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Shana Byers Vinyard
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Shana Byers Vinyard was an elected magistrate on the Whitfield County Magistrate Court in Georgia. She won her first term in the office in the nonpartisan runoff general election on June 26, 2016. Vinyard had advanced from the field of fix candidates who sought to replace resigned Judge Kaye Cope in the general election on May 24, 2016. Vinyard resigned on April 1, 2019.[1]
Elections
2016
Runoff election
Shana Byers Vinyard defeated John Lofty in the primary runoff for one of the four seats up for election on the Whitfield County chief Magistrate Court.
| Whitfield County Magistrate Court, Runoff Election (Cope seat), 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Shana Byers Vinyard |
61.91% | 3,567 |
| John Lofty | 38.09% | 2,195 |
| Total Votes | 5,762 | |
| Source: Georgia Election Results, "General Primary and Nonpartisan General Election Runoff July 26, 2016," August 4, 2016 | ||
General election
The following candidates ran in the primary for one of the four seats up for election on the Whitfield County chief Magistrate Court.
| Whitfield County Magistrate Court, General Election (Cope seat), 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| John Lofty |
22.27% | 2,184 |
| Shana Byers Vinyard |
19.20% | 1,883 |
| Rod Weaver | 18.59% | 1,823 |
| Allison Dixon Whittle | 16.16% | 1,585 |
| Joe Yother | 13.82% | 1,355 |
| Maria Salaices | 9.96% | 977 |
| Total Votes | 9,807 | |
| Source: Georgia Election Results, "General Primary and Nonpartisan General Election May 24, 2016," June 10, 2016 | ||
Selection method
- See also: Partisan elections
Judges of the Georgia Magistrate Courts are either elected or appointed to terms of varying lengths.[2] The elections for this court type are contested and may be partisan or nonpartisan. To serve on this court, a judge must be a county resident for at least one year, be 25 years of age, and have a high school diploma or equivalent.[3]
See also
External links
Footnotes
Federal courts:
Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Middle District of Georgia, Northern District of Georgia, Southern District of Georgia • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Middle District of Georgia, Northern District of Georgia, Southern District of Georgia
State courts:
Georgia Supreme Court • Georgia Court of Appeals • Georgia Superior Courts • Georgia State Courts • Georgia Business Court • Georgia Tax Court • Georgia Juvenile Courts • Georgia Probate Courts • Georgia Magistrate Courts • Georgia Municipal Courts
State resources:
Courts in Georgia • Georgia judicial elections • Judicial selection in Georgia
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