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The Idaho judicial elections consisted of the primary election on May 15 and the general election on November 6, 2012.[1]

## Judicial races in Idaho[edit]

In the primary election, appellate court judges competed for re-election. In the general election, magistrate judges stood for retention. Magistrate judges did not file for retention until August.[2]

## Idaho judicial elections summary, 2012

|  |  Supreme  |  Appellate  |  Trial

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Total candidates  |  1  |  2 |  33
Unopposed candidates  |  1 |  2 |  0
Judges facing retention  |  0 |  0 |  33
Judges retained |  0 |  0 |  33
Judges re-elected |  1 |  2 |  0
Judges not re-elected |  |  |
New judges elected |  |  |
Partisan or Nonpartisan |  | Nonpartisan |

## Supreme Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbent| Retention vote:| Retention Vote %

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EismannDaniel Eismann A| Yes|  | 100%A

## Court of Appeals[edit]

Candidate| Incumbent| Retention vote:| Retention Vote %

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GrattonDavid Gratton A| Yes|  | 100%A
MelansonJohn Michael Melanson A| Yes|  | 100%A

## District Court Magistrates[edit]

#### Ada County[edit]

Candidate| Incumbent| Retention vote:| Retention Vote %

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IrbyCathleen MacGregor Irby A| Yes|  | 81.38%A
BieterChristopher Bieter A| Yes|  | 80.5%A
ManweilerDavid Manweiler A| Yes|  | 80.33%A
Hawley, Jr.John Hawley, Jr. A| Yes|  | 80.67%A
OthsMichael Oths A| Yes|  | 80.08%A
ComstockRussell Comstock A| Yes|  | 80.67%A
GarduniaTheresa Gardunia A| Yes|  | 80.51%A
WatkinsThomas Watkins A| Yes|  | 80.73%A
HarrigfeldWilliam Harrigfeld A| Yes|  | 80.02%A

#### Bannock County[edit]

Candidate| Incumbent| Retention vote:| Retention Vote %

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MurrayBryan K. Murray A| Yes|  | 87.31%A
ClarkThomas W. Clark A| Yes|  | 87.31%A

#### Bingham County[edit]

Candidate| Incumbent| Retention vote:| Retention Vote %

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BoyerRyan Boyer A| Yes|  | 87.44%A

#### Bonner County[edit]

Candidate| Incumbent| Retention vote:| Retention Vote %

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BuchananBarbara A. Buchanan A| Yes|  | 83.71%A

#### Bonneville County[edit]

Candidate| Incumbent| Retention vote:| Retention Vote %

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GardnerSteven A. Gardner A| Yes|  | 84.8%A

#### Canyon County[edit]

Candidate| Incumbent| Retention vote:| Retention Vote %

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OnanubosiDayo O. Onanubosi A| Yes|  | 80.75%A
KotykFrank P. Kotyk A| Yes|  | 81.25%A
SouthworthGeorge A. Southworth A| Yes|  | 82.09%A
SchillerJames A. "J.R." Schiller A| Yes|  | 80.93%A
LeeJerold W. Lee A| Yes|  | 82.28%A

#### Caribou County[edit]

Candidate| Incumbent| Retention vote:| Retention Vote %

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KressDavid R. Kress A| Yes|  | 90.52%A

#### Elmore County[edit]

Candidate| Incumbent| Retention vote:| Retention Vote %

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EpisDavid Epis A| Yes|  | 88.43%A
HicksGeorge Hicks A| Yes|  | 87.38%A

#### Franklin County[edit]

Candidate| Incumbent| Retention vote:| Retention Vote %

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HunnEric Hunn A| Yes|  | A

#### Gem County[edit]

Candidate| Incumbent| Retention vote:| Retention Vote %

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SmithTyler D. Smith A| Yes|  | 86.59%A

#### Jerome County[edit]

Candidate| Incumbent| Retention vote:| Retention Vote %

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BorresenThomas Borresen A| Yes|  | 90.5%A

#### Kootenai County[edit]

Candidate| Incumbent| Retention vote:| Retention Vote %

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PetersonClark A. Peterson A| Yes|  | 80.88%A

#### Lemhi County[edit]

Candidate| Incumbent| Retention vote:| Retention Vote %

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ClarkStephen Clark (Idaho) A| Yes|  | A

#### Lewis County[edit]

Candidate| Incumbent| Retention vote:| Retention Vote %

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CalhounStephen L. Calhoun A| Yes|  | 82.73%A

#### Nez Perce County[edit]

Candidate| Incumbent| Retention vote:| Retention Vote %

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KalbfleischGregory K. Kalbfleisch A| Yes|  | 88.05%A
GaskillJay Gaskill A| Yes|  | 86.98%A
MericaKent J. Merica A| Yes|  | 87.77%A

#### Oneida County[edit]

Candidate| Incumbent| Retention vote:| Retention Vote %

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EvansDavid L. Evans A| Yes|  | 79.15%A

#### Twin Falls County[edit]

Candidate| Incumbent| Retention vote:| Retention Vote %

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HarrisRoger B. Harris A| Yes|  | 89.13%A

## In the news[edit]

### 2012 election at a glance: Idaho[edit]

Written on November 14, 2012.

In this year's general election, only judges of the Magistrate Division stood in retention elections. Thirty-three candidates stood for retention in seventeen counties and were retained.

Magistrate judges stand for retention after their first eighteen months in office, then at the end of four-year terms. All the judges retained will stand for retention again in 2016.

The highest retention vote in Idaho this year went to Magistrate David R. Kress in Caribou County, who received 90.52 percent of the vote.

## See also[edit]

* Idaho judicial elections
* New: Idaho judicial candidates established for May primary, March 12, 2012
* News: Some Idaho voters avoid closed primary, May 17, 2012

## External links[edit]

* Idaho Secretary of State, On the Ballot in 2012

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Idaho Secretary of State: On The Ballot In 2012
2. ↑ Idaho Secretary of State, On the Ballot in 2012

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