John Reynolds (Kentucky)

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John Reynolds

Prior offices

Kentucky 22nd Circuit Court 4th Division

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Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2019

John Reynolds was a judge of the Kentucky 22nd Circuit Court 4th Division. Reynolds assumed office in 2019. Reynolds left office on November 21, 2019.

Reynolds ran in a special election for judge of the Kentucky 22nd Circuit Court 4th Division. Reynolds lost in the special general election on November 5, 2019.

Gov. Matt Bevin (R) appointed Reynolds on March 25, 2019, to succeed Judge Pamela R. Goodwine.

Reynolds was a nonpartisan candidate for judge of the Kentucky Circuit Court 22 3rd Division in Kentucky. Reynolds lost the general election on November 6, 2018.

Elections

2019

See also: Municipal elections in Fayette County, Kentucky (2019)

General election

Special general election for Kentucky 22nd Circuit Court 4th Division

Julie Muth Goodman defeated incumbent John Reynolds in the special general election for Kentucky 22nd Circuit Court 4th Division on November 5, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Julie Muth Goodman (Nonpartisan)	60.6	57,481
		John Reynolds (Nonpartisan)	39.4	37,307

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 94,788
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Nonpartisan primary election

Special nonpartisan primary for Kentucky 22nd Circuit Court 4th Division

Julie Muth Goodman and incumbent John Reynolds defeated Thomas Todd, Steven Stadler, and Todd Page in the special primary for Kentucky 22nd Circuit Court 4th Division on May 21, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Julie Muth Goodman (Nonpartisan)	54.7	28,430
✔		John Reynolds (Nonpartisan)	20.9	10,876
	Submit photo	Thomas Todd (Nonpartisan)	10.8	5,596
	Submit photo	Steven Stadler (Nonpartisan)	7.1	3,681
		Todd Page (Nonpartisan)	6.5	3,377

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 51,960
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Michael T. Davis (Nonpartisan)

2018

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General election

General election for Kentucky 22nd Circuit Court 3rd Division

Lucy Ferguson VanMeter defeated John Reynolds in the general election for Kentucky 22nd Circuit Court 3rd Division on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Lucy Ferguson VanMeter (Nonpartisan)	70.0	66,763
		John Reynolds (Nonpartisan)	30.0	28,632

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 95,395 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Todd Page (Nonpartisan)

Selection method

See also: Nonpartisan election of judges

Judges of the Kentucky Circuit Courts are elected to eight-year terms in nonpartisan elections. They must run for re-election if they wish to serve subsequent terms.

The chief judge is selected by his or her peers and serves a two-year term.

Qualifications
In order to serve on this court, a judge must be:

• a U.S. citizen;
• a resident of the represented district for at least two years; and
• licensed to practice law for at least eight years.

Campaign themes

2019

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See also

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Footnotes

Kentucky courts

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Federal courts:

Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Kentucky, Western District of Kentucky • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Kentucky, Western District of Kentucky

State courts:

Kentucky Supreme Court • Kentucky Court of Appeals • Kentucky Circuit Courts • Kentucky District Courts • Kentucky Family Court

State resources:

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