Elijah Banks

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Elijah Banks

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Concordia Parish Justice Court Ward 1
Tenure
Present officeholder
Term ends

2020

Elections and appointments
Last elected

December 10, 2016

Elijah Banks is the judge for the Ward 1 seat on the Concordia Parish Justice Court in Louisiana. Banks won the seat in the general election on December 10, 2016.

Elections

2016

See also: Louisiana local trial court judicial elections, 2016

Louisiana held partisan elections for local judicial offices in 2016. A primary election took place on November 8, 2016, and a general election took place on December 10, 2016. The filing deadline for candidates who wish to run in this election was July 22, 2016.[1] Elijah Banks defeated Benja R. Fussell in the Concordia Parish Justice Court (Ward 1) general election.[2]

Concordia Parish Justice Court, Ward 1, General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Elijah Banks 50.21% 354
     Republican Benja R. Fussell 49.79% 351
Total Votes 705
Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "2016 Runoff Election Official Results," accessed January 18, 2016


Concordia Parish Justice Court, Ward 1, Primary Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Elijah Banks 41.16% 659
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Benja R. Fussell 38.85% 622
     Democratic Justin Conner 19.99% 320
Total Votes 1,601
Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "2016 General Election Official Results," accessed January 18, 2016

Selection method

See also: Partisan elections

Judges of the Louisiana Justice of the Peace Courts are each elected to six-year terms. The elections for this court are partisan contested elections. To serve on this court, a judge must be a local resident for two years, younger than 70 years old, and have a law degree.[3]

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