Sabrina Lamar (Georgia)

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Sabrina Lamar
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Hancock County Probate Court
Tenure
Present officeholder
Term ends

2020

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 8, 2016

Sabrina Lamar is a Democrat and the judge of the Hancock County Probate Court in Georgia. Lamar was first appointed to the court in 2015 to fill the vacancy following the resignation of Marva Rice, who later admitted to stealing from the county while in office. Lamar won election to a full term in office in the general election on November 8, 2016.[1][2]

Elections

2016

General election

Sabrina Lamar ran unopposed in the general election for the Hancock County probate judge.

Hancock County Probate Court, General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Sabrina Lamar  (unopposed) 100.00% 2,750
Total Votes 2,750
Source: Hancock County election results, "2016 General Election," accessed November 9, 2016

Primary election

Incumbent Sabrina Lamar defeated Mark Smith and Beverly Harper Boyer in the Democratic primary election for the Hancock County probate judge.

Hancock County Probate Court, Democratic Primary Election, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Sabrina Lamar Incumbent 53.56% 1,498
Mark Smith 30.18% 844
Beverly Harper Boyer 16.27% 455
Total Votes 2,797
Source: Georgia Election Results, "General Primary and Nonpartisan General Election May 24, 2016," June 10, 2016

Selection method

See also: Partisan elections

Judges of the Georgia Probate Courts are each elected to four-year terms.[3] The elections for this court type are contested and may be partisan or nonpartisan. To serve on this court, a judge must be a United States citizen, county resident for at least two years, at least 25 years old, a registered voter, have a high school diploma or equivalent and completion of an initial training course. In counties with populations above 96,000, judges are required to have at least seven years of experience practicing law and be 30 years of age.[4]

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