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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

|  |  Supreme  |  Appellate  |  Trial

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Total candidates  |  1  |  8 |  69
Unopposed candidates  |  0 |  0 |  38
Judges facing retention  |  1 |  8 |  3
Judges retained |  1 |  8 |  3
Judges re-elected |  |  |  40
Judges not re-elected |  |  |  0
New judges elected |  |  |  9
Partisan or Nonpartisan |  | Partisan |
Democratic winners |  |  |  21
Republican winners |  |  |  27

## Supreme Court[edit]

Judge| Incumbency| Retention vote| Retention Vote %

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DraperGeorge Draper A| Yes| 1,623,830| 69.8%A

## Court of Appeals[edit]

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]

### Missouri 10th Judicial Circuit Court

See also: Missouri judicial elections, 2012
Candidate| Incumbency| Division| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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ShepherdRachel Bringer Shepherd A| Yes| | 100%A| 100% A

### Missouri 11th Judicial Circuit Court

See also: Missouri judicial elections, 2012
Candidate| Incumbency| Division| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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PelikanDaniel Pelikan A| Yes| Division 7| 59.5%A| 100% A
BanasJack Banas A| No| Division 3| 100%A| 100% A
CunninghamJon Cunningham A| Yes| Division 5| 100%A| 100% A
ZerrRick Zerr A| Yes| Division 4| 100%A| 100% A
CundiffTerry R. Cundiff | No| St. Charles County| 40.5%|

### Missouri 12th Judicial Circuit Court

See also: Missouri judicial elections, 2012
Candidate| Incumbency| Division| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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DaltonWesley Dalton A| No| | 100%A| 100% A

### Missouri 13th Judicial Circuit Court

See also: Missouri judicial elections, 2012
Candidate| Incumbency| Division| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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CarpenterChristine Carpenter A| Yes| Division 1| 100%A| 100% A
CraneKevin Crane A| Yes| Division 3| 100%A| 100% A

### Missouri 14th Judicial Circuit Court

See also: Missouri judicial elections, 2012
Candidate| Incumbency| Division| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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HayesScott Hayes (Missouri) A| Yes| | 100%A| 100% A

### Missouri 15th Judicial Circuit Court

See also: Missouri judicial elections, 2012
Candidate| Incumbency| Division| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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RolfDennis A. Rolf A| Yes| | 100%A| 100% A

### Missouri 17th Judicial Circuit Court

See also: Missouri judicial elections, 2012
Candidate| Incumbency| Division| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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HiginbothamChase Higinbotham | No| Division 1| 100%A| 35.8% D
CollinsWilliam B. Collins A| Yes| Division 1| 100%A| 64.2% A

### Missouri 18th Judicial Circuit Court

See also: Missouri judicial elections, 2012
Candidate| Incumbency| Division| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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KoffmanRobert L. Koffman A| Yes| | 100%A| 100% A

### Missouri 19th Judicial Circuit Court

See also: Missouri judicial elections, 2012
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%|

### Missouri 20th Judicial Circuit Court

See also: Missouri judicial elections, 2012
Candidate| Incumbency| Division| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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EckelkampCynthia M. Eckelkamp | No| Division 1| 36.2%|
WoodGael D. Wood A| Yes| Division 1| 63.8%A| 100% A

### Missouri 23rd Judicial Circuit Court

See also: Missouri judicial elections, 2012
Candidate| Incumbency| Division| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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PageLisa K. Page A| Yes| Division 5| 100%A| 100% A
StollMark T. Stoll A| Yes| Division 4| 100%A| 100% A
WilkinsRobert G. Wilkins A| Yes| Division 1| 100%A| 53% A
SchnaareStan Schnaare | No| Division 1| 100%A| 47% D
CardonaTroy Cardona A| Yes| Division 6| 100%A| 100% A

### Missouri 24th Judicial Circuit Court

See also: Missouri judicial elections, 2012
Candidate| Incumbency| Division| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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PratteKenneth W. Pratte A| Yes| Division 2| 100%A| 100% A
MartinezSandy Martinez A| Yes| Division 1| 100%A| 100% A

### Missouri 25th Judicial Circuit Court

See also: Missouri judicial elections, 2012
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

### Missouri 26th Judicial Circuit Court

See also: Missouri judicial elections, 2012
Candidate| Incumbency| Division| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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MooreStanley Moore A| Yes| Division 1| 100%A| 100% A

### Missouri 27th Judicial Circuit Court

See also: Missouri judicial elections, 2012
Candidate| Incumbency| Division| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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JourneyJames K. Journey A| Yes| | 100%A| 100% A

### Missouri 28th Judicial Circuit Court

See also: Missouri judicial elections, 2012
Candidate| Incumbency| Division| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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BickelJames R. Bickel A| Yes| | 100%A| 100% A

### Missouri 29th Judicial Circuit Court

See also: Missouri judicial elections, 2012
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

### Missouri 2nd Judicial Circuit Court

See also: Missouri judicial elections, 2012
Candidate| Incumbency| Division| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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SteeleRussell E. Steele A| Yes| | 100%A| 100% A

### Missouri 30th Judicial Circuit Court

See also: Missouri judicial elections, 2012
Candidate| Incumbency| Division| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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BlackCynthia R. Black | No| | 23.6%|
PrestidgeEmily A. Prestidge | No| | 100%A| 30.1% D
HendricksonMichael Hendrickson A| No| | 41.8%A| 69.9% A
WindersRichard D. Winders | No| | 17.6%|

### Missouri 31st Judicial Circuit Court

See also: Missouri judicial elections, 2012
Candidate| Incumbency| Division| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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HoldenCalvin Holden A| Yes| Division 5| | 77.8% A
CordonnierMichael Cordonnier A| Yes| Division 1| | 79.5% A
MountjoyThomas E. Mountjoy A| Yes| Division 4| | 80.4% A

### Missouri 32nd Judicial Circuit Court

See also: Missouri judicial elections, 2012
Candidate| Incumbency| Division| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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LewisBenjamin F. Lewis A| Yes| Division 2| 100%A| 100% A

### Missouri 33rd Judicial Circuit Court

See also: Missouri judicial elections, 2012
Candidate| Incumbency| Division| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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DolanDavid A. Dolan A| Yes| | 100%A| 100% A

### Missouri 34th Judicial Circuit Court

See also: Missouri judicial elections, 2012
Candidate| Incumbency| Division| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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CopelandFred W. Copeland A| Yes| | 100%A| 100% A

### Missouri 35th Judicial Circuit Court

See also: Missouri judicial elections, 2012
Candidate| Incumbency| Division| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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MayerRobert Mayer A| No| | 100%A| 58.7% A
MitchellStephen R. Mitchell | No| | 100%A| 41.3% D

### Missouri 37th Judicial Circuit Court

See also: Missouri judicial elections, 2012
Candidate| Incumbency| Division| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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EvansDavid Paul Evans A| Yes| | 100%A| 100% A

### Missouri 38th Judicial Circuit Court

Candidate| Incumbency| Division| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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OrrMark Orr A| Yes| | 100%A| 100% A

See also: Missouri judicial elections, 2012

### Missouri 39th Judicial Circuit Court

See also: Missouri judicial elections, 2012
Candidate| Incumbency| Division| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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GoodmanJack Goodman A| No| | 100%A| 100% A

### Missouri 3rd Judicial Circuit Court

See also: Missouri judicial elections, 2012
Candidate| Incumbency| Division| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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PeaceJack E. Peace A| Yes| | 100%A| 100% A

### Missouri 40th Judicial Circuit Court

See also: Missouri judicial elections, 2012
Candidate| Incumbency| Division| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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PerigoTimothy W. Perigo A| Yes| | 100%A| 100% A

### Missouri 41st Judicial Circuit Court

See also: Missouri judicial elections, 2012
Candidate| Incumbency| Division| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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TuckerFrederick Tucker A| Yes| | 100%A| 52.7% A
PrewittPhilip Prewitt | No| | 100%A| 47.3% D

### Missouri 42nd Judicial Circuit Court

See also: Missouri judicial elections, 2012
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

### Missouri 43rd Judicial Circuit Court

See also: Missouri judicial elections, 2012
Candidate| Incumbency| Division| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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BurrisBill Burris | No| Division 2| 33.8%|
ElliottR. Brent Elliott A| Yes| Division 2| 66.2%A| 100% A
ChapmanThomas N. Chapman A| Yes| Division 1| 100%A| 100% A

### Missouri 44th Judicial Circuit Court

See also: Missouri judicial elections, 2012
Candidate| Incumbency| Division| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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WadeDan Wade (Missouri) | No| | 39.8%|
CarterR. Craig Carter A| No| | 60.2%A| 100% A

### Missouri 45th Judicial Circuit Court

See also: Missouri judicial elections, 2012
Candidate| Incumbency| Division| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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Kunza MennemeyerChristina C. Kunza Mennemeyer A| No| | 56.3%A| 50.4% A
Burkemper, Jr.T. Bennett Burkemper, Jr. | No| | 100%A| 49.6% D

### Missouri 4th Judicial Circuit Court

See also: Missouri judicial elections, 2012
Candidate| Incumbency| Division| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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ProkesRoger M. Prokes A| Yes| | 100%A| 100% A

### Missouri 5th Judicial Circuit Court

See also: Missouri judicial elections, 2012
Candidate| Incumbency| Division| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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KelloggDaniel F. Kellogg A| Yes| Division 4| 100%A| 100% A
RobbPatrick Robb A| Yes| Division 3| 100%A| 100% A
JacksonRandall R. Jackson A| Yes| Division 1| 100%A| 100% A

### Missouri 8th Judicial Circuit Court

See also: Missouri judicial elections, 2012
Candidate| Incumbency| Division| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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MillerDavid H. Miller A| Yes| | 100%A| 100% A

### Missouri 9th Judicial Circuit Court

See also: Missouri judicial elections, 2012
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:

“  | 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

* Belton attorney Chase Higinbotham will compete with Associate Circuit Court Judge William B. Collins for judgeship on the 17th Circuit.[5]

23rd Circuit Court

* Incumbent Judge Robert Wilkins will be challenged by Hillsboro attorney Stan Schnaare.[5]

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

* Associate Circuit Court Judge Michael Hendrickson will run against Marshfield attorney Emily A. Prestidge in the race for the 30th Circuit.[5]

35th Circuit Court

* Robert Mayer will run against Associate Circuit Court Judge Stephen R. Mitchell for a position on the 35th Circuit.[5]

41st Circuit Court

* Associate Judge Philip Prewitt was unopposed in the Republican primary, but will run against incumbent Judge Frederick Tucker in November.[5]

45th Circuit Court

* Attorney Christina C. Kunza Mennemeyer won the primary last week, but will run against Associate Judge T. Bennett Burkemper, Jr. in the race for the 45 Circuit.[5]

### 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]

* News: Goodman announces candidacy for 39th Judicial Circuit, February 29, 2012
* Missouri judicial elections

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ stltoday "Mo. voters to decide on revising system for appointing judges," May 11, 2012
2. ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "2012 Ballot Measures"
3. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Lincoln County Journal, "Voters elect John Cottle sheriff, Kunza Mennemeyer circuit judge," November 12, 2012
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 Missouri Secretary of State - Official Election Results 2012
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Cynthia M. Eckelkamp Campaign wesite Cite error: Invalid `<ref>` tag; name "camp" defined multiple times with different content
7. ↑ Judge Profile: Cynthia Marie Eckelkamp on Martindale.com
8. ↑ Martindale.com, "Judge Profile: Gael D. Wood"
9. ↑ William Collins Campaign page

Missouri courts

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State courts:

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