Jill Ganus
Jill Ganus was a judge of the Jefferson County District Court in Alabama. She assumed office in 2017. She left office in 2019.
Ganus (Republican Party) ran for election for judge of the Jefferson County District Court Place 11 in Alabama. She lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Ganus earned a B.A. in political science with a minor in English and a J.D. from the University of Alabama.[1]
Ganus previously served as a district judge for the family court in Jefferson County. She was appointed to that position in January 2006 and won election to a full term in November 2006. She was defeated in her bid for re-election in 2012.[1]At the time of her first appointment to the court in 2006, Ganus was an assistant district attorney for Jefferson County.[1] She also worked as an assistant district attorney for Tuscaloosa County and an attorney in private practice.[2]
Elections
2024
See also: Municipal elections in Jefferson County, Alabama (2024)
General election
General election for Jefferson County District Court Place 11
Chuantae Brown defeated Jill Ganus in the general election for Jefferson County District Court Place 11 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Chuantae Brown (D) | 53.9 | 156,747 | |
 | Jill Ganus (R) | 46.0 | 133,680 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 292 | ||
| Total votes: 290,719 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Jefferson County District Court Place 11
Chuantae Brown defeated Hope Marshall in the Democratic primary for Jefferson County District Court Place 11 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Chuantae Brown | 82.8 | 9,955 | |
| Hope Marshall | 17.2 | 2,075 | ||
| Total votes: 12,030 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Jill Ganus advanced from the Republican primary for Jefferson County District Court Place 11.
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Ganus in this election.
2020
See also: Alabama intermediate appellate court elections, 2020
General election
General election for Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals
Incumbent J. Elizabeth Kellum won election in the general election for Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | J. Elizabeth Kellum (R) | 97.8 | 1,537,451 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.2 | 34,128 | ||
| Total votes: 1,571,579 | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals
Incumbent J. Elizabeth Kellum defeated Will Smith in the Republican primary runoff for Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals on July 14, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | J. Elizabeth Kellum | 55.7 | 270,306 |
 | Will Smith | 44.3 | 214,764 | |
| Total votes: 485,070 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals
Incumbent J. Elizabeth Kellum and Will Smith advanced to a runoff. They defeated Jill Ganus in the Republican primary for Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | J. Elizabeth Kellum | 43.4 | 232,303 |
| ✔ | | Will Smith | 37.1 | 198,663 |
| Jill Ganus | 19.5 | 104,680 | |
| Total votes: 535,646 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Jefferson County District Court Place 11
Thomas Thrash defeated incumbent Jill Ganus in the general election for Jefferson County District Court Place 11 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Thomas Thrash (D) | 55.2 | 138,915 | |
| Jill Ganus (R) | 44.8 | 112,803 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 113 | ||
| Total votes: 251,831 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Jefferson County District Court Place 11
Thomas Thrash defeated Chuantae Brown and Horace Kynard in the Democratic primary for Jefferson County District Court Place 11 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Thomas Thrash | 51.7 | 8,639 | |
| Chuantae Brown | 35.0 | 5,852 | ||
| Horace Kynard | 13.2 | 2,211 | ||
| Total votes: 16,702 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Jefferson County District Court Place 11
Incumbent Jill Ganus advanced from the Republican primary for Jefferson County District Court Place 11 on June 5, 2018.
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Selection method
- See also: Partisan elections
There are 98 judgeships on the Alabama District Courts, each elected to six-year terms. The elections for this court are partisan contested elections. To serve on this court, a judge must have been licensed to practice law for three years.[3]
2012
Ganus defeated Austin Burdick in the Republican primary on March 13, winning 68.40% of the vote. She was defeated by Lorraine Williams-Pringle in the general election on November 6, receiving 47.54% of the vote.[4][5]
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Jill Ganus did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Jill Ganus did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 State of Alabama Unified Judicial System, "The Honorable Jill Ganus," accessed October 10, 2017
- ↑ AL.com, "Gov. Kay Ivey Appoints Judge Jill Ganus to Jefferson County Bench," October 9, 2017
- ↑ American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Alabama; Limited Jurisdiction Courts," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ Alabama Secretary of State, "Certified 2012 General Election Results," February 21, 2013
- ↑ Alabama Secretary of State, "2012 Primary Election Results - Unofficial," accessed October 10, 2017
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State courts:
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