  
  ### 2020
  
  North Carolina House of Representatives 52nd district Republican primary election, 2020 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Republican | Jamie Boles (incumbent) | 7,564 | 60.01% |
  | | Republican | Bob Temme | 5,040 | 39.99% |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 12,604 | 100% |
  
  North Carolina House of Representatives 52nd district general election, 2020 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Republican | Jamie Boles (incumbent) | 32,216 | 64.41% |
  | | Democratic | Lowell Simon | 17,803 | 35.59% |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 50,019 | 100% |
  | | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
  
  ### 2018
  
  North Carolina House of Representatives 52nd district Republican primary election, 2018 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Republican | Jamie Boles (incumbent) | 6,117 | 60.37% |
  | | Republican | Ken Byrd | 4,015 | 39.63% |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 10,132 | 100% |
  
  North Carolina House of Representatives 52nd district general election, 2018 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Republican | Jamie Boles (incumbent) | 22,438 | 62.71% |
  | | Democratic | Lowell Simon | 13,342 | 37.29% |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 35,780 | 100% |
  | | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
  
  ### 2016
  
  North Carolina House of Representatives 52nd district Republican primary election, 2016 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Republican | Jamie Boles (incumbent) | 8,288 | 53.75% |
  | | Republican | John (JD) Zumwalt | 7,132 | 46.25% |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 15,420 | 100% |
  
  North Carolina House of Representatives 52nd district general election, 2016 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Republican | Jamie Boles (incumbent) | 31,146 | 100% |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 31,146 | 100% |
  | | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
  
  ### 2014
  
  North Carolina House of Representatives 52nd district general election, 2014 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Republican | Jamie Boles (incumbent) | 21,751 | 100% |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 21,751 | 100% |
  | | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
  
  ### 2012
  
  North Carolina House of Representatives 52nd district general election, 2012 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Republican | Jamie Boles (incumbent) | 27,521 | 100% |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 27,521 | 100% |
  | | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
  
  ### 2010
  
  North Carolina House of Representatives 52nd district general election, 2010 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Republican | Jamie Boles (incumbent) | 20,749 | 100% |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 20,749 | 100% |
  | | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
  
  ### 2008
  
  North Carolina House of Representatives 52nd district Republican primary election, 2008 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Republican | Jamie Boles | 4,880 | 46.55% |
  | | Republican | Lane Toomey | 2,970 | 28.33% |
  | | Republican | Joe Boylan (incumbent) | 2,634 | 25.12% |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 10,484 | 100% |
  
  North Carolina House of Representatives 52nd district general election, 2008 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Republican | Jamie Boles | 27,727 | 65.89% |
  | | Democratic | Betty Mangum | 14,355 | 34.11% |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 42,082 | 100% |
  | | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
  