Michael Safcsak
Michael David Safcsak was a 2016 candidate for the First Family Court Circuit in West Virginia.[1] Michael Safcsak lost the general election on May 10, 2016.
Safcsak was a 2014 Democratic candidate for District 51 of the West Virginia House of Delegates.[2]
Elections
2016
West Virginia held general elections for county judicial offices on May 10, 2016. This date coincided with partisan primaries for statewide and federal offices. The 2016 election was the first nonpartisan election for the state's judicial seats since statehood in 1863. Learn more about this change here. Candidates interested in filing for the election submitted paperwork by January 30, 2016. Incumbent William Sinclair defeated Wayne Mielke and Michael Safcsak in the general election for the West Virginia Family Court Circuit 1, Division 2 seat.[1]
| West Virginia Family Court Circuit 1, Division 2 General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 William Sinclair Incumbent |
45.39% | 10,692 |
| Wayne Mielke | 36.44% | 8,585 |
| Michael Safcsak | 18.17% | 4,280 |
| Total Votes | 23,557 | |
| Source: West Virginia Secretary of State, "Election Results Center," accessed May 10, 2016 | ||
Selection method
- See also: Nonpartisan election of judges
Judges of the West Virginia Family Courts are each elected to six- and eight-year terms. Their initial term is six years and every subsequent term is eight years.[3] The elections for this court are nonpartisan contested elections. To serve on this court, a judge must be a state citizen, a circuit resident, at least 30 years of age and have five years of law practice in the state.[4]
2014
Elections for the West Virginia House of Delegates took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 13, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was January 25, 2014. District 51 is represented by five delegates. Incumbents Tony Barill, Barbara Fleischauer, and Charlene Marshall and John Williams and Nancy Jamison defeated Michael Safcsak and Marti Shamberger in the Democratic primary. Incumbents Cindy Frich and Amanda Pasdon and Brian Kurcaba, Joe Statler and Bill Flanigan defeated Todd Stainbrook and Roger Shuttlesworth in the Republican primary. Fleischauer, Frich, Kurcaba, Pasdon and Statler defeated Barill, Marshall, Williams, Jamison, Flanigan and Ed Olesh (L) in the general election.[2][5]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Brian Kurcaba |
11.3% | 9,040 | |
| Republican | Amanda Pasdon Incumbent |
11.2% | 9,006 | |
| Republican | Cindy Frich Incumbent |
11% | 8,782 | |
| Republican | Joe Statler |
10.9% | 8,772 | |
| Democratic | Barbara Evans Fleischauer Incumbent |
10.7% | 8,543 | |
| Democratic | Charlene Marshall Incumbent | 10.1% | 8,133 | |
| Democratic | John Williams | 9.5% | 7,622 | |
| Democratic | Tony Barill Incumbent | 9.2% | 7,378 | |
| Republican | Bill Flanigan | 7.5% | 5,995 | |
| Democratic | Nancy Jamison | 7.2% | 5,769 | |
| Libertarian | Ed Olesh | 1.4% | 1,093 | |
| Total Votes | 80,133 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Barbara Evans Fleischauer Incumbent |
19.6% | 3,346 |
| Charlene Marshall Incumbent |
18.4% | 3,149 |
| Tony Barill Incumbent |
14.1% | 2,407 |
| John Williams |
13% | 2,223 |
| Nancy Jamison |
12.8% | 2,183 |
| Marti Shamberger | 11.4% | 1,955 |
| Michael Safcsak | 10.8% | 1,846 |
| Total Votes | 17,109 | |
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Cindy Frich Incumbent |
20% | 1,946 |
| Amanda Pasdon Incumbent |
19.7% | 1,916 |
| Brian Kurcaba |
19.4% | 1,896 |
| Joe Statler |
16.2% | 1,576 |
| Bill Flanigan |
12.4% | 1,211 |
| Roger Shuttlesworth | 7.6% | 737 |
| Todd Stainbrook | 4.8% | 467 |
| Total Votes | 9,749 | |
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See also
- Courts in West Virginia
- Local trial court judicial elections, 2016
- West Virginia State Legislature
- West Virginia state legislative districts
- West Virginia House of Delegates
- West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2014
External links
- West Virginia State Legislature
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- West Virginia Judiciary Court Information by County
- Campaign Facebook page
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 West Virginia Secretary of State, "Candidate Search," accessed February 16, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 West Virginia Secretary of State, "Candidate search," accessed April 30, 2014
- ↑ West Virginia Judiciary, "Family Courts," accessed September 25, 2014
- ↑ American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: West Virginia; Limited Jurisdiction Courts," archived October 3, 2014
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results," accessed June 18, 2014
Federal courts:
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Northern District of West Virginia, Southern District of West Virginia • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Northern District of West Virginia, Southern District of West Virginia
State courts:
Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia • West Virginia Intermediate Court of Appeals • West Virginia Circuit Courts • West Virginia Family Courts • West Virginia Magistrate Courts • West Virginia Municipal Courts
State resources:
Courts in West Virginia • West Virginia judicial elections • Judicial selection in West Virginia
