Bill Graves

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Bill Graves

Nonpartisan

Prior offices

Oklahoma Judicial District 7

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Elections and appointments

Last election

November 6, 2018

Bill Graves was an officeholder of the Oklahoma Judicial District 7. He left office in 2018.

Graves ran for re-election to the Oklahoma Judicial District 7. He lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.

Graves was first elected in 2006 and re-elected in 2010 and 2014.

Elections

2018

See also: Municipal elections in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma (2018)

General election

General election for Oklahoma Judicial District 7

Susan Stallings defeated incumbent Bill Graves in the general election for Oklahoma Judicial District 7 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Susan Stallings (Nonpartisan)	54.9	31,112
		Bill Graves (Nonpartisan)	45.1	25,508

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Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Bill Graves and Susan Stallings advanced from the primary for Oklahoma Judicial District 7.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Robert Eliot Sisson (Nonpartisan)

2014

See also: Oklahoma judicial elections, 2014
Graves ran for re-election to the 7th District Court.
As an unopposed candidate, he was automatically re-elected without appearing on the ballot.  

2010

Graves was re-elected to the district court after running unopposed.

Main article: Oklahoma judicial elections, 2010

Selection method

For more information about judicial selection processes in each state, click here.

Career

Prior to becoming a judge, Graves was a member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.

See also

• Oklahoma District Courts
• Oklahoma County, Oklahoma

External links

• Oklahoma State Courts Network, "Oklahoma County and Judges"
• Deseret News, "Oklahoma appeals court overturns Bible-quoting judge in name-change case," November 27, 2012

Footnotes

Oklahoma courts

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Federal courts:

Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Oklahoma, Northern District of Oklahoma, Western District of Oklahoma • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Oklahoma, Northern District of Oklahoma, Western District of Oklahoma

State courts:

Oklahoma Supreme Court • Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals • Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals • Oklahoma District Courts • Oklahoma Workers' Compensation Court of Existing Claims

State resources:

Courts in Oklahoma • Oklahoma judicial elections • Judicial selection in Oklahoma