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Pat Ballard
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2027
Pat Ballard is a judge of the Alabama 10th Judicial Circuit Place 10. His current term ends on January 18, 2027.
Ballard (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for judge of the Alabama 10th Judicial Circuit Place 10. He won in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Ballard was elected to the court on November 4, 2014. He also ran for judge on the Circuit 10 court in Alabama in 2012.
Elections
2020
See also: Municipal elections in Jefferson County, Alabama (2020)
General election
General election for Alabama 10th Judicial Circuit Place 10
Incumbent Pat Ballard won election in the general election for Alabama 10th Judicial Circuit Place 10 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Pat Ballard (D) | 97.6 | 195,110 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.4 | 4,895 | ||
| Total votes: 200,005 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Pat Ballard advanced from the Democratic primary for Alabama 10th Judicial Circuit Place 10.
2014
See also: Alabama judicial elections, 2014
Ballard ran for election to the 10th Circuit Court.
Primary: He was successful in the Democratic primary on June 3, 2014, receiving 30.5 percent of the vote. He competed against Charles H. Boohaker, Wyndall A. Ivey and Perryn Carroll.
Runoff: Because no candidate received over 50% of the vote in the primary, a runoff election on July 15 between Pat Ballard and Perryn Carroll was required. Ballard narrowly won with 50.2% of the vote, just 58 votes ahead of Carroll.
General: He defeated Gloria Bahakel in the general election on November 4, 2014, receiving 51.1 percent of the vote.
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2012
- See also: Alabama judicial elections, 2012
Ballard was defeated in the Democratic primary on March 13, receiving 15.93% of the vote.[7][8]
Campaign themes
2020
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Education
Ballard earned his undergraduate degree from Texas A&M in 1976 and his J.D. from Samford University Cumberland School of Law in 1996.[9]
Career
Before his election as a circuit judge, Ballard was an attorney in private practice with a focus on civil litigation. Prior to attending law school, he was a carpenter for 15 years.[9]
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Alabama Democratic Party, "Certification of Democratic Candidates for the Democratic Primary Election," March 21, 2014
- ↑ Jefferson County Elections, "Primary Election Results," June 3, 2014 (99.7% of precincts reporting)
- ↑ Alabama Secretary of State, "Sample Ballot - Jefferson County Democratic Primary Run-off," accessed July 10, 2014
- ↑ AL.com, "Jefferson County Circuit Court Place 10: Pat Ballard has 58 vote lead in close Democratic runoff with Perryn Carroll," July 15, 2014
- ↑ WBRC Channel 6, "You Decide: July 15, election results," July 16, 2014
- ↑ Alabama Secretary of State, "Jefferson County Sample Ballot," accessed October 2, 2014
- ↑ Alabama Secretary of State, 2012 Primary Election Results - Unofficial
- ↑ Alabama Secretary of State, "Democratic Primary Candidates," January 20, 2012
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Elect Pat Ballard for Circuit Judge, "Learn More," accessed August 8, 2014
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