Melissa Bellows

Melissa Bellows

Nonpartisan

Kentucky 30th Circuit Court 7th Division

Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2031

Years in position

3

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Elections and appointments

Last election

November 8, 2022

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Melissa Bellows is a judge of the Kentucky 30th Circuit Court 7th Division. She assumed office on January 2, 2023. Her current term ends on January 6, 2031.

Bellows ran for election for judge of the Kentucky 30th Circuit Court 7th Division. She won in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Elections

2022

See also: City elections in Louisville, Kentucky (2022)

General election

General election for Kentucky 30th Circuit Court 7th Division

Melissa Bellows defeated Theodore Shouse in the general election for Kentucky 30th Circuit Court 7th Division on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Melissa Bellows (Nonpartisan)	54.3	107,698
	Submit photo	Theodore Shouse (Nonpartisan)	44.9	89,128
		Other/Write-in votes	0.8	1,513

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 198,339
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Kentucky 30th Circuit Court 7th Division

Theodore Shouse and Melissa Bellows defeated Critt Cunningham in the primary for Kentucky 30th Circuit Court 7th Division on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Theodore Shouse (Nonpartisan)	40.6	43,063
✔	Submit photo	Melissa Bellows (Nonpartisan)	34.0	36,131
	Submit photo	Critt Cunningham (Nonpartisan)	25.4	26,991

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 106,185
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2022

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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:

Courts in Kentucky • Kentucky judicial elections • Judicial selection in Kentucky