Karl D. Elledge
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Karl D. Elledge is the Republican Division IV judge on the Cochise County Superior Court in Arizona. He was first elected to the court in 2012. Elledge won re-election in the general election on November 8, 2016.[1]
Elledge had previously ran unsuccessfully for the superior court in 2010.
Biography
Elledge received an undergraduate degree from Northern Arizona University and a J.D. from Arizona State University. Before being elected to the Cochise County Superior Court, Elledge operated the Law Offices of Karl D. Elledge P.C.[2][3]
Elections
2016
Arizona held elections for 80 superior court judgeships on November 8, 2016. Seventeen of those seats were up for partisan election, including a primary contest on August 30, 2016. Only one partisan race saw more than one candidate file for the election. As both were of the same party, the race was decided in the primary, leaving all of the races unopposed on the general election ballot.
General election
Incumbent Karl D. Elledge ran unopposed in the general election for Division 4 on the Cochise County Superior Court.
| Cochise County Superior Court, Division 4 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Karl D. Elledge Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 35,902 | |
| Total Votes | 35,902 | |||
| Source: County of Conchise, Arizona, "Unofficial Results," November 9, 2016 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available. | ||||
Primary election
Incumbent Karl D. Elledge ran unopposed in the Republican primary election for Division 4 on the Cochise County Superior Court.
| Cochise County Superior Court, Division 4 Republican Primary Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Karl D. Elledge Incumbent (unopposed) |
99.32% | 11,547 |
| Write-in votes | 0.68% | 79 |
| Total Votes | 11,626 | |
| Source: Cochise County, Arizona, "Preliminary Unofficial Results," August 30, 2016 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available. | ||
2012
Elledge was elected to Division IV of the Cochise County Superior Court. He defeated Roger H. Contreras in the primary election on August 28, 2012, winning 74.99 percent of the vote. Elledge ran unopposed in the general election on November 6, 2012.[4][5][1][6]
2010
- See also: Arizona judicial elections, 2010
Elledge and Roger H. Contreras competed in the Republican primary for a seat on the Superior Court in 2010. They were defeated by John F. Kelliher, Jr., who was elected judge in the general election.
See also
External links
- Arizona Commission on Judicial Performance Review
- Elect Karl Elledge campaign website
- The Sierra Vista Herald, "Election 2012: Cochise County Attorney, Superior Court Judge candidates," July 12, 2012
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Benson News, "Uncontested judges and county attorney elected," November 7, 2012
- ↑ The Sierra Vista Herald, "Election 2012: Cochise County Attorney, Superior Court Judge candidates," July 12, 2012
- ↑ Elledge Background
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, 2012 Primary Results: Cochise County
- ↑ Cochise County Elections, Primary Election Candidates (dead link)
- ↑ Cochise County Unofficial 2012 Election Results
Federal courts:
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Arizona • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Arizona
State courts:
Arizona Supreme Court • Arizona Court of Appeals • Arizona Superior Court • Arizona Justice Courts • Arizona Municipal Courts
State resources:
Courts in Arizona • Arizona judicial elections • Judicial selection in Arizona
