Montana local trial court judicial elections, 2016

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2016 Local Judicial Elections

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Montana held general elections for local judicial offices on November 8, 2016. A primary election took place on June 7, 2016. All of the candidates technically ran in the primary, although no candidates were eliminated in the primary because there were no races with more than two candidates running for one seat. All of the winners, therefore, were decided in the general election. In accordance with the state's system of using of both nonpartisan and retention elections, incumbents who ran unopposed in the primary faced a retention election in November. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was March 14, 2016.[1]

For information on 2016 state appellate court elections in Montana, click here.

Elections

Nonpartisan races

District 1, Department 2

DeeAnn Cooney (i)
Mike McMahon

District 11, Department 4

Dan Wilson

District 19, Department 1

Matthew Cuffe
William Managhan

District 21, Department 1

Jeffrey H. Langton (i)
Robert Myers

Results

Montana District 1 (Department 2), General Election, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Mike McMahon 54.69% 18,554
DeeAnn Cooney Incumbent 45.31% 15,372
Total Votes 33,926
Source: Montana Secretary of State, "2016 General Election Results," accessed November 10, 2016


Montana District 19 (Department 1), General Election, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Matthew Cuffe 64.18% 5,595
William Managhan 35.82% 3,122
Total Votes 8,717
Source: Montana Secretary of State, "2016 General Election Results," accessed November 10, 2016


Montana District 21 (Department 1), General Election, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Jeffrey H. Langton Incumbent 60.75% 12,697
Robert Myers 39.25% 8,203
Total Votes 20,900
Source: Montana Secretary of State, "2016 General Election Results," accessed November 10, 2016

Retention

District 1, Department 4

James P. Reynolds (i)

District 4, Department 1

Leslie Halligan (i)

District 4, Department 4

Karen S. Townsend (i)

District 8, Department 2

Elizabeth Best (i)

District 8, Department 3

John Kutzman (i)

District 11, Department 1

Amy Eddy (i)

District 13, Department 3

Michael Glen Moses (i)

District 13, Department 6

Mary Jane McCalla Knisely (i)

District 16, Department 2

Nickolas Murnion (i)

Districts map

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Election rules

Primary election

In the nonpartisan primary, the two candidates who receive the greatest number of votes advance to the general election. If only two candidates file for one judicial seat, both candidates advance to the general election.[2]

General election

If an incumbent is running unopposed and no challengers advance to the general election, the incumbent judge will appear on the ballot for retention.[3]

The ballot for a retention election reads: "Shall (insert title of officer) (insert name of the incumbent officer) of the (insert title of the court) of the state of Montana be retained in office for another term?" Voters must then answer with either "Yes" or "No".[4]

Judicial selection method

District courts

See also: Nonpartisan elections

The 43 judges of the Montana District Courts are chosen in nonpartisan elections for six-year terms. At the end of their term, they must run for re-election. If a judge is unopposed for re-election, it becomes a retention election instead.[5]

The chief judge of each district court is chosen annually on the basis of seniority.[5]

Qualifications
To serve on this court, a judge must be:[5]

  • a U.S. citizen;
  • a state resident for at least two years;
  • a resident of the district represented; and
  • licensed to practice law in the state for at least five years.

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