North Dakota judicial elections, 2012

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The North Dakota judicial elections consisted of a primary election in June and the general election on November 6, 2012.

North Dakota judicial elections summary, 2012

Supreme Appellate Trial Total candidates 1 n/a 18 Unopposed candidates 0 13 Judges re-elected 1 13 Judges not re-elected 1 New judges elected 2 Partisan or Nonpartisan   Nonpartisan

Supreme Court

Candidate	Incumbency	Office	Primary Vote	Election Vote
CrothersDaniel Crothers   A	Yes			99.15%   A

District Courts

Northwest Judicial District

Candidate	Incumbency	Office	Primary Vote	Election Vote
HagarRichard L. Hagar   A	Yes	No. 3	99.29%A	98.84%   A
CresapTodd Cresap   A	Yes	No. 5	99.75%A	99.14%   A
McLees, Jr.William W. McLees, Jr.   A	Yes	No. 4	99.69%A	99.09%   A

Northeast Judicial District

Candidate	Incumbency	Office	Primary Vote	Election Vote
McClintock, Jr.John C. McClintock, Jr.   A	Yes	Number 7	99.66%A	99.37%   A
GeigerM. Richard Geiger   A	Yes	Number 6	99.66%A	99.31%   A

Northeast Central Judicial District

Candidate	Incumbency	Office	Primary Vote	Election Vote
BraatenKaren K. Braaten   A	Yes	Number 2	99.64%A	99.08%   A

East Central Judicial District

Candidate	Incumbency	Office	Primary Vote	Election Vote
IrbyJohn C. Irby   A	Yes	Number 8	99.62%A	99.16%   A
McEversLisa Fair McEvers   A	Yes		99.61%A	99.14%   A

Southeast District

Candidate	Incumbency	Office	Primary Vote	Election Vote
CruffBrad Cruff   A	No	Number 8	60.72%A	62.87%   A
GreenwoodJohn E. Greenwood   A	Yes	Number 9	99.75%A	99.56%   A
GroszRichard W. Grosz	Yes	Number 8	39.19%A	37.01%   D
MerrickThomas Merrick   A	Yes	Number 10	99.74%A	99.58%   A

South Central Judicial District

Candidate	Incumbency	Office	Primary Vote	Election Vote
RomanickBruce A. Romanick   A	Yes	Number 9	99.73%A	99.33%   A
HaskellBruce B. Haskell   A	Yes	Number 4	99.7%A	99.35%   A

Southwest Judicial District

Candidate	Incumbency	Office	Primary Vote	Election Vote
GreenwoodDann Greenwood   A	No	Number 3	55.06%A	60.21%   A
McCabeKevin McCabe	No	Number 3	20.55%
HenningTom M. Henning	No	Number 3	24.25%A	39.37%   D
AndersonZane Anderson   A	Yes	Number 1	99.45%A	99.07%   A

In the news

2012 election at a glance: North Dakota

Written on November 14, 2012.

One North Dakota Supreme Court member, Justice Daniel Crothers, was re-elected after running unopposed. Thirteen candidates, participating in fifteen races for the District Courts, were unopposed and re-elected on November 6th.

In the two contested races for the District Courts, two new judges were elected. In the Southeast Judicial District, challenger Brad Cruff defeated incumbent Judge Richard W. Grosz for the Number 8 seat in the district. In the Southwest Judicial District, Dann Greenwood was elected to the Number 3 seat. He will succeed Judge H. Patrick Weir on the court.

North Dakota municipal judges elected

As featured in JP Election Brief: Looking at Arizona, North Dakota and Texas on June 28, 2012.

In addition to its District Court races, this month voters in North Dakota also elected Municipal Court judges. Five judge were re-elected without opposition, while one candidate defeated an incumbent.

Reelected unopposed were:

• Jeffrey J. Hruby, of the Wilton Municipal Court,
• Rick Hummel, of the Bottineau Municipal Court,
• William Severin, of the Bismarck Municipal Court,
• Thomas Goven, of the Valley City Municipal Court, and
• Charles Isakson, of the Lincoln Municipal Court.

All of these judge were re-elected to four-year terms.

Meanwhile, Alvin O. Boucher defeated incumbent Judge John Widdel for a seat on the Grand Forks Municipal Court. Widdel was appointed to the court in October 2011.

See also

• North Dakota judicial elections
• News: Only two contested races in North Dakota's judicial elections, August 30, 2012

External links

• North Dakota Secretary of State, 2012 Primary Election Contest/Candidate List