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At the age of eighty-six, Jones was a candidate for renomination in the April 13, 2010, Republican runoff [[primary]]. He was unseated by Charles Lee Perry, an [[Accounting|accountant]] who ran a grass roots campaign with support of the [[Tea Party movement]]. Perry prevailed, 10,109 votes (57.8 percent) to Jones' 7,392 ballots (42.2 percent). Jones polled 291 more votes in the runoff than he had in the primary, but Perry's total increased by 3,633 ballots over his initial showing.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist150_state.htm|title=Texas Republican runoff primary returns|date=April 13, 2010|publisher=Texas Secretary of State|accessdate=July 25, 2010}}</ref>

At the age of eighty-six, Jones was a candidate for renomination in the April 13, 2010, Republican runoff [[primary]]. He was unseated by Charles Lee Perry, an [[Accounting|accountant]] who ran a grass roots campaign with support of the [[Tea Party movement]]. Perry prevailed, 10,109 votes (57.8 percent) to Jones' 7,392 ballots (42.2 percent). Jones polled 291 more votes in the runoff than he had in the primary, but Perry's total increased by 3,633 ballots over his initial showing.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist150_state.htm|title=Texas Republican runoff primary returns|date=April 13, 2010|publisher=Texas Secretary of State|accessdate=July 25, 2010}}</ref>

In the primary on March 2, 2010, Jones, backed by the president of the Lubbock Educators Association [[interest group]],<ref name=laj>"Election 2010", ''Lubbock Avalanche-Journal'', accessed March 6, 2010.</ref>

In the primary on March 2, 2010, Jones, backed by the president of the Lubbock Educators Association [[interest group]],<ref name=laj>"Election 2010", ''Lubbock Avalanche-Journal'', accessed March 6, 2010.</ref>

led the field with 7,103 ballots (37.7 percent) to Perry's 6,476 (34.4 percent). The third candidate, Zach Brady, with 5,240 votes (27.8 percent), held the key to victory in the Jones-Perry showdown.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist148_state.htm|title=Texas Republican primary election returns|date=March 2, 2010|publisher=Texas Secretary of State|accessdate=July 25, 2018}}</ref> Brady, a Lubbock [[lawyer|attorney]], raised more than $250,000 and carried the backing of business [[interest group]]s, but he was eliminated from the race by his third-place showing.<ref name=laj/>

led the field with 7,103 ballots (37.7 percent) to Perry's 6,476 (34.4 percent). The third candidate, Zach Brady, with 5,240 votes (27.8 percent), held the key to victory in the Jones-Perry showdown.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist148_state.htm|title=Texas Republican primary election returns|date=March 2, 2010|publisher=Texas Secretary of State|accessdate=July 25, 2018}}</ref> Brady, a Lubbock [[lawyer|attorney]], raised more than $250,000 and carried the backing of business [[interest group]]s, but he was eliminated from the race by his third-place showing.<ref name=laj/>

In his lengthy career, Jones wrote the legislation that created the Buffalo Lakes Water District, the University Medical Center (a teaching hospital), the Texas Tech Medical School, the Criminal District Attorney's Office for Lubbock County, the 137th District Court in Lubbock County, and the Seed Breeders Rights legislation that gave [[patent]]-type protection for seed developers. He authored the legislation that sets the legal standards for [[egg]]s and fruit sold in the state. He sponsored the law which requires that garbage be sterilized or heat-treated before it is fed to farm animals. He authored a state constitutional amendment to prevent excess tax increases on agricultural land. He was the author of the Texas Disabilities Act that requires all public buildings in Texas be accessible for the physically handicapped. He was designated "Farmer of the Year in Texas". He authored the bill that changed the name of Texas Technological College to Texas Tech University, effective September 1969.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/lubbockonline/obituary.aspx?n=delwin-l-jones&pid=189715303|title=Delwin L. Jones obituary|publisher=''Lubbock Avalanche Journal''|date=July 27, 2018}}</ref>

In his lengthy career, Jones wrote the legislation that created the Buffalo Lakes Water District, the University Medical Center (a teaching hospital), the Texas Tech Medical School, the Criminal District Attorney's Office for Lubbock County, the 137th District Court in Lubbock County, and the Seed Breeders Rights legislation that gave [[patent]]-type protection for seed developers. He authored the legislation that sets the legal standards for [[egg]]s and fruit sold in the state. He sponsored the law which requires that garbage be sterilized or heat-treated before it is fed to farm animals. He authored a state constitutional amendment to prevent excess tax increases on agricultural land. He was the author of the Texas Disabilities Act that requires all public buildings in Texas be accessible for the physically handicapped. He was designated "Farmer of the Year in Texas". He authored the bill that changed the name of Texas Technological College to Texas Tech University, effective September 1969.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/lubbockonline/obituary.aspx?n=delwin-l-jones&pid=189715303|title=Delwin L. Jones obituary|publisher=''Lubbock Avalanche Journal''|date=July 27, 2018}}</ref>

Jones sponsored the funding to construct the Lubbock State School, the Texas Tech Law School, the Texas Tech Museum, the Texas Tech Swine Research Center, and the Texas Tech Cotton, Wool, and Mohair Research Center. He was a charter member of the High Plains Underground Water District.<ref name=obit/>

Jones sponsored the funding to construct the Lubbock State School, the Texas Tech Law School, the Texas Tech Museum, the Texas Tech Swine Research Center, and the Texas Tech Cotton, Wool, and Mohair Research Center. He was a charter member of the High Plains Underground Water District, the Plains Cotton Growers Association, and the Caprock American Business Club. He was a president of the Lubbock County [[Farm Bureau]].<ref name=obit/>

In 2015, Jones received from the Lubbock chapter of the Association for Women n Communications the "George Mahon Award", named for Democratic former U.S. Representative George Herman Mahon (1900-1985) of Lubbock.<ref name=deathofjones>{{cite web|url=http://www.lubbockonline.com/news/20180725/longtime-texas-legislator-delwin-jones-of-lubbock-dies-at-94|title=Longtime Texas legislator Delwin Jones of Lubbock dies at 94|publisher=''Lubbock Avalanche-Journal''|date=July 25, 2018}}</ref>

In 2015, Jones received from the Lubbock chapter of the Association for Women n Communications the "George Mahon Award", named for Democratic former U.S. Representative George Herman Mahon (1900-1985) of Lubbock.<ref name=deathofjones>{{cite web|url=http://www.lubbockonline.com/news/20180725/longtime-texas-legislator-delwin-jones-of-lubbock-dies-at-94|title=Longtime Texas legislator Delwin Jones of Lubbock dies at 94|publisher=''Lubbock Avalanche-Journal''|date=July 25, 2018}}</ref>