Helen Hewell

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Banks County Probate Court
Tenure
Present officeholder
Elections and appointments
Last elected

June 26, 2016


Helen Hewell is the judge for Banks County Probate Court in Georgia. She placed second in the general election on May 24, 2016, but the first place finisher did not win a majority (50 percent plus one) of the votes cast. The two faced off in a runoff election on June 26, 2016, where Hewell won the seat with a one-vote margin.

Hewell replaced Judge Betty Thomas, who did not seek re-election in 2016. Hewell's term began January 1, 2017, and she will be up for re-election in 2020.

Elections

2016

See also: Georgia local trial court judicial elections, 2016

Georgia held elections for local judicial offices—some of which are partisan, others of which are nonpartisan—in 2016. On May 24, 2016, regions across the state held primaries for the partisan races and general elections for the nonpartisan races. Runoff races for both the partisan primaries and the nonpartisan general elections were held on July 26, 2016. The general election for partisan races took place on November 8, 2016. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was March 11, 2016.[1]

Runoff election

Helen Hewell defeated Keith Gardiner in the runoff election for the Banks County probate judge.

Banks County Probate Court, Runoff Election, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Helen Hewell 50.04% 595
Keith Gardiner 49.96% 594
Total Votes 1,189
Source: Georgia Election Results, "General Primary and Nonpartisan General Election Runoff July 26, 2016," August 4, 2016

General election

Keith Gardiner and Helen Hewell defeated Carolyn Hooper and Shannon Gowder in the general election for the Banks County probate judge.

Banks County Probate Court, General Election, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Keith Gardiner 32.43% 950
Green check mark transparent.png Helen Hewell 24.10% 706
Carolyn Hooper 23.11% 677
Shannon Gowder 20.35% 596
Total Votes 2,929
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.[2] 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.[3]

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