Rick Williams (Arizona)
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Rick A. Williams is the Republican Divsion 5 judge on the Mohave County Superior Court in Arizona. He was first elected in 2008 and won re-election in 2012. Williams won re-election again in the general election on November 8, 2016.[1]
Biography
Williams received an undergraduate degree from University of Arizona and a J.D. from Gonzaga University.[2]
Elections
2016
Arizona held elections for 80 superior court judgeships on November 8, 2016. Seventeen of those seats were up for partisan election, including a primary contest on August 30, 2016. Only one partisan race saw more than one candidate file for the election. As both were of the same party, the race was decided in the primary, leaving all of the races unopposed on the general election ballot.
General election
Incumbent Rick Williams ran unopposed in the general election for Division 5 on the Mohave County Superior Court.
| Mohave County, Division 5 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Rick Williams Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 42,478 | |
| Total Votes | 42,478 | |||
| Source: Mohave County, Arizona, "Unofficial Results: 2016 Mohave General Election," November 9, 2016 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available. | ||||
Primary election
Incumbent Rick Williams ran unopposed in the Republican primary election for Division 5 on the Mohave County Superior Court.
| Mohave County, Division 5 Republican Primary Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Rick Williams Incumbent (unopposed) |
99.39% | 19,789 |
| Write-in votes | 0.61% | 122 |
| Total Votes | 19,911 | |
| Source: Mohave County, Arizona, "Primary Election Official Results," September 6, 2016 | ||
2012
Williams was re-elected after running unopposed.[3]
See also
External links
- Arizona Commission on Judicial Performance Review
- Mohave County Courts
- Arizona Judicial Branch website
Footnotes
Federal courts:
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Arizona • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Arizona
State courts:
Arizona Supreme Court • Arizona Court of Appeals • Arizona Superior Court • Arizona Justice Courts • Arizona Municipal Courts
State resources:
Courts in Arizona • Arizona judicial elections • Judicial selection in Arizona
