Mckinley James Jr.
McKinley James Jr. (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Louisiana House of Representatives to represent District 39. He lost in the primary on October 14, 2023.
James completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
McKinley James Jr. earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in 2012 and a law degree from the Southern University Law Center in 2016. James' career experience includes working as an attorney and small business owner.[1]
Elections
2023
See also: Louisiana House of Representatives elections, 2023
Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Louisiana House of Representatives District 39
Incumbent Julie Emerson won election outright against McKinley James Jr. in the primary for Louisiana House of Representatives District 39 on October 14, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Julie Emerson (R) | 71.7 | 6,441 |
 | McKinley James Jr. (D)  | 28.3 | 2,543 | |
| Total votes: 8,984 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for James in this election.
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
McKinley James Jr. completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by James' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Community Oriented
- Pro Family
- Business Focused
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See also
2023 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on September 7, 2023
