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Patrick J. Walsh (Connecticut)
Patrick J. Walsh was a candidate for the Northern Fairfield Probate District in Connecticut. Walsh was defeated in the primary election on August 9, 2016.
Elections
2016
Four Republicans—Jennifer Collins, Daniel O'Grady, Moira Rodgers, and Patrick J. Walsh—sought their party's nomination to run for the 45th Probate District vacancy at the convention in May 2016. With 31 delegates voting, a candidate had to receive 16 votes to meet the 15 percent threshold requirement and be named the official nominee. The party's delegates could not reach the necessary consensus on the matter, and so the candidacy was determined by a party primary instead. In order to run in the primary, the candidates had to file petitions. Only O'Grady and Walsh filed and competed in the August race. O'Grady won the primary, advancing to be his party's nominee in the general election.[1]
| Northern Fairfield Probate District, Special Election Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Daniel O'Grady |
60.17% | 1,157 |
| Patrick J. Walsh | 39.83% | 766 |
| Total Votes | 1,923 | |
| Source: Connecticut Secretary of State, "Election Night Reporting," September 6, 2016 | ||
Selection method
For more information about judicial selection processes in each state, click here.
See also
- Northern Fairfield Probate District, Connecticut
- Connecticut local trial court judicial elections, 2016
Footnotes
Federal courts:
Second Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Connecticut • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Connecticut
State courts:
Connecticut Supreme Court • Connecticut Appellate Court • Connecticut Superior Court • Connecticut Probate Courts
State resources:
Courts in Connecticut • Connecticut judicial elections • Judicial selection in Connecticut
