Oregon election recap, 2012

November 18, 2012

Oregon: In Oregon's general election earlier this month we saw two new Supreme Court justices, one new Court of Appeals judge, and five new trial court judges elected to the state's court system.

Appeals Court Judge David V. Brewer ran unopposed, successfully winning a seat on Position 2 of the Supreme Court and Richard C. Baldwin bested opponent Nena Cook in the race for Position 3. All incumbents on the Court of Appeals were retained and James C. Egan defeated Tim Volpert, becoming the court's new Position 6 judge.

In circuit court races we saw Beth Bagley elected to the 11th District, Norman R. Hill and Sally Avera to the 12th District, Donald Abar to the 3rd District, and Mike Wetzel to the 5th District.

One race for Position 7 of the Oregon 2nd Judicial District drew publicity as voters awaited delayed results. Four candidates ran as write-ins after incumbent Judge Jay McAlpin failed to file for re-election, causing him to lose the advantage of being on the ballot. Election officials finished tallying on November 20th, declaring Judge Jay McAlpin the winner with 53.84% of the vote.

For more information on this year's judicial elections in Oregon, see: Oregon judicial elections, 2012.