Bobby Harrison Smith

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Bobby Harrison Smith
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Long County Probate Court
Tenure
Present officeholder
Elections and appointments
Last elected

June 26, 2016

Robert "Bobby" Harrison Smith III is the chief magistrate and the probate judge of Long County in Georgia. Smith advanced from the primary election on May 24, 2016, to win the runoff election on June 26, 2016. Smith succeeded Marie H. Middleton, who did not seek re-election in 2016.

Elections

2016

Runoff election

Bobby Harrison Smith defeated Teresa Odum in the runoff election for the Long County probate judge.

Long County Probate Court, Runoff Election, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Bobby Harrison Smith 60.50% 795
Teresa Odum 39.50% 519
Total Votes 1,314
Source: Georgia Election Results, "General Primary and Nonpartisan General Election Runoff July 26, 2016," August 4, 2016

General election

Bobby Harrison Smith and Teresa Odum defeated Rita Deen in the general election for the Long County probate judge.

Long County Probate Court, General Election, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Bobby Harrison Smith 43.04% 912
Green check mark transparent.png Teresa Odum 29.92% 634
Rita Deen 27.04% 573
Total Votes 2,119
Source: Georgia Election Results, "General Primary and Nonpartisan General Election May 24, 2016," June 10, 2016

Selection method

See also: Partisan elections

Judges of the Georgia Probate Courts are each elected to four-year terms.[1] The elections for this court type are contested and may be partisan or nonpartisan. To serve on this court, a judge must be a United States citizen, county resident for at least two years, at least 25 years old, a registered voter, have a high school diploma or equivalent and completion of an initial training course. In counties with populations above 96,000, judges are required to have at least seven years of experience practicing law and be 30 years of age.[2]

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