Horace Kynard

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Horace Kynard

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Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

June 5, 2018

Horace Kynard (Democratic Party) ran for election for judge of the Jefferson County District Court Place 11 in Alabama. Kynard lost in the Democratic primary on June 5, 2018.

Elections

2018

See also: Municipal elections in Jefferson County, Alabama (2018)

General election

General election for Jefferson County District Court Place 11

Thomas Thrash defeated incumbent Jill Ganus in the general election for Jefferson County District Court Place 11 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Thomas Thrash (D)	55.2	138,915
		Jill Ganus (R)	44.8	112,803
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	113

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 251,831 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Jefferson County District Court Place 11

Thomas Thrash defeated Chuantae Brown and Horace Kynard in the Democratic primary for Jefferson County District Court Place 11 on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Thomas Thrash	51.7	8,639
	Submit photo	Chuantae Brown	35.0	5,852
	Submit photo	Horace Kynard	13.2	2,211

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 16,702
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Jefferson County District Court Place 11

Incumbent Jill Ganus advanced from the Republican primary for Jefferson County District Court Place 11 on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Jill Ganus

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Selection method

See also: Partisan elections

There are 98 judgeships on the Alabama District Courts, each elected to six-year terms. The elections for this court are partisan contested elections. To serve on this court, a judge must have been licensed to practice law for three years.

See also

• Courts in Alabama
• Local trial court judicial elections, 2018
• Municipal elections in Jefferson County, Alabama (2018)

External links

• Search Google News for this topic
• Jefferson County, Alabama

Footnotes

Alabama courts

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Federal courts:

Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Northern District of Alabama, Middle District of Alabama, Southern District of Alabama • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Northern District of Alabama, Middle District of Alabama, Southern District of Alabama

State courts:

Alabama Supreme Court • Alabama Court of Civil Appeals • Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals • Alabama Circuit Courts • Alabama District Courts • Alabama Juvenile Courts • Alabama Municipal Courts • Alabama Probate Courts • Alabama Small Claims Courts

State resources:

Courts in Alabama • Alabama judicial elections • Judicial selection in Alabama