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## Contents

* 1 District Courts
* 1.1 First District Court
* 1.2 3B District Court
* 1.3 Fifth District Court
* 1.4 Eighth District Court
* 1.5 Tenth District Court
* 1.6 Twelfth District Court
* 1.7 14A District Court
* 1.8 Fifteenth District Court
* 1.9 Sixteenth District Court
* 1.10 Eighteenth District Court
* 1.11 Nineteenth District Court
* 1.12 Twenieth District Court
* 1.13 Twenty-Second District Court
* 1.14 Twenty-Third District Court
* 1.15 Twenty-Seventh District Court
* 1.16 Twenty-Ninth District Court
* 1.17 Thirty-Third District Court
* 1.18 Thirty-Fourth District Court
* 1.19 Thirty-Fifth District Court
* 1.20 Thirty-Sixth District Court
* 1.21 Thirty-Seventh District Court
* 1.22 Thirty-Ninth District Court
* 1.23 Fortieth District Court
* 1.24 41A District Court
* 1.25 41B District Court
* 1.26 42nd District Court
* 1.27 Forty-Third District Court
* 1.28 Forty-Fourth District Court
* 1.29 Forty-Sixth District Court
* 1.30 Forty-Eighth District Court
* 1.31 Fiftieth District Court
* 1.32 Fifty-First District Court
* 1.33 Fifty-second District Court
* 1.34 Fifty-Third District Court
* 1.35 54A District Court
* 1.36 54B District Court
* 1.37 56B District Court
* 1.38 Fifty-Seventh District Court
* 1.39 Fifty-Eighth District Court
* 1.40 Sixtieth District Court
* 1.41 Sixty-First District Court
* 1.42 62A District Court
* 1.43 Sixty-Sixth District Court
* 1.44 Sixty-Seventh District Court
* 1.45 Sixty-Eighth District Court
* 1.46 Seventieth District Court
* 1.47 Seventy-Second District Court
* 1.48 Seventy-Fourth District Court
* 1.49 Eighty-Sixth District Court
* 2 In the News
* 2.1 Filing deadline sets judicial races
* 3 Appellate Courts
* 4 Circuit Courts
* 5 Probate Courts
* 6 See also
* 7 Footnotes

The Michigan judicial elections consisted of a primary election on August 7 and a general election on November 6, 2012.

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## District Courts[edit]

### First District Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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BronsonTerrence Bronson A| Yes| | 100% A

### 3B District Court[edit]

Candidates competed for one position.

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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RognessAndrew J. Rogness | No| 18.83%|
DavidsonMatt Davidson | No| 40.84%| 48.34% D
PattisonRobert K. Pattison A| No| 40.31%| 51.65% A

### Fifth District Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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SchrockSterling R. Schrock A| Yes| | 100% A

### Eighth District Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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BridenstinePaul J. Bridenstine A| Yes| | 100% A

### Tenth District Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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HolmesJohn Holmes A| Yes| | 100% A

### Twelfth District Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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GoostreyDaniel Goostrey A| Yes| | 100% A

### 14A District Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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SimpsonCedric Simpson A| Yes| | 100% A

### Fifteenth District Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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BurkeJoseph F. Burke A| Yes| | 100% A

### Sixteenth District Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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McCannKathleen McCann A| Yes| | 100% A

### Eighteenth District Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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CicirelliSandra Ference Cicirelli A| Yes| | 100% A

### Nineteenth District Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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AbbattCandyce Ewing Abbatt | No| 26.64%|
WygonikRichard Wygonik | Yes| 33.39%| 43.58% D
SalameySam Salamey A| No| 39.62%| 56.41% A

### Twenieth District Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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TurfeDavid Turfe A| Yes| | 100% A

### Twenty-Second District Court[edit]

Candidates competed for one position.

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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TaylorBrandi N. Taylor | No| 3.63%|
NolenByron H. Nolen | No| 16.75%|
EasonD. Eason | No| 8.61%|
IrbyJo A. Irby | No| 12.18%|
LiddellRobyn Brazeal Liddell | No| 7.82%|
JohnsonSabrina Johnson A| Yes| 19.4%| 66.32% A
JamesSylvia A. James | Yes| 25.68%| 33.67% D
PattonTeresa McClain Patton | No| 5.74%|

### Twenty-Third District Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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SalomoneGeno Salomone A| Yes| | 100% A

### Twenty-Seventh District Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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KalmbachRandy L. Kalmbach A| Yes| | 100% A

### Twenty-Ninth District Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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MackLaura Redmond Mack A| Yes| | 100% A

### Thirty-Third District Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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McNallyMichael K. McNally A| Yes| | 100% A

### Thirty-Fourth District Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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GreenTina Brooks Green A| Yes| | 100% A

### Thirty-Fifth District Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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LoweRonald Lowe A| Yes| | 100% A

### Thirty-Sixth District Court[edit]

Nine incumbent judges ran unopposed for re-election.

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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RobinsonDavid Robinson (Michigan) A| Yes| | 100% A
LangstonDeborah Lewis Langston A| Yes| | 100% A
ColemanDonald Coleman A| Yes| | 100% A
MilhouseDonna Robinson Milhouse A| Yes| | 100% A
RobbinsKevin Robbins A| Yes| | 100% A
Edwards, Jr.Prentis Edwards, Jr. A| Yes| | 100% A
ArcherRoberta Archer A| Yes| | 100% A
GarrettRuth Ann Garrett A| Yes| | 100% A
McConicoWilliam C. McConico A| Yes| | 100% A

Four candidates competed for two positions.

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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Jones-ColemanAlicia Jones-Coleman A| No| 19.92%| 29.21% A
BradleyAndrea J. Bradley | No| 8.65%|
BowmanArt Bowman | No| 6.32%|
BlountChristopher M. Blount | No| 10.46%| 13.04% D
Woodards IICliff Woodards II | No| 3.91%|
MondsDouglas Monds | No| 2.88%|
JonesE. Regina Jones | No| 4.25%|
BernardLinda D. Bernard | No| 13.05%| 23.19% D
PhillipsTonya Myers Phillips | No| 9.62%|

Three candidates competed for two positions.

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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WagnerMichael E. Wagner A| Yes| | 100% A
HolmesShannon A. Holmes A| Yes| | 100% A

### Thirty-Seventh District Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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ChmuraJohn Chmura A| Yes| | 100% A
SabaughMatthew P. Sabaugh A| Yes| | 100% A

### Thirty-Ninth District Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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SantiaMarco Santia A| Yes| | 100% A

### Fortieth District Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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FratarcangeliMark Fratarcangeli A| Yes| | 100% A

### 41A District Court[edit]

Candidates competed for two positions.

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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CarrierBrian A. Carrier | No| | Withdrawn D
ShepherdDouglas Shepherd A| Yes| | 100% A
WiegandKimberley Anne Wiegand A| Yes| | 100% A

### 41B District Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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LucidoSebastian Lucido A| Yes| | 100% A

### 42nd District Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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Hackel, IIIWilliam H. Hackel, III A| Yes| | 100% A

### Forty-Third District Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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GoedertCharles Goedert A| Yes| | 100% A
HuntKeith Hunt A| Yes| | 100% A

### Forty-Fourth District Court[edit]

Candidates competed for one position.

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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GinottiCarlo P. Ginotti | No| 32.71%| 45.26% D
MeineckeDerek Meinecke A| No| 48.11%| 54.73% A
NahhatEdward Nahhat | No| 19.71%|

### Forty-Sixth District Court[edit]

Candidates competed for one position.

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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SeikalyBill Seikaly | No| 21.25%| 37.5% D
JohnsonCharesa Johnson | No| 15.12%|
NanceDebra Nance A| No| 24.71%| 62.49% A
PoseyDonna Posey | No| 16.24%|
NajorOmar S. Najor | No| 1.5%|
KornStephen P. Korn | No| 11.55%|
TateTowana Tate | No| 9.6%|

### Forty-Eighth District Court[edit]

Candidates competed for one position.

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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D' AgostiniDiane D' Agostini A| Yes| 65.7%| 67.67% A
SanfieldGary R. Sanfield | No| 4.35%|
ArnkoffJosh Arnkoff | No| 18.36%| 32.32% D
SchwartzSteven Schwartz | No| 11.57%|

### Fiftieth District Court[edit]

Candidates competed for one position.

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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TaylorRichard Terrell Taylor | No| | 38.23% D
Fowlkes GrossRonda Fowlkes Gross A| Yes| | 61.76% A

### Fifty-First District Court[edit]

Candidates competed for one position.

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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DeanAndrea Dean | No| | 39.21% D
DebbrechtJodi R. Debbrecht A| Yes| | 60.78% A

### Fifty-second District Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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AsadoorianLisa Asadoorian A| Yes| | 100% A
BondyRobert Bondy A| Yes| | 100% A

### Fifty-Third District Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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ReaderCarol Sue Reader A| Yes| | 100% A

### 54A District Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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DeLucaFrank DeLuca A| Yes| | 100% A
Clarke, Jr.Hugh Clarke, Jr. A| Yes| | 100% A

### 54B District Court[edit]

Candidates competed for one position.

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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LarkinAndrea Larkin A| No| 32.28%| 56.55% A
McAlpineFrank McAlpine | No| 9.5%|
MeadowsMark S. Meadows | No| 46.03%| 43.49% D
ClementThomas P. Clement | No| 12.06%|

### 56B District Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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SchipperMichael Schipper A| Yes| | 100% A

### Fifty-Seventh District Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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BaillargeonWilliam Baillargeon A| Yes| | 100% A

### Fifty-Eighth District Court[edit]

Candidates competed for one position.

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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HoughtalingChris A. Houghtaling | No| | Withdrawn D
BunceCraig Bunce A| No| | 56.2% A
HelderVernon D. Helder | No| | 43.79% D

### Sixtieth District Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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NolanMichael Nolan A| Yes| | 100% A

### Sixty-First District Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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LoganBenjamin Logan A| Yes| 100%| 100% A
LaVilleJeanine Nemesi LaVille A| Yes| | 100% A

### 62A District Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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TimmersSteven Timmers A| Yes| | 100% A

### Sixty-Sixth District Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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ClarksonWard L. Clarkson A| Yes| | 100% A

### Sixty-Seventh District Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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OdetteChristopher Odette A| Yes| | 100% A

### Sixty-Eighth District Court[edit]

Candidates competed for two positions.

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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CottonGlenn Cotton | No| | 11.35% D
MarableHerman Marable A| Yes| | 35.89% A
BauerJill Creech Bauer | No| | 15.08% D
CrawfordWilliam H. Crawford A| Yes| | 37.65% A

### Seventieth District Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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TarrantKyle Tarrant A| Yes| | 100% A
ClarkTerry Clark A| Yes| | 100% A

### Seventy-Second District Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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MonaghanJohn Monaghan (Michigan) A| Yes| | 100% A

### Seventy-Fourth District Court[edit]

Candidates competed for one position.

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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CzuprynskiEdward M. Czuprynski | No| | 37.21% D
KellyTim Kelly (Michigan judge) A| Yes| | 62.78% A

### Eighty-Sixth District Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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PhillipsThomas Phillips A| Yes| | 100% A

## In the News[edit]

### Filing deadline sets judicial races[edit]

As featured in JP Election Brief: Candidates filing in Michigan, Kentucky, Washington and more! on May 3, 2012.

With the exception of races for the Michigan Supreme Court, the deadline for judicial candidates in the state for this year's primary election was Tuesday, May 1. The staff at Judgepeda is working hard to create candidate pages for all of these races. Please check back in the next two weeks to find out who is running in your area.

Below is a highlight of Michigan's judicial races in 2012:

Court of Appeals 12 incumbents have filed for re-election to the Michigan Court of Appeals, and not one will face an opponent this year. To learn who is running, visit: Michigan judicial elections, 2012.

Circuit Courts 59 incumbents have filed for re-election to the Michigan Circuit Court. To learn who is running, visit: Michigan judicial elections, 2012 - Circuit Courts.

District Courts 62 incumbents have filed for re-election to the Michigan District Courts. To learn who is running, visit: Michigan judicial elections, 2012 - District Courts.

Probate Courts 68 incumbents have filed for re-election to the Michigan Probate Courts. [1]

## Appellate Courts[edit]

For Supreme Court and Court of Appeals races, visit: Michigan judicial elections, 2012.

## Circuit Courts[edit]

For Circuit Court races, visit: Michigan judicial elections, 2012 - Circuit Courts.

## Probate Courts[edit]

For Probate Court races, visit: Michigan judicial elections, 2012 - Probate Courts.

## See also[edit]

* Michigan judicial elections
* Portal:Judicial elections

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Michigan Department of State, 2012 Unofficial Michigan Primary Candidate Listing

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