# James Word

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

## Education

Word earned his [bachelor's degree](/source/Bachelor's_degree) from the [University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff](/source/University_of_Arkansas_at_Pine_Bluff) and his [MPA](/source/Master_of_Public_Administration) from [University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee](/source/University_of_Wisconsin%E2%80%93Milwaukee).

## 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](/source/Partisan_primary) but lost to [Booker Clemons](/source/Booker_Clemons), who was unopposed for the November 7, 2000 General election.
- 2008 Redistricted to District 16, when [Earnest Brown](/source/Earnest_Brown_(judge)) 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"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140419012716/http://www.arkansashouse.org/member/251/James%20L.-Word). [Little Rock, Arkansas](/source/Little_Rock,_Arkansas): [Arkansas House of Representatives](/source/Arkansas_House_of_Representatives). Archived from [the original](http://www.arkansashouse.org/member/251/James%20L.-Word) on April 19, 2014. Retrieved April 18, 2014.

1. ["James L. Word's Biography"](http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/27768). [Project Vote Smart](/source/Project_Vote_Smart). Retrieved April 18, 2014.

1. ["Arkansas State Primary Election May 22, 2012"](http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/AR/39376/83979/en/summary.html). Little Rock, Arkansas: [Secretary of State of Arkansas](/source/Secretary_of_State_of_Arkansas). Retrieved April 18, 2014.

1. ["Arkansas State General Election November 6, 2012"](http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/AR/42843/113233/en/summary.html). Little Rock, Arkansas: Secretary of State of Arkansas. Retrieved April 18, 2014.

1. ["2008 Preferential Primary Election"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140419044220/http://www.sos.arkansas.gov/electionresults/index.php?ac:show:contest_statewide=1&elecid=161&contestid=152). Little Rock, Arkansas: Secretary of State of Arkansas. Archived from [the original](http://www.sos.arkansas.gov/electionresults/index.php?ac:show:contest_statewide=1&elecid=161&contestid=152) on April 19, 2014. Retrieved April 18, 2014.

1. ["2008 General Primary (Runoff) Election"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140419015152/http://www.sos.arkansas.gov/electionresults/index.php?ac:show:contest_statewide=1&elecid=171&contestid=2). Little Rock, Arkansas: Secretary of State of Arkansas. Archived from [the original](http://www.sos.arkansas.gov/electionresults/index.php?ac:show:contest_statewide=1&elecid=171&contestid=2) on April 19, 2014. Retrieved April 18, 2014.

## External links

- [Official page](http://www.arkansashouse.org/member/251/James%20L.-Word) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20140419012716/http://www.arkansashouse.org/member/251/James%20L.-Word) April 19, 2014 at the Wayback Machine at the [Arkansas House of Representatives](/source/Arkansas_House_of_Representatives)
- [James Word](http://ballotpedia.org/James_Word) at [Ballotpedia](/source/Ballotpedia)
- [James L. Word](http://www.followthemoney.org/database/uniquecandidate.phtml?uc=4224) at the National Institute on Money in State Politics

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