Shawn Nelson (California)
Shawn Nelson is a judge of the Superior Court of Orange County in California. He assumed office on January 2, 2023. His current term ends on January 8, 2029.
Nelson won election for judge of the Superior Court of Orange County in California outright in the primary on June 7, 2022, after the general election was canceled.
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Orange County, California (2022)
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Superior Court of Orange County
Shawn Nelson won election outright against Marc A. Gibbons in the primary for Superior Court of Orange County on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Shawn Nelson (Nonpartisan) | 69.7 | 372,202 |
 | Marc A. Gibbons (Nonpartisan) | 30.3 | 161,941 | |
| Total votes: 534,143 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for U.S. House California District 39
Gil Cisneros defeated Young Kim in the general election for U.S. House California District 39 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Gil Cisneros (D) | 51.6 | 126,002 |
 | Young Kim (R) | 48.4 | 118,391 | |
| Total votes: 244,393 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 39
The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. House California District 39 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Young Kim (R) | 21.2 | 30,019 |
| ✔ | | Gil Cisneros (D) | 19.4 | 27,469 |
 | Phil Liberatore (R) | 14.3 | 20,257 | |
 | Andy Thorburn (D) | 9.2 | 12,990 | |
| Shawn Nelson (R) | 6.9 | 9,750 | |
 | Bob Huff (R) | 6.2 | 8,699 | |
 | Sam Jammal (D) | 5.4 | 7,613 | |
 | Mai Khanh Tran (D) | 5.3 | 7,430 | |
 | Herbert Lee (D) | 4.2 | 5,988 | |
 | Steve Vargas (R) | 2.9 | 4,144 | |
| Suzi Park Leggett (D) | 1.5 | 2,058 | ||
 | John Cullum (R) | 1.2 | 1,747 | |
| Karen Lee Schatzle (Independent) | 0.6 | 903 | ||
 | Steve Cox (Independent) | 0.6 | 856 | |
 | Andrew Sarega (R) | 0.6 | 823 | |
 | Sophia Alexander (Independent) | 0.4 | 523 | |
 | Ted Alemayhu (Independent American Party) | 0.1 | 176 | |
| Total votes: 141,445 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Julio Castañeda (Independent)
- Phil Janowicz (D)
- Ted Rusk (D)
- Cybil Steed (D)
- Jay Chen (D)
Campaign advertisements
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Campaign themes
2022
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Shawn Nelson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
Federal courts:
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Central District of California, Eastern District of California, Northern District of California, Southern District of California • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Central District of California, Eastern District of California, Northern District of California, Southern District of California
State courts:
California Supreme Court • California Courts of Appeal • California Superior Courts
State resources:
Courts in California • California judicial elections • Judicial selection in California
