Bill Yanger
Bill Yanger ran for election for judge of the Hillsborough County Court in Florida. Yanger lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Elections
2020
See also: Municipal elections in Hillsborough County, Florida (2020)
General election
General election for Hillsborough County Court
Monique Scott defeated Bill Yanger in the general election for Hillsborough County Court on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Monique Scott (Nonpartisan) | 55.2 | 338,222 | |
| Bill Yanger (Nonpartisan) | 44.8 | 274,413 | ||
| Total votes: 612,635 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Hillsborough County Court
Bill Yanger and Monique Scott defeated Nancy Jacobs and Rickey Silverman in the primary for Hillsborough County Court on August 18, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Bill Yanger (Nonpartisan) | 37.8 | 79,926 | |
| ✔ | Monique Scott (Nonpartisan) | 25.1 | 53,110 | |
| Nancy Jacobs (Nonpartisan) | 24.6 | 51,986 | ||
| Rickey Silverman (Nonpartisan) | 12.4 | 26,237 | ||
| Total votes: 211,259 | |||
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2018
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Hillsborough County Court
Incumbent Jared Smith won election outright against Bill Yanger in the primary for Hillsborough County Court on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jared Smith (Nonpartisan) | 66.7 | 125,721 | |
| Bill Yanger (Nonpartisan) | 33.3 | 62,835 | ||
| Total votes: 188,556 | |||
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Selection method
- See also: Nonpartisan elections
Like the circuit courts, the Florida County Court selects its judges through nonpartisan elections. County judges serve six-year terms, after which they must run for re-election if they wish to retain their seats.[1][2]
In the event of a midterm vacancy, the county courts employ the same assisted appointment method that the appellate courts use. Judges selected this way serve for at least one year, after which they must run for re-election.[3]
Qualifications
To serve on one of these courts, a judge must be:
- a qualified elector;
- a state resident;
- under the age of 75; and
- admitted to practice law in the state for five years prior to assuming the bench.
Note that this final requirement—that judges be qualified to practice law in the state for at least five years—is the one piece that breaks from the qualifications of Florida appellate judges, who need a minimum of 10 years. In counties of 40,000 people or fewer, this requirement is waived altogether.[1]
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Bill Yanger did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Florida; Limited Jurisdiction Courts," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ Online Sunshine, "The Florida Constitution," accessed June 25, 2014
- ↑ American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial selection: Florida," archived October 2, 2014
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