Background
Dixon was born in Friendship, North Carolina.
Dixon was born in Friendship, North Carolina.
He graduated from James Kenan High School in Warsaw where he excelled in football. He attended Wake Forest University on a football scholarship and graduated in 1969 with a Bachelor of Surgery degree.
A farmer from Warsaw, North Carolina, he has served in the state House since 2011. 2008
In 2008 Dixon ran unsuccessfully as a Democrat for a seat on the Duplin County Commissioners. He was defeated in a Democratic runoff by Frances Parks.
2010
Democratic incumbent Russell East. Tucker announced that he was retiring and would not seek re-election.
Jimmy Dixon decided to run and was unopposed in the Republican primary. Together, they spent over $250,000.
Dixon defeated Blair by just 477 votes out of the 17,531 cast. 2012
Dixon and fellow incumbent Republican Efton Sager were both drawn into the same district after district lines were changed following census redistricting.
Dixon defeated Sager, 62.30%–37.70%, in the Republican primary.
Dixon did not hold any political office before winning election to the State House in 2010. In the general election, he went on to face Democratic physician Mott Blair, who also was unopposed in his party primary.