Indiana judicial elections, 2012 - Circuit Courts

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Judicial elections, 2012
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The Indiana judicial elections consist of a primary on May 8th and a general election on November 6th.

Contested Circuit Court races

Adams County

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
KukelhanChad E. Kukelhan   A	No	Republican	A	52.4%   A
SchurgerFrederick A. Schurger	Yes	Democratic	A	47.6%   D

Carroll County

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
DienerBenjamin A. Diener   A	No	Republican	A	66.8%   A
CurrieDonald E. Currie	Yes	Republican

Cass County

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
CoxDouglas A. Cox	No	Republican	A	44.7%   D
BurnsLeo T. Burns   A	Yes	Democratic	A	55.3%   A

Clay County

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
DealJames Edward Deal	No	Republican	A	40%   D
TroutJoseph D. Trout   A	Yes	Democratic	A	60%   A

Decatur County

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
WickensRobert D. Wickens	No	Democratic	A	38.7%   D
DayTimothy B. Day   A	No	Republican	A	61.3%   A

Delaware County

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
WilsonAlan Wilson (Indiana)	Yes	Republican	A	48.3%   D
DowlingKimberly S. Dowling   A	No	Democratic	A	51.7%   A

Jackson County

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
RobertsonJoseph M. Robertson	No	Democratic	A	40.2%   D
PoynterRichard W. Poynter   A	No	Republican	A	59.8%   A

Jay County

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
HutchisonBrian D. Hutchison   A	Yes	Republican	A	63.9%   A
GonzalezJill A. Gonzalez	No	Democratic	A	36.1%   D

Monroe County

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
MannsAlphonso "Al" Manns	No	Democratic	A	44.9%   D
HillFrances G. Hill   A	Yes	Republican	A	55.1%   A
KellamsMarc R. Kellams   A	Yes	Republican		A
HarperTeresa Harper (Indiana)   A	Yes	Democratic		A

Owen County

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
QuillenLori Thatcher Quillen   A	No	Democratic	A	54%   A
BieniekScott F. Bieniek	No	Republican	A	46%   D

Unopposed Circuit Court races

Blackford County

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
YoungDean A. Young   A	Yes	Republican		100%   A

Boone County

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
EdensJ. Jeffrey Edens   A	Yes	Republican		100%   A

Brown County

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
StewartJudith A. Stewart   A	Yes	Democratic		100%   A

Clark County

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
CarmichaelVicki Carmichael   A	No	Democratic		100%   A

Clinton County

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
MohlerBradley K. Mohler   A	No	Republican		100%   A

Franklin County

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
CoxSteven J. Cox   A	Yes	Republican		57.1%   A

Gibson County

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
MeadeJeff Meade   A	Yes	Republican		100%   A

Grant County

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
SpitzerMark E. Spitzer   A	Yes	Republican		100%   A

Greene County

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
AllenErik Allen   A	Yes	Republican		100%   A

Hancock County

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
CulverRichard D. Culver   A	Yes	Republican		100%   A

Henry County

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
CraneKit C. Dean Crane   A	No	Republican		100%   A

Huntington County

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
HakesThomas M. Hakes   A	Yes	Republican		100%   A

Jasper County

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
PotterJohn D. Potter   A	Yes	Republican	A	100%   A

Jefferson County

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
AuxierDarrell Maurice Auxier   A	No	Democratic	A	100%   A

Johnson County

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
LoydK. Mark Loyd   A	Yes	Republican		100%   A

Kosciusko County

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
ReedMichael W. Reed   A	No	Republican	A	100%   A

LaPorte County

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
AlevizosThomas Alevizos   A	Yes	Democratic		100%   A

Madison County

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
Newman, Jr.Thomas Newman Jr.   A	No	Democratic		100%   A

Monroe County

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
MannsAlphonso "Al" Manns	No	Democratic	A	44.9%   D
HillFrances G. Hill   A	Yes	Republican	A	55.1%   A
KellamsMarc R. Kellams   A	Yes	Republican		A
HarperTeresa Harper (Indiana)   A	Yes	Democratic		A

Morgan County

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
HansonMatthew G. Hanson   A	Yes	Republican		100%   A

Newton County

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
LeachJeryl F. Leach   A	Yes	Republican		100%   A

Perry County

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
GoffinetLucy Goffinet   A	Yes	Democratic		100%   A

Pike County

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
BisterveldJeffrey L. Biesterveld   A	Yes	Democratic		100%   A

Posey County

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
RedwineJames M. Redwine   A	Yes	Democratic		100%   A

Pulaski County

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
ShurnMichael A. Shurn   A	Yes	Democratic		100%   A

Rush County

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
NorthamDavid Northam   A	Yes	Republican		100%   A

Shelby County

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
O'Connor, Jr.Charles D. O'Connor Jr.   A	Yes	Republican		100%   A

Steuben County

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
WheatAllen N. Wheat   A	Yes	Republican		100%   A

Vanderburgh County

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
KielyDavid D. Kiely   A	No	Nonpartisan		100%   A

Vermillion County

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
StengelBruce V. Stengel   A	Yes	Democratic		100%   A

Wayne County

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
KolgerDavid A. Kolger   A	Yes	Republican		100%   A

Wells County

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
KiracofeKenton W. Kiracofe   A	No	Republican		100%   A

White County

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
ThackerRobert W. Thacker   A	Yes	Republican		100%   A

Superior Courts

For information on Indiana's appellate court races, see: Indiana judicial elections, 2012 - Superior Courts.

Appellate Courts

For information on Indiana's appellate court races, see: Indiana judicial elections, 2012.

Footnotes

Indiana courts

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Federal courts:

Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Northern District of Indiana, Southern District of Indiana • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Northern District of Indiana, Southern District of Indiana

State courts:

Indiana Supreme Court • Indiana Court of Appeals • Indiana Tax Court • Indiana Superior Courts • Indiana Circuit Courts • Indiana City Courts • Indiana County Courts • Indiana Municipal Courts • Indiana Small Claims Courts • St. Joseph County Probate Court • Indiana Town Courts

State resources:

Courts in Indiana • Indiana judicial elections • Judicial selection in Indiana