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Bob Whalen
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2023 - Present
2029
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Bob Whalen is a judge of the Superior Court of Fresno County in California. Whalen assumed office on January 2, 2023. Whalen's current term ends on January 8, 2029.
Whalen won election for judge of the Superior Court of Fresno County in California outright in the primary on June 7, 2022, after the general election was canceled.
Whalen was a 2012 Republican candidate for District 23 of the California State Assembly.
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Fresno County, California (2022)
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Superior Court of Fresno County
Bob Whalen won election outright in the primary for Superior Court of Fresno County on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Bob Whalen (Nonpartisan) | 100.0 | 107,125 | |
| Total votes: 107,125 | |||
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2012
Whalen ran in the 2012 election for California State Assembly District 23. He advanced past the blanket primary on June 5, 2012, defeating David Defrank (R), Vong Mouanoutoua (R), and Richard Rojas (D). Whalen was defeated by Jim Patterson (R) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[1][2][3]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Jim Patterson |
54.7% | 83,817 | |
| Republican | Bob Whalen | 45.3% | 69,457 | |
| Total Votes | 153,274 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Richard Rojas | 22.6% | 17,690 | |
| Republican | David Defrank | 5.5% | 4,278 | |
| Republican | Vong Mouanoutoua | 7% | 5,487 | |
| Republican | Jim Patterson |
39.4% | 30,827 | |
| Republican | Bob Whalen |
25.5% | 19,992 | |
| Total Votes | 78,274 | |||
2010
Whalen was defeated in the primary.
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Bob Whalen did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
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Footnotes
Federal courts:
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Central District of California, Eastern District of California, Northern District of California, Southern District of California • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Central District of California, Eastern District of California, Northern District of California, Southern District of California
State courts:
California Supreme Court • California Courts of Appeal • California Superior Courts
State resources:
Courts in California • California judicial elections • Judicial selection in California
