James Louis Word
Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives
from the 16th[1] district
In office
January 2009 – January 2015
Preceded byEarnest Brown
Succeeded byKen Ferguson
Personal details
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
Residence(s)Pine Bluff, Arkansas, USA
Alma materUniversity of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee

James Louis Word (born c. 1953)[2] is an American politician and a Democratic former member of the Arkansas House of Representatives for District 16 from 2009 to 2015. He was term-limited and ineligible to seek a fourth legislative term in 2014.

Education

Word earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff and his MPA from University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee.

Elections

  • 2012 Word was unopposed for both the May 22, 2012 Democratic Primary[3] and the November 6, 2012 General election.[4]
  • 2000 When the District 73 seat was open, Word ran in the three-way 2000 Democratic primary but lost to Booker Clemons, who was unopposed for the November 7, 2000 General election.
  • 2008 Redistricted to District 16, when Earnest Brown left the Legislature and left the seat open, Word placed first in the three-way May 20, 2008 Democratic Primary with 1,253 votes (38.9%),[5] won the June 10 runoff election with 1,269 votes (67.1%),[6] and was unopposed for the November 4, 2008 General election.
  • 2010 Word was unopposed for both the May 18, 2010 Democratic primary and the November 2, 2010 general election.

References

  1. ↑ "James L. Word". Little Rock, Arkansas: Arkansas House of Representatives. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  2. ↑ "James L. Word's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Arkansas State Primary Election May 22, 2012". Little Rock, Arkansas: Secretary of State of Arkansas. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Arkansas State General Election November 6, 2012". Little Rock, Arkansas: Secretary of State of Arkansas. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  5. ↑ "2008 Preferential Primary Election". Little Rock, Arkansas: Secretary of State of Arkansas. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  6. ↑ "2008 General Primary (Runoff) Election". Little Rock, Arkansas: Secretary of State of Arkansas. Retrieved April 18, 2014.


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