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Indiana local trial court judicial elections, 2016

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Indiana held general elections for local judicial offices on November 8, 2016. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was February 5, 2016. A primary election took place on May 3, 2016.[1] A total of 46 seats were up for election in the primary and six judges up for nonpartisan retention election.

For information on 2016 state appellate court and supreme court elections in Indiana, click here.

Elections

Contested general

Candidate list

Superior Court, Hamilton County, No. 2

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☑ Jon Brown Republican Party

Superior Court, Howard County, Court 1

☐ Erik May Democratic Party
☑ William C. Menges Jr. Republican Party (i)

Superior Court, Vigo County, Court 1

☑ John T. Roach Democratic Party (i)
☐ Raeanna Moore Republican Party

31st Circuit Court, Lake County

☑ Marissa McDermott Democratic Party
☐ Douglas Grimes Republican Party

50th Circuit Court, Madison County, No. 6

☑ Mark Dudley Republican Party (i)
☐ Rosemary Khoury Democratic Party

52nd Circuit Court, Floyd County

☑ J. Terrence Cody Democratic Party (i)
☐ Keith Henderson Republican Party

60th Circuit Court, St. Joseph County

☑ John Broden Democratic Party
☐ Doug Bernacchi Republican Party

73rd Circuit Court, Fayette County

☐ Beth Ann Butsch Democratic Party (i)
☑ Hubert Branstetter Jr. Republican Party

77th Circuit Court, Crawford County

☐ Stanley Pennington Democratic Party
☑ Sabrina Bell Republican Party

87th Circuit Court, Orange County

☐ Larry R. Blanton Democratic Party (i)
☑ Steven Owen Republican Party

Contested primary

Candidate list

Superior Court, Hamilton County, No. 2

☑ Jon Brown Republican Party
☐ David Najjar Republican Party

Superior Court, Morgan County, No. 2

☐ Sara Dungan Republican Party
☐ Terry Iacoli Jr. Republican Party
☐ Pamela Siddons Republican Party
☐ Chuck Taylor Republican Party
☑ Brian H. Williams Republican Party

Superior Court, Porter County, Court 3

☑ Julia M. Jent Democratic Party (i)
☐ Michael Deppe Democratic Party

6th Circuit Court, Scott County

☑ Jason Mount Democratic Party
☐ Joseph Payne Democratic Party

9th Circuit Court, Bartholomew County

☐ Scott Andrews Republican Party
☑ Kelly Benjamin Republican Party

10th Circuit Court, Monroe County, Seat 1

☐ Darcie Fawcett Democratic Party
☐ Michael Flory Democratic Party
☑ Holly Harvey Democratic Party
☐ Alphonso Manns Democratic Party

31st Circuit Court, Lake County

☐ George C. Paras Democratic Party (i)
☐ Carrie Castro Democratic Party
☑ Marissa McDermott Democratic Party

33rd Circuit Court, Noble County

☑ Michael J. Kramer Republican Party
☐ Kelly Morris Republican Party

34th Circuit Court, Elkhart County

☑ Michael Christofeno Republican Party
☐ Martin McCloskey Republican Party
☐ Christopher Spataro Republican Party
☐ Bodie Stegelmann Republican Party

43rd Circuit Court, Vigo County

☐ John A. Kesler II Democratic Party
☑ Sarah Mullican Democratic Party

50th Circuit Court, Madison County, No. 6

☐ Rodney Cummings Republican Party
☑ Mark Dudley Republican Party

61st Circuit Court, Fountain County

☑ Stephanie Campbell Republican Party
☐ Teryl Martin Republican Party

73rd Circuit Court, Fayette County

☑ Beth Ann Butsch Democratic Party (i)
☐ James M. Fraley Democratic Party

75th Circuit Court, DeKalb County

☑ Kurt Grimm Republican Party
☐ Kevin Likes Republican Party

77th Circuit Court, Crawford County

☐ Stanley Faith Democratic Party
☑ Stanley Pennington Democratic Party
☑ Sabrina Bell Republican Party
☐ Justin Mills Republican Party

82nd Circuit Court, Whitley County

☐ Greggory W. Hockemeyer Republican Party
☑ Matthew Rentschler Republican Party

Uncontested elections

Candidate list

Superior Court, Blackford County

☑ Nick Barry Republican Party (i)

Superior Court, Cass County, Court 1

☑ James Muehlhausen Republican Party

Superior Court, Gibson County

☑ Robert Krieg Republican Party

Superior Court, Jackson County

☑ Bruce MacTavish Republican Party (i)

Superior Court, Miami County, No. 2

☑ Daniel C. Banina Republican Party (i)

Superior Court, Scott County

☑ Marsha Owens Howser Democratic Party (i)

Superior Court, Tippecanoe County, Court 3

☑ Faith Graham Republican Party (i)

Superior Court, Vigo County, Court 4

☑ Christopher A. Newton Democratic Party (i)

Superior Court, Washington County

☑ Frank Newkirk Jr. Republican Party (i)

Superior Court, Whitley County

☑ Douglas M. Fahl Republican Party (i)

3rd Circuit Court, Harrison County

☑ John T. Evans Republican Party (i)

7th Circuit Court, Dearborn County

☑ James D. Humphrey Republican Party (i)

10th Circuit Court, Monroe County, Seat 4

☑ Mary Ellen Diekhoff Democratic Party (i)

10th Circuit Court, Monroe County, Seat 7

☑ Stephen R. Galvin Democratic Party (i)

12th Circuit, Knox County

☑ Sherry B. Gregg Gilmore Democratic Party

21st Circuit Court, Warren County

☑ Hunter Reece Republican Party

22nd Circuit Court, Montgomery County

☑ Harry A. Siamas Republican Party (i)

25th Circuit Court, Randolph County

☑ Jay L. Toney Republican Party (i)

27th Circuit Court, Wabash County

☑ Robert R. McCallen III Republican Party (i)

42nd Circuit Court, Washington County

☑ Larry W. Medlock Republican Party (i)

44th Circuit, Starke County

☑ Kim Hall Republican Party (i)

46th Circuit, Delaware County, Court 1

☑ Marianne Lafferty Vorhees Democratic Party

64th Circuit Court, Putnam County

☑ Matthew L. Headley Republican Party

68th Circuit Court, Parke County

☑ Samuel A. Swaim Republican Party (i)

89th Circuit Court, Union County

☑ Matthew R. Cox Republican Party (i)

90th Circuit Court, Martin County

☑ Lynne E. Ellis Republican Party (i)

Nonpartisan retention

Candidate list

Superior Court

☑ Nancy Eshcoff Boyer (i)
☑ David J. Avery (i)
☑ Wendy Davis (i)
☑ Charles F. Pratt (i)
☑ Robert Pigman (i)
☑ Richard G. D'Amour (i)

Analysis

Of the 46 seats up for partisan election, 19 featured more than one candidate and 27 were uncontested. Incumbents ran for re-election to 25 seats, while 21 were left open. Of the 25 races featuring an incumbent running, 20 were uncontested.

Election rules

Primary election

In the primary, most candidates for the trial courts compete in partisan elections.

Exceptions are:

Circuit Courts

Superior Courts

  • Superior court candidates in Allen and Vanderburgh counties compete in nonpartisan elections.
  • Judges in Lake and St. Joseph counties are appointed by the governor and stand for retention two years into service and at the end of subsequent terms.[2]

Unopposed candidates

If there is no contest for a judicial seat in either the primary or general election, the candidates for that seat are not placed on the primary ballot. Candidates who are unopposed in the primary, however, must still appear on the primary ballot if there is any opposition for the seat by any other party.[3]

Marion County Superior Court

Judges are elected to the Marion County Superior Court under a unique state law enacted in 2006 with the goal of reducing the influence of political parties in the judicial selection process.[4] Under this system, judicial candidates seeking party nomination pay a fee to their party to cover campaign costs. Each party then nominates candidates for half of the open judicial seats in the primary. This judicial selection law ensures that Democrats and Republicans never run against each other in the general election and are represented equally on the bench.[5]

General election

Superior court judges in Lake and St. Joseph counties stand for retention. All other trial court judges compete in contested races.[2][6]

Recent news

The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for the terms Indiana judicial election. These results are automatically generated from Google. Ballotpedia does not curate or endorse these articles.

Indiana local trial court judicial elections, 2016 - Google News

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Indiana.gov, "2016 Indiana Election Calendar," accessed December 7, 2015
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 American Judicature Society, "Judicial Selection in the States: Indiana; Overview," archived January 11, 2014
  3. ↑ Indiana General Assembly, "Indiana Code, Title 3, Article 10, Chapter 1, Section 5(a)," accessed March 21, 2014
  4. ↑ Indiana Election Division, "2014 Indiana Candidate Guide," October 15, 2013
  5. ↑ The Indy Star, "2 Democrats sue for voter records in bid for judges' seats," April 29, 2014
  6. ↑ American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Indiana," archived October 2, 2014

Indiana courts

Federal courts:

Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Northern District of Indiana, Southern District of Indiana • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Northern District of Indiana, Southern District of Indiana

State courts:

Indiana Supreme Court • Indiana Court of Appeals • Indiana Tax Court • Indiana Superior Courts • Indiana Circuit Courts • Indiana City Courts • Indiana County Courts • Indiana Municipal Courts • Indiana Small Claims Courts • St. Joseph County Probate Court • Indiana Town Courts

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