Monique Centeno

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Monique Centeno

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Prior offices

Kansas 18th District Court Division 11

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Elections and appointments

Last election

November 3, 2020

Personal

Profession

Attorney

Monique Centeno was a judge for Division 11 of the Kansas Eighteenth Judicial District. She assumed office in 2019. She left office on January 11, 2021.

Centeno (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for the Division 11 judge of the Kansas Eighteenth Judicial District. She lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Gov. Laura Kelly (D) appointed her on August 26, 2019, to succeed former Judge James Fleetwood.

Biography

At the time of her appointment, Centeno was a trial attorney at the Wall Huntington Law Firm. Her professional experience also includes working as Assistant Public Defender in the Sedgwick County Public Defender’s office.

Education

• J.D., Washburn University School of Law (2005)
• Bachelor's degree, University of Kansas (2000)

Elections

2020

See also: Municipal elections in Sedgwick County, Kansas (2020)

General election

General election for Kansas 18th District Court Division 11

Quentin Pittman defeated incumbent Monique Centeno in the general election for Kansas 18th District Court Division 11 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Quentin Pittman (R)	56.3	116,286
	Submit photo	Monique Centeno (D)	43.7	90,342

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 206,628
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Kansas 18th District Court Division 11

Incumbent Monique Centeno advanced from the Democratic primary for Kansas 18th District Court Division 11 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Monique Centeno	100.0	22,844

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 22,844
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Kansas 18th District Court Division 11

Quentin Pittman advanced from the Republican primary for Kansas 18th District Court Division 11 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Quentin Pittman	100.0	41,773

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 41,773
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Campaign themes

2020

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Footnotes

Kansas courts

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Federal courts:

Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Kansas • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Kansas

State courts:

Kansas Supreme Court • Kansas Court of Appeals • Kansas District Courts • Kansas Municipal Courts

State resources:

Courts in Kansas • Kansas judicial elections • Judicial selection in Kansas