Idaho judicial elections, 2012

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The Idaho judicial elections consist 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 do not file for retention until August.^[2]

Supreme Court[edit]

Candidate	Incumbent	Retention vote:	Retention Vote %
EismannDaniel Eismann   A	Yes		100%A

Court of Appeals[edit]

Candidate	Incumbent	Retention vote:	Retention Vote %
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 %
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 %
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 %
BoyerRyan Boyer   A	Yes		87.44%A

Bonner County[edit]

Candidate	Incumbent	Retention vote:	Retention Vote %
BuchananBarbara A. Buchanan   A	Yes		83.71%A

Bonneville County[edit]

Candidate	Incumbent	Retention vote:	Retention Vote %
GardnerSteven A. Gardner   A	Yes		84.8%A

Canyon County[edit]

Candidate	Incumbent	Retention vote:	Retention Vote %
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 %
KressDavid R. Kress   A	Yes		90.52%A

Elmore County[edit]

Candidate	Incumbent	Retention vote:	Retention Vote %
EpisDavid Epis   A	Yes		88.43%A
HicksGeorge Hicks   A	Yes		87.38%A

Franklin County[edit]

Candidate	Incumbent	Retention vote:	Retention Vote %
HunnEric Hunn   A	Yes		A

Gem County[edit]

Candidate	Incumbent	Retention vote:	Retention Vote %
SmithTyler D. Smith   A	Yes		86.59%A

Jerome County[edit]

Candidate	Incumbent	Retention vote:	Retention Vote %
BorresenThomas Borresen   A	Yes		90.5%A

Kootenai County[edit]

Candidate	Incumbent	Retention vote:	Retention Vote %
PetersonClark A. Peterson   A	Yes		80.88%A

Lemhi County[edit]

Candidate	Incumbent	Retention vote:	Retention Vote %
ClarkStephen Clark (Idaho)   A	Yes		A

Lewis County[edit]

Candidate	Incumbent	Retention vote:	Retention Vote %
CalhounStephen L. Calhoun   A	Yes		82.73%A

Nez Perce County[edit]

Candidate	Incumbent	Retention vote:	Retention Vote %
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 %
EvansDavid L. Evans   A	Yes		79.15%A

Twin Falls County[edit]

Candidate	Incumbent	Retention vote:	Retention Vote %
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.

One interesting thing about Idaho's retention elections is the high percentage candidates receive. Though voters are just asked to choose "yes" or "no" in regards to retention, regularly they do so in the 80 percent range. In other states, rates of retention generally favor the 70 percent range.

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]

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