Joseph Welsh
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Joseph Welsh was a candidate for the Division 2 Magistrate seat on the Kansas Twenty-Sixth Judicial District in Kansas. He was defeated in the primary election on August 2, 2016.
Elections[edit]
2016[edit]
Kansas held retention and partisan elections for local judicial offices on November 8, 2016. A primary election took place on August 2, 2016. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was June 1, 2016.[1] Steven Santala defeated Joseph Welsh, Robert Smitherman, and De Ann Ricketts in the Kansas Twenty-Sixth Judicial District, Division 2 Magistrate Republican primary.[2]
| Kansas Twenty-Sixth Judicial District, Division 2 Magistrate Primary Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Steven Santala |
51.19% | 386 |
| Joseph Welsh | 24.14% | 182 |
| Robert Smitherman | 13.79% | 104 |
| De Ann Ricketts | 10.88% | 82 |
| Total Votes | 754 | |
| Source: Kansas Secretary of State, "Official Primary Election Results," accessed September 19, 2016 | ||
Selection method[edit]
- See also: Partisan elections
In 14 of the districts of the Kansas District Courts, judges are chosen in partisan elections.[3] These judges serve four-year terms and run for re-election at the end of their terms.[4]
Qualifications
To serve on this court, a judge must be:[4]
- a state and district resident;
- a member in good standing of the state bar for at least five years; and
- under the age of 70. If a sitting judge turns 70 while on the bench, he or she may serve out the term.
See also[edit]
Footnotes[edit]
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2016 Candidate Filing Information," accessed December 7, 2015
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "Candidates for the 2016 Primary," accessed June 2, 2016
- ↑ Kansas Judicial Branch, "Nominating Commissions," accessed July 22, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Kansas," archived October 2, 2014
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Federal courts:
Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Kansas • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Kansas
State courts:
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Courts in Kansas • Kansas judicial elections • Judicial selection in Kansas
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