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Kansas judicial elections, 2010
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Judicial elections, 2010 |
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The Kansas judicial elections of 2010 consisted of a Primary Election on August 3, 2010 and a General Election on November 2, 2010 for district court judges in some districts and a retention election on November 2, 2010 for appellate court judges. In Kansas, judges of the Kansas Supreme Court and Kansas Court of Appeals are appointed by a merit system, while judges of the Kansas District Courts are either elected in partisan elections or appointed through merit selection, depending on the district.
Supreme court
Four Kansas Supreme Court justices were retained in 2010:
- Daniel Biles: Retained with 62% of the vote.
- Marla Luckert: Retained with 63% of the vote.
- Lawton Nuss: Retained with 63% of the vote.
- Carol Beier: Retained with 63% of the vote.
Court of appeals
The terms of seven Kansas Court of Appeals judges expired in 2010.
- Michael Buser - Retained with 65% of the vote.
- Henry Green - Retained with 67% of the vote.
- Stephen Hill - Retained with 66% of the vote.
- Thomas E. Malone - Retained with 67% of the vote.
- Patrick McAnany - Retained with 65% of the vote.
- Melissa Standridge - Retained with 65% of the vote
District courts
The terms of 69 Kansas District Court judges expired in 2010.[3]
District magistrates
The terms of 18 Kansas District Magistrates expired in 2010. Of those magistrates,
District/Division | Candidates | Results |
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District 2 | Steven M. Roth | Retained with 75.9% of the vote[3] |
District 5 | Douglas P. Jones | Retained with 83.7% of the vote[3] |
District 6 | Rebecca Stephan | Retained with 64.4% of the vote[3] |
District 8 | Thomas H. Ball | Retained with 76.3% of the vote[3] |
District 9 | Steve Hilgers | Retained with 71.9% of the vote[3] |
District 10 | Daniel Vokins | Retained with 71.23% of the vote.[6] |
District 12 | Guy R. Steier | Retained with 75.7% of the vote[3] |
District 12 | Bonnie J. Wilson | Retained with 76.6% of the vote[3] |
District 17 | Deb Anderson | Retained without opposition[3] |
District 22 | Steven Deiter | Retained without opposition[3] |
District 23 | Lois Werner | Retained without opposition[3] |
District 25 | Wade Dixon | Retained with 81% of the vote[3] |
District 25 | Donna L. J. Blake | Retained with 82.3% of the vote[3] |
District 25 | Richard H. Hodson | Retained with 77% of the vote[3] |
District 25 | Ricklin Pierce | Retained with 68.3% of the vote[3] |
District 25 | Christopher Sanders | Retained with 74.7% of the vote[3] |
District 30 | Matthew Lynch | Retained with 56.9% of the vote[3] |
District 30 | James Mathis | Retained with 80.4% of the vote[3] |
District 31 | Thomas M. Saxton Jr. | Retained with 71.2% of the vote[3] |
See also
- Judicial elections, 2010
- Judicial selection in Kansas
- Campaign finance requirements for Kansas judicial elections
External links
- American Judicature Society, "Judicial Selection in the States: Kansas," archived January 11, 2014
- Kansas Commission on Judicial Performance
- Important election dates (dead link)
- JoCo looks to switch process to partisan judicial elections
- Terms that expire in 2010
- The Winfield Daily Courier "Judicial candidates flood in," May 26, 2010
- NewsCow "Flock of attorneys want shot at local judgeship," May 13, 2010
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Kansas Secretary of State, 2010 General Election, Official Vote Totals
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Kansas Secretary of State, 2010 General Election Candidates
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 3.20 3.21 3.22 3.23 3.24 3.25 3.26 3.27 3.28 3.29 3.30 3.31 3.32 3.33 3.34 3.35 3.36 3.37 3.38 3.39 3.40 3.41 3.42 3.43 3.44 Kansas 2010 General Election Results
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Shawnee County, Official Election Results
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Douglas County, Online Election Results (Official)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 Johnson County, Official Final Election Results
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 The Wichita Eagle "District Court judges running unopposed," June 1, 2010
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 Kansas Secretary of State, 2010 Unofficial Primary ELection Results
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 9.7 Sedgwick County, Final Official Election Results
- ↑ Unofficial 2010 General Results
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 General Election Results for Haskell County
- ↑ Reno County, Final Official Election Results
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 13.6 Wyandotte County, Final Official Election Results
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Federal courts:
Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Kansas • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Kansas
State courts:
Kansas Supreme Court • Kansas Court of Appeals • Kansas District Courts • Kansas Municipal Courts
State resources:
Courts in Kansas • Kansas judicial elections • Judicial selection in Kansas