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Dan Butler
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2030
Dan Butler is a judge for District Court 05-2-35 of the Allegheny County Magisterial District Court in Pennsylvania. His current term ends on January 7, 2030.
Butler (Republican Party, Democratic Party) ran for re-election for the District Court 05-2-35 judge of the Allegheny County Magisterial District Court in Pennsylvania. He won in the general election on November 7, 2023. He advanced from the Democratic primary on May 16, 2023. He advanced from the Republican primary on May 16, 2023.
Elections
2023
See also: Municipal elections in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (2023)
General election
General election for Allegheny County Magisterial District Court 05-2-35
Incumbent Dan Butler won election in the general election for Allegheny County Magisterial District Court 05-2-35 on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Dan Butler (R / D) | 98.7 | 14,905 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.3 | 197 | ||
| Total votes: 15,102 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Allegheny County Magisterial District Court 05-2-35
Incumbent Dan Butler advanced from the Democratic primary for Allegheny County Magisterial District Court 05-2-35 on May 16, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Dan Butler | 98.3 | 9,229 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.7 | 157 | ||
| Total votes: 9,386 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Allegheny County Magisterial District Court 05-2-35
Incumbent Dan Butler advanced from the Republican primary for Allegheny County Magisterial District Court 05-2-35 on May 16, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Dan Butler | 97.4 | 443 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.6 | 12 | ||
| Total votes: 455 | |||
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Endorsements
Butler received the following endorsements.
2017
Pennsylvania held local judicial elections on November 7, 2017. A primary election occurred on May 16, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was March 7, 2017. Candidates and recently appointed judges of the Courts of Common Pleas must initially run in partisan elections. Subsequent terms are won through retention elections. Elections for the Magisterial District Courts are always partisan. Pennsylvania allows cross-filing for candidates running in partisan elections. Most candidates run in both the Democratic and Republican primaries.[1]
Incumbent Dan Butler (Democratic/Republican) ran unopposed in the general election for the Allegheny County Magisterial District 05-02-35.[2]
| Allegheny County Magisterial District 05-02-35, General Election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic/Republican |  Dan Butler Incumbent (unopposed) |
99.18% | 9,659 | |
| Write-in votes | 0.82% | 80 | ||
| Total Votes | 9,739 | |||
| Source: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, "2017 General Election Results," November 29, 2017 | ||||
Incumbent Dan Butler defeated Abbie Campsie, Matthew Wholey, and Mark Sindler in the Democratic primary for the Allegheny County Magisterial District 05-02-35.[3]
| Allegheny County Magisterial District 05-02-35, Democratic Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Dan Butler Incumbent |
41.47% | 3,586 |
| Abbie Campsie | 26.58% | 2,299 |
| Matthew Wholey | 24.38% | 2,108 |
| Mark Sindler | 7.47% | 646 |
| Write-in votes | 0.1% | 9 |
| Total Votes | 8,648 | |
| Source: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, "Official Primary Results," accessed August 11, 2017 | ||
Incumbent Dan Butler defeated Abbie Campsie and Mark Sindler in the Republican primary for the Allegheny County Magisterial District 05-02-35.[4]
| Allegheny County Magisterial District 05-02-35, Republican Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Dan Butler Incumbent |
45.51% | 279 |
| Abbie Campsie | 28.87% | 177 |
| Mark Sindler | 22.02% | 135 |
| Write-in votes | 3.59% | 22 |
| Total Votes | 613 | |
| Source: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, "Official Primary Results," accessed August 11, 2017 | ||
Selection method
- See also: Partisan election of judges
Judges of the Pennsylvania Magisterial Districts are selected in partisan elections. They serve six-year terms. After their initial term, magistrates must run for new terms in contested races.[5][6]
Qualifications
A judge must be:
- a local resident for at least one year;[6]
- a state bar member;*
- no younger than 21; and
- no older than 75.
*Magisterial district judges may alternatively pass a training course to sidestep the bar member requirement.[6]
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Dan Butler did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2023 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2017 Election Calendar," accessed February 23, 2017
- ↑ "Allegheny County municipal election results, 2017 primary," accessed November 7, 2017
- ↑ Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, "Running for Office," accessed April 11, 2017
- ↑ Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, "Running for Office," accessed April 11, 2017
- ↑ Pennsylvania Courts, "How Judges Are Elected," accessed July 22, 2015
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Pennsylvania; Limited Jurisdiction Courts," archived October 3, 2014
Federal courts:
Third Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Middle District of Pennsylvania, Western District of Pennsylvania • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Middle District of Pennsylvania, Western District of Pennsylvania
State courts:
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania • Pennsylvania Superior Court • Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court • Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas • Pennsylvania Magisterial Districts
State resources:
Courts in Pennsylvania • Pennsylvania judicial elections • Judicial selection in Pennsylvania
