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Tyler Roush
Tyler Roush (Republican Party) is a judge for Division 24 of the Kansas Eighteenth Judicial District. He assumed office in 2016. His current term ends on January 8, 2029.
Roush (Republican Party) ran for re-election for the Division 24 judge of the Kansas Eighteenth Judicial District. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Roush was appointed to the seat on September 21, 2016, by Governor Sam Brownback (R).[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Municipal elections in Sedgwick County, Kansas (2024)
General election
General election for Kansas 18th District Court Division 24
Incumbent Tyler Roush won election in the general election for Kansas 18th District Court Division 24 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tyler Roush (R) | 99.1 | 125,510 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.9 | 1,091 | ||
| Total votes: 126,601 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Kansas 18th District Court Division 24
Incumbent Tyler Roush advanced from the Republican primary for Kansas 18th District Court Division 24 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tyler Roush | 100.0 | 14,195 |
| Total votes: 14,195 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Roush in this election.
2020
See also: Municipal elections in Sedgwick County, Kansas (2020)
General election
General election for Kansas 18th District Court Division 24
Incumbent Tyler Roush won election in the general election for Kansas 18th District Court Division 24 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tyler Roush (R) | 100.0 | 138,315 |
| Total votes: 138,315 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Kansas 18th District Court Division 24
Incumbent Tyler Roush advanced from the Republican primary for Kansas 18th District Court Division 24 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tyler Roush | 100.0 | 41,620 |
| Total votes: 41,620 | |||
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2016
Kansas held retention and partisan elections for local judicial offices on November 8, 2016. A primary election took place on August 2, 2016. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was June 1, 2016.[2] Tyler Roush ran unopposed in the Kansas Eighteenth Judicial District, Division 24 general election.[3]
| Kansas Eighteenth Judicial District, Division 24 General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican |  Tyler Roush (unopposed) | |
| Kansas Eighteenth Judicial District, Division 24 Primary Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Tyler Roush |
45.58% | 14,472 |
| Shawn Elliott | 39.05% | 12,397 |
| Timothy H. Henderson Incumbent | 15.37% | 4,881 |
| Total Votes | 31,750 | |
| Source: Kansas Secretary of State, "Official Primary Election Results," accessed September 19, 2016 | ||
Endorsements
In 2016, Roush's endorsements include the following:[4]
- Friends of the FOP Lodge 5
- Nola Foulston, Sedgwick County District Attorney, 1988-2012
- Vern Miller, Former Sedgwick County District Attorney
- Clark Owens, Sedgwick County District Attorney, 1980-1988
Selection method
- See also: Partisan elections
In 14 of the districts of the Kansas District Courts, judges are chosen in partisan elections.[5] These judges serve four-year terms and run for re-election at the end of their terms.[6]
Qualifications
To serve on this court, a judge must be:[6]
- a state and district resident;
- a member in good standing of the state bar for at least five years; and
- under the age of 70. If a sitting judge turns 70 while on the bench, he or she may serve out the term.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Tyler Roush did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Tyler Roush did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2016
Roush's information sheet highlighted the following campaign themes:[4]
| “ | I am running for judge because I believe the public deserves respectful, honest judges. I am a strong supporter of law enforcement. I am a trial lawyer, and as a judge I will resolve cases fairly and efficiently. I will follow the law, not create it. I will apply the law as written, not letting any personal biases overshadow the fairness of my rulings.[7] | ” |
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ KFDI, "Judge appointed for Sedgwick County," September 21, 2016
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2016 Candidate Filing Information," accessed December 7, 2015
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "Candidates for the 2016 Primary," accessed June 2, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Email correspondence with Tyler Roush on June 19, 2016.
- ↑ Kansas Judicial Branch, "Nominating Commissions," accessed July 22, 2014
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Kansas," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
Federal courts:
Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Kansas • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Kansas
State courts:
Kansas Supreme Court • Kansas Court of Appeals • Kansas District Courts • Kansas Municipal Courts
State resources:
Courts in Kansas • Kansas judicial elections • Judicial selection in Kansas
