The Missouri judicial elections consisted of a primary on August 7th and the general election on November 6th. The filing deadline was March 27th.
Missouri judicial elections summary, 2012
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| |
Supreme |
Appellate |
Trial |
| Total candidates |
1 |
8 |
69 |
| Unopposed candidates |
0 |
0 |
38 |
| Judges facing retention |
1 |
8 |
3 |
| Judges retained |
1 |
8 |
3 |
| Judges re-elected |
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40 |
| Judges not re-elected |
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0 |
| New judges elected |
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|
9 |
| Partisan or Nonpartisan |
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Partisan |
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| Democratic winners |
|
|
21 |
| Republican winners |
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|
27 |
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| Judge | Incumbency | Retention vote | Retention Vote % |
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DraperGeorge Draper  A | Yes | 1,623,830 | 69.8%A |
| Judge | Incumbency | Retention vote | Retention Vote % |
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| MartinCynthia Lynette Martin A | Yes | 570,210 | 72.2%A |
| Gaertner Jr.Gary Gaertner Jr. A | Yes | 676,562 | 68.3%A |
| WittGary Witt A | Yes | 549,600 | 71%A |
| MooneyLawrence Mooney A | Yes | 654,181 | 67.1%A |
| Clayton, IIIRobert M. Clayton, III A | Yes | 662,547 | 67.7%A |
| SullivanSherri Sullivan A | Yes | 682,257 | 69.3%A |
| NewtonThomas Newton A | Yes | 549,471 | 70.8%A |
| Francis, Jr.William W. Francis, Jr. A | Yes | 381,856 | 72.6%A |
Circuit Courts[edit]
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| Candidate | Incumbency | Division | Primary Vote | Election Vote |
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| DaltonWesley Dalton A | No | | 100%A | 100% A |
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| Candidate | Incumbency | Division | Primary Vote | Election Vote |
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| RolfDennis A. Rolf A | Yes | | 100%A | 100% A |
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| Candidate | Incumbency | Division | Primary Vote | Election Vote |
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| KoffmanRobert L. Koffman A | Yes | | 100%A | 100% A |
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| Candidate | Incumbency | Division | Primary Vote | Election Vote |
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| BeetemJon Beetem A | Yes | Division 1 | 68.3%A | 100% A |
| KretzerSteven M. Kretzer | No | Division 1 | 31.7% | |
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| Candidate | Incumbency | Division | Primary Vote | Election Vote |
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| LongColin Long | No | Division 1 | 100%A | 42.2%  D |
| HickleWilliam Hickle A | No | Division 1 | 100%A | 57.8% A |
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| Candidate | Incumbency | Division | Primary Vote | Election Vote |
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| MooreStanley Moore A | Yes | Division 1 | 100%A | 100% A |
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| Candidate | Incumbency | Division | Primary Vote | Election Vote |
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| JourneyJames K. Journey A | Yes | | 100%A | 100% A |
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| Candidate | Incumbency | Division | Primary Vote | Election Vote |
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| BickelJames R. Bickel A | Yes | | 100%A | 100% A |
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| Candidate | Incumbency | Division | Primary Vote | Election Vote |
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| MoutonDavid B. Mouton A | Yes | Division III and Probate | 100%A | 100% A |
| CraneGayle Crane A | Yes | Division 1 | 100%A | 100% A |
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| Candidate | Incumbency | Division | Primary Vote | Election Vote |
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| SteeleRussell E. Steele A | Yes | | 100%A | 100% A |
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| Candidate | Incumbency | Division | Primary Vote | Election Vote |
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| LewisBenjamin F. Lewis A | Yes | Division 2 | 100%A | 100% A |
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| Candidate | Incumbency | Division | Primary Vote | Election Vote |
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| DolanDavid A. Dolan A | Yes | | 100%A | 100% A |
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| Candidate | Incumbency | Division | Primary Vote | Election Vote |
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| CopelandFred W. Copeland A | Yes | | 100%A | 100% A |
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| Candidate | Incumbency | Division | Primary Vote | Election Vote |
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| EvansDavid Paul Evans A | Yes | | 100%A | 100% A |
| Candidate | Incumbency | Division | Primary Vote | Election Vote |
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| OrrMark Orr A | Yes | | 100%A | 100% A |
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| Candidate | Incumbency | Division | Primary Vote | Election Vote |
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| GoodmanJack Goodman A | No | | 100%A | 100% A |
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| Candidate | Incumbency | Division | Primary Vote | Election Vote |
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| PeaceJack E. Peace A | Yes | | 100%A | 100% A |
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| Candidate | Incumbency | Division | Primary Vote | Election Vote |
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| PerigoTimothy W. Perigo A | Yes | | 100%A | 100% A |
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| Candidate | Incumbency | Division | Primary Vote | Election Vote |
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| BairdBrandi L. Baird A | Yes | Dent County | 100%A | 100% A |
| PearsonSid Pearson A | No | Division 1 | 100%A | 100% A |
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| Candidate | Incumbency | Division | Primary Vote | Election Vote |
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| ProkesRoger M. Prokes A | Yes | | 100%A | 100% A |
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| Candidate | Incumbency | Division | Primary Vote | Election Vote |
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| MillerDavid H. Miller A | Yes | | 100%A | 100% A |
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| Candidate | Incumbency | Division | Primary Vote | Election Vote |
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| TschannenTerry A. Tschannen A | No | | 100%A | 100% A |
Ballot measure[edit]
Certified[edit]
The Missouri Judicial Appointment Amendment, Amendment 3 (2012) was a legislatively-referred constitutional amendment that appeared on the November 6, 2012 statewide ballot. The measure was defeated.
The amendment sought to grant the governor the power to appoint 4 persons to the Appellate Judicial Commission, the body responsible for choosing nominees for the Court of Appeals and the Missouri Supreme Court. The governor had the power to choose three of the seven total members.[1]
The text of the ballot was:
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Shall the Missouri Constitution be amended to change the current nonpartisan selection of supreme court and court of appeals judges to a process that gives the governor increased authority to: appoint a majority of the commission that selects these court nominees; and appoint all lawyers to the commission by removing the requirement that the governor's appointees be nonlawyers?[2][3]
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In the news[edit]
Missouri election recap, 2012[edit]
Missouri's retention election saw Justice George Draper retained to another 12 year term on the Missouri Supreme Court and eight of eight court of appeals judges retained to 12 year terms.
In the race for the 45th Judicial Circuit Court in Lincoln County and Pike Counties, attorney Christina C. Kunza Mennemeyer and associate judge T. Bennett Burkemper, Jr. both ran on November 6th to succeed Judge Dan Dildine, who will retire at the end of this year. Once the ballots were tallied there remained only an eight vote margin between Mennemeyer and Burkemper. Attorney Mennemeyer received 11,090 votes while Burkemper received 11,082 votes.[4]
After the results were in Burkemper announced on his Facebook page that “the results were disappointing but we have no regrets about the race we ran. We are beyond blessed to have a close family and amazingly supportive friends.”[4]
Judge-elect Christina Mennemeyer will begin her term in early January 2013.
Missouri primary results[edit]
As featured in JP Election Brief: August primaries settling judicial races on August 16, 2012.
Last week wrapped up Missouri's judicial primary showing us the candidates who will go on to compete in the general election.
The following is a selection of contested races that will occur on November 6th:
- 17th Circuit Court
- 23rd Circuit Court
- 25th Circuit Court
- Attorney Bill Hickle will run against Associate Circuit Court Judge Colin Long as both compete for the 25th Circuit judgeship.[5]
- 30th Circuit Court
- 35th Circuit Court
- 41st Circuit Court
- 45th Circuit Court
Missouri Circuit Court races[edit]
As featured in JP Election Brief: An indictment, legal challenges, and First Amendment questions on July 19, 2012.
Former judge runs against 20th Circuit incumbent
Former Judge Cynthia M. Eckelkamp will run for her previously held position on the 20th Circuit Court this year against incumbent Judge Gael D. Wood.
Eckelkamp served as a circuit judge for Division 2 of the 20th Circuit Court from 2004 until 2010. She stepped down in 2010, after losing her party's primary in that year's election. Eckelkamp has a bachelor's degree from Vassar College and a J.D. from Washington University School of Law.[6][7] This year she will run for Division 1, which is currently held by Judge Wood.
Judge Wood has been served as a judge for the 20th Circuit Court since 2001. He obtained a B.A. and J.D. from the University of Missouri.[8]
Incumbent challenged in 17th Circuit
Incumbent Judge William B. Collins of the 17th Judicial Circuit Court is running against attorney Chase Higinbotham in the primary election on August 7th.
Judge Collins holds a BSBA in accounting from Rockhurst College and a J.D. from the University of Missouri. He was first elected as the Division 3 Associate Circuit Judge in 1994, and re-elected in 1998, 2002, 2006, and 2010.[9]
Higinbotham holds a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Dartmouth College and a J.D. from the University of Kansas. He runs his own law office in Belton, Missouri.[6]
See also[edit]
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