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William Caye II
Image of William Caye II
Elections and appointments
Last election

November 2, 2021

Education

Bachelor's

Duquesne University

Law

Duquesne University School of Law

Contact

William Caye II (Republican Party, Democratic Party) ran for election for judge of the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas in Pennsylvania. Caye (Republican Party) lost in the general election on November 2, 2021. He lost in the Democratic primary on May 18, 2021. He advanced from the Republican primary on May 18, 2021.

Caye was a 2017 candidate for a seat on the Pennsylvania Superior Court.[1] He was defeated in the primary election on May 16, 2017. He previously was a 2015 candidate for the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas in Pennsylvania.

Biography

Caye received his undergraduate degree from Duquesne University and his J.D. from the Duquesne University School of Law. He was a senior deputy attorney general for Pennsylvania in its Child Predator Unit. He also served as a law clerk for former Chief Judge Donald Ziegler of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania and as a legal advisor to Judge Cynthia A. Baldwin of the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas.[2]

Elections

2021

See also: Municipal elections in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (2021)

General election

General election for Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas (10 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas on November 2, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Nicola Henry-Taylor
Nicola Henry-Taylor (D)
 
6.9
 
153,174
Tiffany Sizemore (D)
 
6.8
 
151,134
Image of Elliot Howsie
Elliot Howsie (D) Candidate Connection
 
6.8
 
150,872
Image of Wrenna Watson
Wrenna Watson (D)
 
6.8
 
149,859
Chelsa Wagner (D)
 
6.7
 
148,534
Image of Lisa Middleman
Lisa Middleman (R / D)
 
6.7
 
147,452
Thomas P. Caulfield (D)
 
6.6
 
147,367
Image of Sabrina Korbel
Sabrina Korbel (R / D) Candidate Connection
 
6.6
 
147,303
Image of Bruce Beemer
Bruce Beemer (R / D)
 
6.4
 
141,948
Jessel Costa (D)
 
6.4
 
140,773
Anthony DeLuca (R)
 
5.0
 
110,422
Image of Joseph Patrick Murphy
Joseph Patrick Murphy (R) Candidate Connection
 
4.6
 
103,004
Mark Patrick Flaherty (R)
 
4.6
 
102,482
Image of William Caye II
William Caye II (R)
 
4.5
 
99,217
Daniel J. Konieczka Jr. (R)
 
4.4
 
97,283
Chuck Porter (R)
 
4.3
 
95,305
Rick Hosking (R)
 
3.8
 
85,111
Image of Richard Weiss
Richard Weiss (G)
 
1.9
 
41,948
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
3,066

Total votes: 2,216,254
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas (10 seats)

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas on May 18, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
Chelsa Wagner
 
6.5
 
74,512
Image of Sabrina Korbel
Sabrina Korbel Candidate Connection
 
5.9
 
68,302
Image of Wrenna Watson
Wrenna Watson
 
5.2
 
59,625
Image of Lisa Middleman
Lisa Middleman
 
5.2
 
59,609
Image of Nicola Henry-Taylor
Nicola Henry-Taylor
 
5.1
 
58,708
Image of Elliot Howsie
Elliot Howsie Candidate Connection
 
4.8
 
54,981
Tiffany Sizemore
 
4.8
 
54,547
Image of Bruce Beemer
Bruce Beemer
 
4.5
 
51,149
Jessel Costa
 
3.8
 
43,953
Thomas P. Caulfield
 
3.4
 
39,111
Mik Pappas
 
3.4
 
39,102
Image of Alyssa Cowan
Alyssa Cowan
 
3.3
 
37,532
Image of Patrick A. Sweeney
Patrick A. Sweeney
 
3.2
 
36,424
Anthony DeLuca
 
2.9
 
33,614
Zeke Rediker
 
2.9
 
32,740
Image of Rosemary Crawford
Rosemary Crawford
 
2.6
 
29,535
Giuseppe Rosselli
 
2.5
 
28,903
Image of William Caye II
William Caye II
 
2.5
 
28,404
Pauline Calabrese
 
2.2
 
24,747
Mark Patrick Flaherty
 
2.0
 
23,428
Daniel J. Konieczka Jr.
 
2.0
 
23,418
Image of Ilan Zur
Ilan Zur Candidate Connection
 
1.9
 
21,562
Andrew Szefi
 
1.7
 
19,376
Image of Beth Tarasi Sinatra
Beth Tarasi Sinatra
 
1.6
 
18,576
Chuck Porter
 
1.5
 
17,473
George Heym
 
1.5
 
17,311
Albert Veverka
 
1.5
 
16,852
Brian Flaherty
 
1.4
 
16,619
Matt Rogers
 
1.4
 
16,005
Jason Cervone
 
1.3
 
15,394
Jimmy Sheets
 
1.1
 
12,132
Image of Joseph Patrick Murphy
Joseph Patrick Murphy Candidate Connection
 
1.0
 
11,675
Marc Daffner
 
0.9
 
9,909
Dean Birdy
 
0.9
 
9,777
Image of Brian Malkin
Brian Malkin Candidate Connection
 
0.8
 
9,261
Rick Hosking
 
0.8
 
9,030
Richard Thomas Ernsberger
 
0.8
 
8,945
Clint Kelley
 
0.7
 
8,156
Ryan Hemminger
 
0.5
 
5,921
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
1,930

Total votes: 1,148,248
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas (10 seats)

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas on May 18, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Joseph Patrick Murphy
Joseph Patrick Murphy Candidate Connection
 
7.2
 
26,247
Image of Bruce Beemer
Bruce Beemer
 
5.8
 
21,139
Anthony DeLuca
 
5.6
 
20,567
Daniel J. Konieczka Jr.
 
5.5
 
20,266
Image of William Caye II
William Caye II
 
5.2
 
19,115
Chuck Porter
 
5.2
 
18,989
Image of Sabrina Korbel
Sabrina Korbel Candidate Connection
 
5.2
 
18,861
Mark Patrick Flaherty
 
4.9
 
17,899
Image of Lisa Middleman
Lisa Middleman
 
4.0
 
14,694
Matt Rogers
 
3.9
 
14,165
Pauline Calabrese
 
3.8
 
14,065
Image of Elliot Howsie
Elliot Howsie Candidate Connection
 
3.5
 
12,810
Marc Daffner
 
3.5
 
12,643
Ryan Hemminger
 
3.1
 
11,506
Jimmy Sheets
 
3.1
 
11,309
Andrew Szefi
 
3.1
 
11,211
Thomas P. Caulfield
 
3.0
 
10,957
Image of Beth Tarasi Sinatra
Beth Tarasi Sinatra
 
2.9
 
10,743
Albert Veverka
 
2.9
 
10,559
Image of Patrick A. Sweeney
Patrick A. Sweeney
 
2.9
 
10,446
Jason Cervone
 
2.6
 
9,545
Chelsa Wagner
 
2.6
 
9,330
Jessel Costa
 
2.2
 
7,886
Image of Ilan Zur
Ilan Zur Candidate Connection
 
1.9
 
6,921
Image of Wrenna Watson
Wrenna Watson
 
1.7
 
6,167
Mik Pappas
 
1.5
 
5,651
Richard Thomas Ernsberger
 
1.5
 
5,366
Zeke Rediker
 
0.9
 
3,205
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.9
 
3,188

Total votes: 365,450
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2017

See also: Pennsylvania judicial elections, 2017

Elections were held for four seats on the Pennsylvania Superior Court on November 7, 2017. The following candidates ran in the general election for Pennsylvania Superior Court.

General Election for Pennsylvania Superior Court, 2017
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Maria McLaughlin 14.09% 1,078,522
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Deborah A. Kunselman 13.61% 1,041,965
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Carolyn H. Nichols 12.79% 978,842
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Mary P. Murray 12.00% 918,705
     Republican Craig Stedman 11.95% 914,284
     Democratic H. Geoffrey Moulton Jr. Incumbent 11.66% 892,646
     Republican Emil A. Giordano 11.58% 885,996
     Republican Wade Kagarise 10.92% 835,647
     Green Jules Mermelstein 1.40% 106,969
Total Votes 7,653,576
Source: Pennsylvania Department of State, "2017 Municipal Election Unofficial Returns," accessed December 21, 2017

Maria McLaughlin, Carolyn H. Nichols, Deborah A. Kunselman, and incumbent H. Geoffrey Moulton Jr. defeated William Caye II in the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania Superior Court.[1]

Democratic Primary for Pennsylvania Superior Court, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Maria McLaughlin 23.30% 460,250
Green check mark transparent.png Carolyn H. Nichols 22.72% 448,675
Green check mark transparent.png Deborah A. Kunselman 21.92% 432,937
Green check mark transparent.png H. Geoffrey Moulton Jr. Incumbent 18.31% 361,547
William Caye II 13.75% 271,533
Total Votes (100% reported) 1,974,942
Source: Pennsylvania Department of State, "Official Returns," accessed December 21, 2017

Bar association rating

Caye received a rating of "not recommended" from the Pennsylvania Bar Association.[3]

2015

See also: Pennsylvania judicial elections, 2015

Pennsylvania's judicial elections included a primary on May 19, 2015, and a general election on November 3, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates was March 11, 2015.

Hugh F. McGough faced Jennifer Staley McCrady, Dan Regan and PJ Murray in the general election.

Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas, Three seats, General Election, 2015
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic/Republican Green check mark transparent.png Jennifer Staley McCrady 31.1% 156,583
     Democratic/Republican Green check mark transparent.png Dan Regan 29.5% 148,524
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Hugh F. McGough 24.4% 122,602
     Republican PJ Murray 14.9% 75,119
Write-in votes 0% 0
Total Votes 502,828
Source: Pennsylvania Department of State, "Unofficial General Election Results," November 3, 2015


The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary.

Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas, Three seats, Democratic Primary, 2015
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Jennifer Staley McCrady 21.7% 54,806
Green check mark transparent.png Dan Regan 14.9% 37,659
Green check mark transparent.png Hugh F. McGough 13.7% 34,601
PJ Murray 11.2% 28,443
William Caye II 11.2% 28,339
Rosemary Crawford 10.0% 25,201
Richard Schubert 9.4% 23,812
Pauline Calabrese 8.0% 20,176
Write-in votes 0% 0
Total Votes 253,037
Source: Allegheny County Elections Division, "2015 Primary Election Results-Democratic," May 20, 2015

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary.

Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas, Three seats, Republican Primary, 2015
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Dan Regan 20.0% 16,952
Green check mark transparent.png Jennifer Staley McCrady 16.9% 14,300
Green check mark transparent.png PJ Murray 16.8% 14,265
William Caye II 14.2% 12,014
Hugh F. McGough 13.1% 11,122
Richard Schubert 10.1% 8,603
Pauline Calabrese 8.9% 7,546
Write-in votes 0% 0
Total Votes 84,802
Source: Allegheny County Elections Division, "2015 Primary Election Results-Republican," May 20, 2015

Campaign themes

2021

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Footnotes