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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% ApprovedA

### Fifteenth District Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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

### Sixteenth District Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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McCannKathleen McCann ApprovedA| Yes| | 100% ApprovedA

### Eighteenth District Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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CicirelliSandra Ference Cicirelli ApprovedA| Yes| | 100% ApprovedA

### 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% DefeatedD
SalameySam Salamey ApprovedA| No| 39.62%| 56.41% ApprovedA

### Twenieth District Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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TurfeDavid Turfe ApprovedA| 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 ApprovedA| Yes| 19.4%| 66.32% ApprovedA
JamesSylvia A. James | Yes| 25.68%| 33.67% DefeatedD
PattonTeresa McClain Patton | No| 5.74%|

### Twenty-Third District Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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SalomoneGeno Salomone ApprovedA| Yes| | 100% ApprovedA

### Twenty-Seventh District Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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

### Twenty-Ninth District Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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MackLaura Redmond Mack ApprovedA| Yes| | 100% A

### Thirty-Third District Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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

### Thirty-Fourth District Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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GreenTina Brooks Green ApprovedA| Yes| | 100% ApprovedA

### Thirty-Fifth District Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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LoweRonald Lowe ApprovedA| Yes| | 100% ApprovedA

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

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% ApprovedA
BradleyAndrea J. Bradley | No| 8.65%|
BowmanArt Bowman | No| 6.32%|
BlountChristopher M. Blount | No| 10.46%| 13.04% DefeatedD
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% DefeatedD
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 ApprovedA| Yes| | 100% ApprovedA
HolmesShannon A. Holmes ApprovedA| Yes| | 100% ApprovedA

### Thirty-Seventh District Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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

### Thirty-Ninth District Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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SantiaMarco Santia A| Yes| | 100% ApprovedA

### Fortieth District Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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FratarcangeliMark Fratarcangeli ApprovedA| Yes| | 100% ApprovedA

### 41A District Court[edit]

Candidates competed for two positions.

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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

### 41B District Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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LucidoSebastian Lucido ApprovedA| Yes| | 100% ApprovedA

### 42nd District Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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

### Forty-Third District Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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

### 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% DefeatedD
MeineckeDerek Meinecke ApprovedA| No| 48.11%| 54.73% ApprovedA
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% DefeatedD
JohnsonCharesa Johnson | No| 15.12%|
NanceDebra Nance ApprovedA| 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 ApprovedA| Yes| 65.7%| 67.67% ApprovedA
SanfieldGary R. Sanfield | No| 4.35%|
ArnkoffJosh Arnkoff | No| 18.36%| 32.32% DefeatedD
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% DefeatedD
Fowlkes GrossRonda Fowlkes Gross ApprovedA| Yes| | 61.76% ApprovedA

### 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% DefeatedD
DebbrechtJodi R. Debbrecht ApprovedA| Yes| | 60.78% ApprovedA

### Fifty-second District Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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

### Fifty-Third District Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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ReaderCarol Sue Reader ApprovedA| Yes| | 100% ApprovedA

### 54A District Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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

### 54B District Court[edit]

Candidates competed for one position.

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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LarkinAndrea Larkin ApprovedA| No| 32.28%| 56.55% ApprovedA
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 ApprovedA| Yes| | 100% ApprovedA

### Fifty-Seventh District Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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BaillargeonWilliam Baillargeon ApprovedA| Yes| | 100% ApprovedA

### 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 DefeatedD
BunceCraig Bunce ApprovedA| No| | 56.2% ApprovedA
HelderVernon D. Helder | No| | 43.79% DefeatedD

### Sixtieth District Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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NolanMichael Nolan ApprovedA| Yes| | 100% ApprovedA

### Sixty-First District Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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

### 62A District Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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TimmersSteven Timmers ApprovedA| Yes| | 100% ApprovedA

### Sixty-Sixth District Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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

### Sixty-Seventh District Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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OdetteChristopher Odette ApprovedA| Yes| | 100% ApprovedA

### 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% DefeatedD
MarableHerman Marable ApprovedA| Yes| | 35.89% A
BauerJill Creech Bauer | No| | 15.08% DefeatedD
CrawfordWilliam H. Crawford ApprovedA| Yes| | 37.65% ApprovedA

### Seventieth District Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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

### Seventy-Second District Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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

### 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% DefeatedD
KellyTim Kelly (Michigan judge) A| Yes| | 62.78% ApprovedA

### Eighty-Sixth District Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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PhillipsThomas Phillips ApprovedA| Yes| | 100% ApprovedA

## 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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