Indiana judicial elections, 2012 - Circuit Courts

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## Contents

* 1 Contested Circuit Court races
* 1.1 Adams County
* 1.2 Carroll County
* 1.3 Cass County
* 1.4 Clay County
* 1.5 Decatur County
* 1.6 Delaware County
* 1.7 Jackson County
* 1.8 Jay County
* 1.9 Monroe County
* 1.10 Owen County
* 2 Unopposed Circuit Court races
* 2.1 Blackford County
* 2.2 Boone County
* 2.3 Brown County
* 2.4 Clark County
* 2.5 Clinton County
* 2.6 Franklin County
* 2.7 Gibson County
* 2.8 Grant County
* 2.9 Greene County
* 2.10 Hancock County
* 2.11 Henry County
* 2.12 Huntington County
* 2.13 Jasper County
* 2.14 Jefferson County
* 2.15 Johnson County
* 2.16 Kosciusko County
* 2.17 LaPorte County
* 2.18 Madison County
* 2.19 Monroe County
* 2.20 Morgan County
* 2.21 Newton County
* 2.22 Perry County
* 2.23 Pike County
* 2.24 Posey County
* 2.25 Pulaski County
* 2.26 Rush County
* 2.27 Shelby County
* 2.28 Steuben County
* 2.29 Vanderburgh County
* 2.30 Vermillion County
* 2.31 Wayne County
* 2.32 Wells County
* 2.33 White County
* 3 Superior Courts
* 4 Appellate Courts
* 5 Footnotes

The Indiana judicial elections consist of a primary on May 8th and a general election on November 6th.[1]

## Contested Circuit Court races[edit]

### Adams County[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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KukelhanChad E. Kukelhan A| No| Republican| A| 52.4% A
SchurgerFrederick A. Schurger | Yes| Democratic| A| 47.6% D

### Carroll County[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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DienerBenjamin A. Diener A| No| Republican| A| 66.8% A
CurrieDonald E. Currie | Yes| Republican| |

### Cass County[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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CoxDouglas A. Cox | No| Republican| A| 44.7% D
BurnsLeo T. Burns A| Yes| Democratic| A| 55.3% A

### Clay County[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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DealJames Edward Deal | No| Republican| A| 40% DefeatedD
TroutJoseph D. Trout ApprovedA| Yes| Democratic| ApprovedA| 60% ApprovedA

### Decatur County[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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WickensRobert D. Wickens | No| Democratic| ApprovedA| 38.7% DefeatedD
DayTimothy B. Day ApprovedA| No| Republican| ApprovedA| 61.3% A

### Delaware County[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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WilsonAlan Wilson (Indiana) | Yes| Republican| ApprovedA| 48.3% DefeatedD
DowlingKimberly S. Dowling ApprovedA| No| Democratic| ApprovedA| 51.7% ApprovedA

### Jackson County[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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RobertsonJoseph M. Robertson | No| Democratic| ApprovedA| 40.2% DefeatedD
PoynterRichard W. Poynter ApprovedA| No| Republican| ApprovedA| 59.8% A

### Jay County[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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HutchisonBrian D. Hutchison ApprovedA| Yes| Republican| ApprovedA| 63.9% ApprovedA
GonzalezJill A. Gonzalez | No| Democratic| ApprovedA| 36.1% DefeatedD

### Monroe County[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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MannsAlphonso "Al" Manns | No| Democratic| ApprovedA| 44.9% DefeatedD
HillFrances G. Hill ApprovedA| Yes| Republican| ApprovedA| 55.1% A
KellamsMarc R. Kellams ApprovedA| Yes| Republican| |  ApprovedA
HarperTeresa Harper (Indiana) ApprovedA| Yes| Democratic| |  ApprovedA

### Owen County[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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QuillenLori Thatcher Quillen ApprovedA| No| Democratic| ApprovedA| 54% ApprovedA
BieniekScott F. Bieniek | No| Republican| ApprovedA| 46% DefeatedD

## Unopposed Circuit Court races[edit]

### Blackford County[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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YoungDean A. Young ApprovedA| Yes| Republican| | 100% ApprovedA

### Boone County[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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EdensJ. Jeffrey Edens ApprovedA| Yes| Republican| | 100% ApprovedA

### Brown County[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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StewartJudith A. Stewart ApprovedA| Yes| Democratic| | 100% ApprovedA

### Clark County[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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CarmichaelVicki Carmichael ApprovedA| No| Democratic| | 100% ApprovedA

### Clinton County[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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MohlerBradley K. Mohler ApprovedA| No| Republican| | 100% ApprovedA

### Franklin County[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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CoxSteven J. Cox ApprovedA| Yes| Republican| | 57.1% ApprovedA

### Gibson County[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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MeadeJeff Meade ApprovedA| Yes| Republican| | 100% A

### Grant County[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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SpitzerMark E. Spitzer ApprovedA| Yes| Republican| | 100% ApprovedA

### Greene County[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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AllenErik Allen ApprovedA| Yes| Republican| | 100% ApprovedA

### Hancock County[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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CulverRichard D. Culver ApprovedA| Yes| Republican| | 100% ApprovedA

### Henry County[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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CraneKit C. Dean Crane ApprovedA| No| Republican| | 100% ApprovedA

### Huntington County[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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HakesThomas M. Hakes ApprovedA| Yes| Republican| | 100% A

### Jasper County[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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PotterJohn D. Potter ApprovedA| Yes| Republican| ApprovedA| 100% ApprovedA

### Jefferson County[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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AuxierDarrell Maurice Auxier ApprovedA| No| Democratic| ApprovedA| 100% ApprovedA

### Johnson County[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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LoydK. Mark Loyd ApprovedA| Yes| Republican| | 100% ApprovedA

### Kosciusko County[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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ReedMichael W. Reed ApprovedA| No| Republican| A| 100% ApprovedA

### LaPorte County[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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AlevizosThomas Alevizos ApprovedA| Yes| Democratic| | 100% ApprovedA

### Madison County[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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Newman, Jr.Thomas Newman Jr. ApprovedA| No| Democratic| | 100% ApprovedA

### Monroe County[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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MannsAlphonso "Al" Manns | No| Democratic| ApprovedA| 44.9% DefeatedD
HillFrances G. Hill ApprovedA| Yes| Republican| ApprovedA| 55.1% ApprovedA
KellamsMarc R. Kellams A| Yes| Republican| |  ApprovedA
HarperTeresa Harper (Indiana) ApprovedA| Yes| Democratic| |  ApprovedA

### Morgan County[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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HansonMatthew G. Hanson ApprovedA| Yes| Republican| | 100% ApprovedA

### Newton County[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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LeachJeryl F. Leach ApprovedA| Yes| Republican| | 100% ApprovedA

### Perry County[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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GoffinetLucy Goffinet ApprovedA| Yes| Democratic| | 100% ApprovedA

### Pike County[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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BisterveldJeffrey L. Biesterveld A| Yes| Democratic| | 100% ApprovedA

### Posey County[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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RedwineJames M. Redwine ApprovedA| Yes| Democratic| | 100% ApprovedA

### Pulaski County[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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ShurnMichael A. Shurn ApprovedA| Yes| Democratic| | 100% ApprovedA

### Rush County[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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NorthamDavid Northam ApprovedA| Yes| Republican| | 100% ApprovedA

### Shelby County[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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O'Connor, Jr.Charles D. O'Connor Jr. ApprovedA| Yes| Republican| | 100% ApprovedA

### Steuben County[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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WheatAllen N. Wheat ApprovedA| Yes| Republican| | 100% A

### Vanderburgh County[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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KielyDavid D. Kiely ApprovedA| No| Nonpartisan| | 100% ApprovedA

### Vermillion County[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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StengelBruce V. Stengel ApprovedA| Yes| Democratic| | 100% ApprovedA

### Wayne County[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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KolgerDavid A. Kolger ApprovedA| Yes| Republican| | 100% ApprovedA

### Wells County[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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KiracofeKenton W. Kiracofe ApprovedA| No| Republican| | 100% ApprovedA

### White County[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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ThackerRobert W. Thacker ApprovedA| Yes| Republican| | 100% A

## Superior Courts[edit]

For information on Indiana's appellate court races, see: Indiana judicial elections, 2012 - Superior Courts.

## Appellate Courts[edit]

For information on Indiana's appellate court races, see: Indiana judicial elections, 2012.

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Politics1, Online Guide to Indiana Politics

Indiana courts

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Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Northern District of Indiana, Southern District of Indiana • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Northern District of Indiana, Southern District of Indiana

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