Gina Capone

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Gina Capone

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Putnam County Court

Tenure

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Gina Capone was a candidate for the Putnam County Court in New York. Capone was defeated in the general election on November 8, 2016.

Elections

2016

See also: New York local trial court judicial elections, 2016

New York held general elections for local judicial offices on November 8, 2016. A primary election was held on September 13, 2016. The filing deadline for candidates who wish to run in this election was July 14, 2016. James Reitz defeated Gina Capone in the Putnam County Court general election.

Putnam County Court, General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican, etc.	James Reitz	62.09%	25,705
	Democratic, etc.	Gina Capone	37.89%	15,684
		Write-in votes	0.02%	8
Total Votes				41,397
Source: Putnam County, "2016 General Election Unofficial Results," accessed November 9, 2016

Gina Capone ran unopposed in the Putnam County Court Democratic primary. She was also unopposed in the Working Families and Women's Equality Party primaries.

Candidates in New York may run on multiple party tickets. Complete information about this candidate's primary races can be found by clicking [show] at the right.

Capone ran in the Independence and Conservative primaries against James Reitz. Putnam County Court, Conservative Primary, 2016 Candidate Vote % Votes James Reitz 88.54% 286 Gina Capone 11.46% 37 Total Votes 323 Source: Putnam County Board of Elections, "2016 Primary Election Results," September 13, 2016 Putnam County Court, Independence Primary, 2016 Candidate Vote % Votes James Reitz 85.54% 213 Gina Capone 14.06% 35 Write-in votes 0.4% 1 Total Votes 249 Source: Putnam County Board of Elections, "2016 Primary Election Results," September 13, 2016

Selection method

See also: Partisan election of judges

The 125 judges of the New York County Courts are elected to 10-year terms in partisan elections. To appear on the ballot, candidates must be chosen at partisan nominating conventions. Sitting judges wishing to serve an additional term must run for re-election.

Qualifications
To join this court, a judge must:

• be a state resident;
• be a county resident;
• have had at least five years of in-state law practice;
• be at least 18 years old; and
• be under the age of 70 (retirement at 70 is mandatory).

See also

• Putnam County Court, New York
• New York local trial court judicial elections, 2016

External links

• Putnam County, New York website

Footnotes

New York courts

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