Jacob Curtis Blackwood Jr. (born October 17, 1942) was a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's sixty-eighth House district,[1] including constituents in Union county.
[3] Prior to becoming a rental property owner and manager, Blackwood was an educator and school administrator from 1965 to 1983.
That year, Blackwood's main primary opponent was car dealer Sherrill Morgan who was the Republicans' 1994 nominee to face Hefner.
Morgan only lost by four percentage points in 1994 and was heavily favored to win the nomination to face Hefner again.
There were two seats available in the district and Blackwood along with fellow Republican Don Dawkins challenged incumbent Democrats Aaron Plyler and Bill Purcell.