James Gailliard

{{Infobox officeholder

| honorific-prefix = Representative

| image = File:Rep. James D. Gailliard.jpg

| image_size = 180px

| name = James Gailliard

| state_house = North Carolina

| state = North Carolina

| district = 25th

| term_start = January 1, 2019

| term_end = January 1, 2023

| predecessor = Jeff Collins

| successor = Allen Chesser

| party = Democratic

| birth_name = James David Gailliard

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|1|9}}

| birth_place = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| spouse =

| alma_mater = Morehouse College (BS)

| occupation = Pastor
CEO

| residence = Rocky Mount, North Carolina, U.S.

| website =

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James David Gailliard (born January 9, 1965) is an American pastor and politician. He is senior pastor and CEO of Word Tabernacle Church in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, and a Democratic former member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. Gailliard represented the 25th district (including most of Nash County) from 2019 to 2023.{{Cite web|url=https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/175088/james-gailliard|title=The Voter's Self Defense System|website=Vote Smart|accessdate=February 3, 2022}} He attended Morehouse College and St. Joseph's University.

Gailliard won the November 2018 general election for House District 25 (Nash County/Rocky Mount); the first African-American to hold this seat. He secured fifty-one percent of the vote while his closest rival, Republican John Check, secured forty-five percent.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/north-carolina.amp.html|title=North Carolina Election Results - Election Results 2018 - The New York Times|website=The New York Times|access-date=11 November 2018}}

Gailliard was defeated for reelection in the November 2022 general election for House District 25 (Nash County/Rocky Mount) by Republican Allen Chesser. Chesser secured fifty-two percent of the vote to Gailliard's forty-four percent.[https://er.ncsbe.gov/contest_details.html?election_dt=11/08/2022&county_id=0&contest_id=1186] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

Electoral history

=2022=

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|title = North Carolina House of Representatives 25th district general election, 2022[https://er.ncsbe.gov/contest_details.html?election_dt=11/08/2022&county_id=0&contest_id=1186] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Allen Chesser

| votes = 17,903

| percentage = 52.85%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = James Gailliard (incumbent)

| votes = 15,128

| percentage = 44.66%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Libertarian Party (United States)

| candidate = Nick Taylor

| votes = 841

| percentage = 2.48%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 33,872

| percentage = 100%

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{{Election box gain with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (United States)

| loser = Democratic Party (United States)

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=2020=

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|title = North Carolina House of Representatives 25th district general election, 2020[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/03/2020&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1194] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = James Gailliard (incumbent)

| votes = 22,364

| percentage = 51.62%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = John M. Check

| votes = 19,372

| percentage = 44.71%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Libertarian Party (United States)

| candidate = Nick Taylor

| votes = 1,589

| percentage = 3.67%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 43,325

| percentage = 100%

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{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (United States)

|loser = Republican Party (United States)

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=2018=

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|title = North Carolina House of Representatives 25th district general election, 2018[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/06/2018&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1028] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = James Gailliard

| votes = 15,858

| percentage = 51.52%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = John M. Check

| votes = 13,873

| percentage = 45.07%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Libertarian Party (United States)

| candidate = Nick Taylor

| votes = 1,047

| percentage = 3.40%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 30,778

| percentage = 100%

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{{Election box gain with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (United States)

|loser = Republican Party (United States)

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=2016=

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|title = North Carolina House of Representatives 25th district general election, 2016[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/08/2016&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1397] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Jeff Collins (incumbent)

| votes = 27,969

| percentage = 68.10%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = James Gailliard

| votes = 13,099

| percentage = 31.90%