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Irene McLaughlin Clark was a 2017 candidate for a seat on the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court.[1] She was defeated in the general election.

She was previously a 2015 candidate for the Allegheny County Magisterial District in Pennsylvania.[2]

Elections

2017

See also: Pennsylvania judicial elections, 2017

Elections were held for two seats on the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court on November 7, 2017. Christine Fizzano Cannon (R) and Ellen H. Ceisler (D) defeated Irene McLaughlin Clark (D) and Paul Lalley (R) in the general election for Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court.

General Election for Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court, 2017
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Christine Fizzano Cannon 25.81% 994,163
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Ellen H. Ceisler 25.65% 988,295
     Democratic Irene McLaughlin Clark 24.88% 958,384
     Republican Paul Lalley 23.66% 911,418
Total Votes 3,852,260
Source: Pennsylvania Department of State, "2017 Municipal Election Unofficial Returns," accessed December 21, 2017

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court.[1]

Democratic Primary for Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Ellen H. Ceisler 24.28% 280,209
Green check mark transparent.png Irene McLaughlin Clark 20.56% 237,287
W. Timothy Barry 18.71% 215,904
Todd Eagen 15.65% 180,654
Joseph M. Cosgrove Incumbent 14.72% 169,869
Bryan Barbin 6.08% 70,201
Total Votes (100% reported) 1,154,124
Source: Pennsylvania Department of State, "Official Returns," accessed December 21, 2017

Bar association rating

Clark received a rating of "not recommended" from the Pennsylvania Bar Association.[3]

2015

See also: Pennsylvania judicial elections, 2015

Pennsylvania's judicial elections included a primary on May 19, 2015, and a general election on November 3, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates was March 11, 2015.

John Petrucci faced Jolando L. Hinton, Shawn Kerestus, Irene McLaughlin and Anthony L. DeLuca in the Democratic primary.

Allegheny County Magisterial District, 05-02-06, Democratic Primary, 2015
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Anthony L. DeLuca 50.3% 2,486
John Petrucci 25.0% 1,234
Irene McLaughlin 18.3% 903
Jolando L. Hinton 4.1% 203
Shawn Kerestus 2.3% 113
Write-in votes 0.08% 4
Total Votes 4,943
Source: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, "2015 Democratic Primary Official Results," June 8, 2015

John Petrucci faced Irene McLaughlin and Anthony L. DeLuca in the Republican primary.

Allegheny County Magisterial District, 05-02-06, Republican Primary, 2015
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png John Petrucci 42.0% 632
Anthony L. DeLuca 29.5% 444
Irene McLaughlin 27.9% 420
Write-in votes 0.47% 7
Total Votes 1,503
Source: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, "2015 Republican Primary Official Results," June 8, 2015

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