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Teresa Bennani
Teresa Bennani was a candidate for the Georgetown County Probate Court in South Carolina. She was defeated in the Republican Party primary election on June 14, 2016.
Elections
2016
| Georgetown County Probate Court, Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Leigh Powers Boan |
71.16% | 2,763 |
| Teresa Bennani | 28.84% | 1,120 |
| Total Votes | 3,883 | |
| Source: South Carolina State Election Commission, "Georgetown County: 2016 Republican and Democratic Primary," June 14, 2016 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available. | ||
Selection method
- See also: Partisan elections
Judges of the South Carolina Probate Courts are each elected to four-year terms.[1] The elections for this court are partisan contested elections. To serve on this court, a judge must be a U.S. citizen, a qualified elector of the county, older than 21 years of age, and either a bachelor's degree or four years of experience as an employee in a probate judge's office.[2]
See also
Footnotes
Federal courts:
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of South Carolina • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of South Carolina
State courts:
South Carolina Supreme Court • South Carolina Court of Appeals • South Carolina Circuit Courts • South Carolina Masters-in-Equity • South Carolina Family Courts • South Carolina Magistrate Courts • South Carolina Municipal Courts • South Carolina Probate Courts
State resources:
Courts in South Carolina • South Carolina judicial elections • Judicial selection in South Carolina
