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Ken Cheuvront
2019 - Present
2027
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Ken Cheuvront (Democratic Party) is a judge for Encanto Precinct of the Maricopa County Justice Court in Arizona. Cheuvront assumed office in 2019. Cheuvront's current term ends on January 1, 2027.
Cheuvront (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for the Encanto Precinct judge of the Maricopa County Justice Court in Arizona. Cheuvront won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Cheuvront was a 2012 Democratic candidate for District 24 of the Arizona State Senate. He is a former Democratic member of the Arizona State Senate, representing District 15 from 2003 to 2011. He served in the Arizona House of Representatives from 1994 to 2002.
Biography
Cheuvront attended the Institut Études Européenes in 1981 where he studied French and Political Science. Two years later, he attended Claremont McKenna College and earned his B.A. in political science/Public Management. After earning his bachelor's degree, Cheuvront attended the Université National de la Côte d'Ivoire in 1985, where he preformed graduate work. A year later, Cheuvront went to the American Graduate School of International Management and earned his Master's degree. In 1992, he studied at the Japanese/American Business Exchange in Iberaki, Japan.
Cheuvront's professional experience includes working as a Commodity Exchange Options Floor Trader for the Commodities Exchange Center, General Contractor/President for Cheuvront Construction, Legislative Trainer and Advisor at the National Conference of State Legislatures and the National Democratic Institute and owner of Cheuvront Wine and Cheese.
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Maricopa County, Arizona (2022)
General election
General election for Maricopa County Justice of the Peace Encanto Precinct
Incumbent Ken Cheuvront won election in the general election for Maricopa County Justice of the Peace Encanto Precinct on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ken Cheuvront (D) | 98.0 | 24,957 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.0 | 504 | ||
| Total votes: 25,461 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Maricopa County Justice of the Peace Encanto Precinct
Incumbent Ken Cheuvront advanced from the Democratic primary for Maricopa County Justice of the Peace Encanto Precinct on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ken Cheuvront | 100.0 | 11,795 |
| Total votes: 11,795 | |||
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2018
Thane Eichenauer (MOR) ran as a write-in candidate.
General election
General election for Maricopa County Justice of the Peace Encanto Precinct
Ken Cheuvront won election in the general election for Maricopa County Justice of the Peace Encanto Precinct on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ken Cheuvront (D) | 100.0 | 25,081 |
| Total votes: 25,081 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Maricopa County Justice of the Peace Encanto Precinct
Ken Cheuvront defeated Jovana Renteria, Rebecca Wininger, and F. Javier Sobampo in the Democratic primary for Maricopa County Justice of the Peace Encanto Precinct on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ken Cheuvront | 39.4 | 3,367 |
| Jovana Renteria | 26.2 | 2,243 | ||
| Rebecca Wininger | 21.5 | 1,836 | ||
| F. Javier Sobampo | 12.9 | 1,106 | ||
| Total votes: 8,552 | |||
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Selection method
- See also: Partisan elections
Judges of the Arizona Justice Courts are each elected to four-year terms. The elections for this court are partisan contested elections.[1] To serve on this court, a judge must be at least 18 years old, a state resident, a qualified voter in their precinct and able to read and write English. A law degree is not required.
2012
- See also: Arizona State Senate elections, 2012
Cheuvront ran in the 2012 election for Arizona State Senate District 24. He was defeated by Katie Hobbs in the Democratic primary on August 28, 2012. The general election took place on November 6, 2012.[2][3]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
 Katie Hobbs |
61.2% | 7,234 |
| Ken Cheuvront | 38.8% | 4,589 |
| Total Votes | 11,823 | |
2010
Cheuvront was ineligible to run for re-election in 2010 due to Arizona's term limits.
2008
- See also: Arizona State Senate elections, 2008
In 2008, Cheuvront was re-elected to the Arizona State Senate, District 15. He ran unopposed and finished with 30,321 votes.[4] Cheuvront raised $9,040 for his campaign fund.
| Arizona State Senate, District 15 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Ken Cheuvront (D)
|
30,321 | |||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Ken Cheuvront did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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State legislative tenure
Committee assignments
Ken Cheuvront served on the following committees while a member of the Senate.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Arizona Judicial Branch, "Justice Courts," accessed May 17, 2014
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2012 Primary candidate list," accessed December 20, 2013
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Official 2012 Primary Results," accessed December 20, 2013
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Official 2008 General election results," accessed April 7, 2014
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by - |
Maricopa County Justice of the Peace Encanto Precinct 2019-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Arizona State Senate District 15 2003-2011 |
Succeeded by Kyrsten Sinema (D) |
| Preceded by - |
Arizona House of Representatives District 25 1994-2002 |
Succeeded by - |
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