Kevin Farmer (Georgia)

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Kevin Farmer

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Georgia 5th Superior Court District Atlanta Circuit

Tenure

2018 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

7

Report an officeholder change

Elections and appointments

Last elected

May 24, 2022

Kevin Farmer is a judge of the Georgia 5th Superior Court District Atlanta Circuit. He assumed office in 2018. His current term ends on December 31, 2026.

Farmer ran for re-election for judge of the Georgia 5th Superior Court District Atlanta Circuit. He won in the general election on May 24, 2022.

Elections

2022

See also: Municipal elections in Fulton County, Georgia (2022)

General election

General election for Georgia 5th Superior Court District Atlanta Circuit

Incumbent Kevin Farmer won election in the general election for Georgia 5th Superior Court District Atlanta Circuit on May 24, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Kevin Farmer (Nonpartisan)	100.0	143,148

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 143,148
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2018

See also: Municipal elections in Fulton County, Georgia (2018)

General runoff election

General runoff election for Georgia 5th Superior Court District Atlanta Circuit

Kevin Farmer defeated Fani Willis in the general runoff election for Georgia 5th Superior Court District Atlanta Circuit on July 24, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Kevin Farmer (Nonpartisan)	55.3	31,614
		Fani Willis (Nonpartisan)	44.7	25,562

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 57,176
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General election

General election for Georgia 5th Superior Court District Atlanta Circuit

Fani Willis and Kevin Farmer advanced to a runoff. They defeated Bobby Wolf in the general election for Georgia 5th Superior Court District Atlanta Circuit on May 22, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Fani Willis (Nonpartisan)	49.0	49,291
✔	Submit photo	Kevin Farmer (Nonpartisan)	31.4	31,594
	Submit photo	Bobby Wolf (Nonpartisan)	19.6	19,766

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 100,651
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Selection method

There are 202 judges on the Georgia Superior Courts, each chosen by the people in nonpartisan elections to serve a four-year term.

The process for selecting a chief judge and that chief judge's term varies by circuit.

Qualifications
To serve on this court, a judge must be:

• a state resident for three years;
• a resident of the circuit he or she is representing;
• admitted to practice law for at least seven years; and
• at least 30 years old.

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Footnotes

Georgia courts

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