Idaho judicial elections, 2012

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The Idaho judicial elections consisted of the primary election on May 15 and the general election on November 6, 2012.

Judicial races in Idaho

In the primary election, appellate court judges competed for re-election. In the general election, magistrate judges stood for retention. Magistrate judges did not file for retention until August.

Idaho judicial elections summary, 2012

Supreme Appellate Trial Total candidates 1 2 33 Unopposed candidates 1 2 0 Judges facing retention 0 0 33 Judges retained 0 0 33 Judges re-elected 1 2 0 Judges not re-elected New judges elected Partisan or Nonpartisan   Nonpartisan

Supreme Court

Candidate	Incumbent	Retention vote:	Retention Vote %
EismannDaniel Eismann   A	Yes		100%A

Court of Appeals

Candidate	Incumbent	Retention vote:	Retention Vote %
GrattonDavid Gratton   A	Yes		100%A
MelansonJohn Michael Melanson   A	Yes		100%A

District Court Magistrates

Ada County

Candidate	Incumbent	Retention vote:	Retention Vote %
IrbyCathleen MacGregor Irby   A	Yes		81.38%A
BieterChristopher Bieter   A	Yes		80.5%A
ManweilerDavid Manweiler   A	Yes		80.33%A
Hawley, Jr.John Hawley, Jr.   A	Yes		80.67%A
OthsMichael Oths   A	Yes		80.08%A
ComstockRussell Comstock   A	Yes		80.67%A
GarduniaTheresa Gardunia   A	Yes		80.51%A
WatkinsThomas Watkins   A	Yes		80.73%A
HarrigfeldWilliam Harrigfeld   A	Yes		80.02%A

Bannock County

Candidate	Incumbent	Retention vote:	Retention Vote %
MurrayBryan K. Murray   A	Yes		87.31%A
ClarkThomas W. Clark   A	Yes		87.31%A

Bingham County

Candidate	Incumbent	Retention vote:	Retention Vote %
BoyerRyan Boyer   A	Yes		87.44%A

Bonner County

Candidate	Incumbent	Retention vote:	Retention Vote %
BuchananBarbara A. Buchanan   A	Yes		83.71%A

Bonneville County

Candidate	Incumbent	Retention vote:	Retention Vote %
GardnerSteven A. Gardner   A	Yes		84.8%A

Canyon County

Candidate	Incumbent	Retention vote:	Retention Vote %
OnanubosiDayo O. Onanubosi   A	Yes		80.75%A
KotykFrank P. Kotyk   A	Yes		81.25%A
SouthworthGeorge A. Southworth   A	Yes		82.09%A
SchillerJames A. "J.R." Schiller   A	Yes		80.93%A
LeeJerold W. Lee   A	Yes		82.28%A

Caribou County

Candidate	Incumbent	Retention vote:	Retention Vote %
KressDavid R. Kress   A	Yes		90.52%A

Elmore County

Candidate	Incumbent	Retention vote:	Retention Vote %
EpisDavid Epis   A	Yes		88.43%A
HicksGeorge Hicks   A	Yes		87.38%A

Franklin County

Candidate	Incumbent	Retention vote:	Retention Vote %
HunnEric Hunn   A	Yes		A

Gem County

Candidate	Incumbent	Retention vote:	Retention Vote %
SmithTyler D. Smith   A	Yes		86.59%A

Jerome County

Candidate	Incumbent	Retention vote:	Retention Vote %
BorresenThomas Borresen   A	Yes		90.5%A

Kootenai County

Candidate	Incumbent	Retention vote:	Retention Vote %
PetersonClark A. Peterson   A	Yes		80.88%A

Lemhi County

Candidate	Incumbent	Retention vote:	Retention Vote %
ClarkStephen Clark (Idaho)   A	Yes		A

Lewis County

Candidate	Incumbent	Retention vote:	Retention Vote %
CalhounStephen L. Calhoun   A	Yes		82.73%A

Nez Perce County

Candidate	Incumbent	Retention vote:	Retention Vote %
KalbfleischGregory K. Kalbfleisch   A	Yes		88.05%A
GaskillJay Gaskill   A	Yes		86.98%A
MericaKent J. Merica   A	Yes		87.77%A

Oneida County

Candidate	Incumbent	Retention vote:	Retention Vote %
EvansDavid L. Evans   A	Yes		79.15%A

Twin Falls County

Candidate	Incumbent	Retention vote:	Retention Vote %
HarrisRoger B. Harris   A	Yes		89.13%A

In the news

2012 election at a glance: Idaho

Written on November 14, 2012.

In this year's general election, only judges of the Magistrate Division stood in retention elections. Thirty-three candidates stood for retention in seventeen counties and were retained.

Magistrate judges stand for retention after their first eighteen months in office, then at the end of four-year terms. All the judges retained will stand for retention again in 2016.

The highest retention vote in Idaho this year went to Magistrate David R. Kress in Caribou County, who received 90.52 percent of the vote.

See also

• Idaho judicial elections
• New: Idaho judicial candidates established for May primary, March 12, 2012
• News: Some Idaho voters avoid closed primary, May 17, 2012

External links

• Idaho Secretary of State, On the Ballot in 2012

Footnotes

Idaho courts

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Federal courts:

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Idaho • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Idaho

State courts:

Idaho Supreme Court • Idaho Court of Appeals • Idaho District Courts • Idaho Magistrate Division

State resources:

Courts in Idaho • Idaho judicial elections • Judicial selection in Idaho