Rondall Baumgardner
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Rondall Baumgardner is a judge for the magistrate court in Cabell County, West Virginia. He was appointed to the court in June 2013 by Chief Judge Paul Farrell, Sr. of the Sixth Judicial Circuit to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Patty Verbage-Spence.[1]
Baumgardner ran for re-election in 2016.[2] Rondall Baumgardner won the general election on May 10, 2016.
Education
Baumgardner received his undergraduate degree from Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia.[1]
Career
Previously, Baumgardner had served as a magistrate for Cabell County Magistrate Court for one term, from 2008 until 2012. He was defeated in his 2012 re-election bid.[1]
Elections
2016
West Virginia held general elections for county judicial offices on May 10, 2016. This date coincided with partisan primaries for statewide and federal offices. The 2016 election was the first nonpartisan election for the state's judicial seats since statehood in 1863. Learn more about this change here. Candidates interested in filing for the election submitted paperwork by January 30, 2016. Incumbent Rondall Baumgardner defeated Johnny Ray Rice in the general election for the Cabell County Magistrate Court Division 4 seat.[2]
| Cabell County Magistrate Court Division 4 General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Rondall Baumgardner Incumbent |
57.63% | 9,207 |
| Johnny Ray Rice | 42.37% | 6,770 |
| Total Votes | 15,977 | |
| Source: West Virginia Secretary of State, "Election Results Center," accessed May 10, 2016 | ||
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