Michigan judicial elections, 2012 - Circuit Courts

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

Circuit Courts[edit]

2nd Circuit Court[edit]

Candidate	Incumbency	Primary Vote	Election Vote
PasulaAngela Pasula   A	No		100%   A

3rd Circuit Court[edit]

Seventeen candidates competed for sixteen positions.

Candidate	Incumbency	Primary Vote	Election Vote
HathawayAmy Hathaway   A	Yes		6.85%   A
BerryAnnette Berry   A	Yes		5.61%   A
RyanDaniel Ryan   A	Yes		5.2%   A
AdamsDeborah Adams   A	Yes		6.24%   A
ThomasDeborah Thomas   A	Yes		6.8%   A
EwellEdward Ewell   A	Yes		5.51%   A
BillGregory Bill   A	Yes		5.92%   A
CavanaghJerome Cavanagh   A	Yes		6.14%   A
BrennanJoseph V. Brennan	No		3.73%   D
McCarthyKathleen McCarthy   A	Yes		6.92%   A
SmithLeslie Smith   A	Yes		5.79%   A
ParkerLinda V. Parker   A	Yes		6.29%   A
OxholmMaria Oxholm   A	Yes		6.2%   A
HalloranRichard Halloran   A	Yes		5.14%   A
ColomboRobert Colombo   A	Yes		5.15%   A
SmithVirgil Smith (Michigan judge)   A	Yes		5.28%   A
BaxterWendy Baxter   A	Yes		7.14%   A

Six candidates competed for three positions.

Candidate	Incumbency	Primary Vote	Election Vote
HarbAdel Harb	No	5.14%
MorrowBrian L. Morrow	No	10.04%	15.79%   D
HathawayDana Margaret Hathaway   A	No	18.22%	21.82%   A
WhitakerDavid D. Whitaker	No	6.87%
GillisJane Ellen Gillis	No	7.44%
SullivanJohn J. Sullivan	No	8.69%	10.66%   D
BraxtonKaren Braxton   A	No	12.72%	18.7%   A
RamseyKelly Ann Ramsey	No	9.13%	15.52%   D
CoxKevin Cox   A	No	12.54%	17.47%   A
SomersMark Somers	No	6.04%
SmithNicole Lee-Ann Smith	No		D
MitchellRohn H. Mitchell	No	2.75%

Three candidates competed for two positions.

Candidate	Incumbency	Primary Vote	Election Vote
BraxtonDavid Braxton	No		28.14%   D
TalonLawrence Talon   A	Yes		34.91%   A
Van HoutenMargaret Van Houten   A	Yes		36.94%   A

4th Circuit Court[edit]

Judges competed for two positions.

Candidate	Incumbency	Primary Vote	Election Vote
LaFlammeRichard N. LaFlamme   A	Yes		100%   A
WilsonThomas D. Wilson (Michigan)   A	Yes		100%   A

5th Circuit Court[edit]

Candidate	Incumbency	Primary Vote	Election Vote
McDowellAmy McDowell   A	Yes		100%   A

6th Circuit Court[edit]

Candidates competed for five positions.

Candidate	Incumbency	Primary Vote	Election Vote
CarleyDeborah Carley	No		9.93%   D
Langford-MorrisDenise Langford-Morris   A	Yes		17.06%   A
BowmanLeo Bowman   A	Yes		15.33%   A
Warren, Jr.Michael D. Warren, Jr.   A	Yes		16.38%   A
McMillenPhyllis McMillen   A	Yes		16.67%   A
PottsWendy Lynn Potts   A	Yes		17.59%   A
RollstinWilliam Rollstin	No		7%   D

Candidates competed for one position.

Candidate	Incumbency	Primary Vote	Election Vote
ChristDan Christ	No	22.15%	40.61%   D
PernickJason Pernick	No	16.41%
McDonaldKaren McDonald   A	No	35.22%	59.38%   A
SakwaLayne Ashley Sakwa	No	12.57%
HouseySahera Housey	No	13.63%

7th Circuit Court[edit]

Judges competed for three positions.

Candidate	Incumbency	Primary Vote	Election Vote
HaymanArchie Hayman   A	Yes		100%   A
NeithercutGeoffrey Neithercut   A	Yes		100%   A
FullertonJudith Fullerton   A	Yes		100%   A

9th Circuit Court[edit]

Judges competed for two positions.

Candidate	Incumbency	Primary Vote	Election Vote
JohnsonJ. Richardson Johnson   A	Yes		100%   A
LighvoetPamela Lightvoet   A	Yes		100%   A

10th Circuit Court[edit]

Judges competed for two positions.

Candidate	Incumbency	Primary Vote	Election Vote
JacksonDarnell Jackson   A	Yes		100%   A
BoesJanet Boes   A	Yes		100%   A

14th Circuit Court[edit]

Candidates competed for one position.

Candidate	Incumbency	Primary Vote	Election Vote
SmedleyAnnette Smedley   A	No	17.54%	50.2%   A
WellsDavid Wells	No	15.27%
BushJoe Bush	No	15.07%
GroenhoutKaren Groenhout	No	8.07%
WalshMichael G. Walsh	No	15.87%
KostrzewaRaymond J. Kostrzewa	No	28.16%	49.79%   D

16th Circuit Court[edit]

Judges competed for five positions.

Candidate	Incumbency	Primary Vote	Election Vote
VivianoDavid Viviano   A	Yes		100%   A
Servitto, Jr.Edward Servitto, Jr.   A	Yes		100%   A
Biernat, Jr.James M. Biernat, Jr.   A	Yes		100%   A
SwitalskiMark Switalski   A	Yes		100%   A
YokichTracey Yokich   A	Yes		100%   A

17th Circuit Court[edit]

Judges competed for four positions.

Candidate	Incumbency	Primary Vote	Election Vote
YatesChristopher P. Yates   A	Yes		100%   A
LeiberDennis Leiber   A	Yes		100%   A
JohnstonDonald Johnston   A	Yes		100%   A
TrusockMark Trusock   A	Yes		100%   A

18th Circuit Court[edit]

Candidate	Incumbency	Primary Vote	Election Vote
SchmidtKenneth W. Schmidt   A	Yes		100%   A

20th Circuit Court[edit]

Candidate	Incumbency	Primary Vote	Election Vote
Van AllsburgJon Van Allsburg   A	Yes		100%   A

21st Circuit Court[edit]

Candidate	Incumbency	Primary Vote	Election Vote
DuthieMark Duthie   A	Yes		100%   A

22nd Circuit Court[edit]

Candidates competed for one position.

Candidate	Incumbency	Primary Vote	Election Vote
WoodyardMichael Woodyard	No		23.42%   D
ConnorsTimothy Connors   A	Yes		76.57%   A

Candidates competed for one position.

Candidate	Incumbency	Primary Vote	Election Vote
KuhnkeCarol Kuhnke   A	No	29.84%	54.62%   A
McClureDouglas G. McClure	No	11.59%
WashingtonErane C. Washington	No	17.04%
FinkJames A. Fink	No	41.51%	45.37%   D

27th Circuit Court[edit]

Candidate	Incumbency	Primary Vote	Election Vote
MontonAnthony Monton   A	Yes		100%   A

30th Circuit Court[edit]

Judge ran unopposed for re-election.

Candidate	Incumbency	Primary Vote	Election Vote
BairdLaura Baird   A	Yes		100%   A

Candidates competed for one position.

Candidate	Incumbency	Primary Vote	Election Vote
JonesAyanna Jones	No	10.63%
FordCharles Ford	No	13.48%
JamoJim Jamo   A	No	32.04%	54.57%   A
RossKen Ross	No	23.52%	45.42%   D
StokesWanda M. Stokes	No	20.31%

31st Circuit Court[edit]

Candidates competed for one position.

Candidate	Incumbency	Primary Vote	Election Vote
AdairJohn Adair	No		49.26%   D
WestMichael West   A	No		50.73%   A

36th Circuit Court[edit]

Candidate	Incumbency	Primary Vote	Election Vote
BrickleyKathleen M. Brickley   A	Yes		62.84%   A
CooperMatthew R. Cooper	No		37.15%   D

37th Circuit Court[edit]

Candidate	Incumbency	Primary Vote	Election Vote
SindtConrad Sindt   A	Yes		100%   A

38th Circuit Court[edit]

Judge ran unopposed for re-election.

Candidate	Incumbency	Primary Vote	Election Vote
LaBeauMichael LaBeau   A	Yes		100%   A

Candidate	Incumbency	Primary Vote	Election Vote
SweeneyCheryl R. Sweeney	No	23.07%	43.93%   D
WhiteDaniel S. White   A	Yes	44.28%	56.06%   A
CalkinsJarod Michael Calkins	No	18.74%
Benore, Jr.Ronald J. Benore, Jr.	No	13.88%

39th Circuit Court[edit]

Candidate	Incumbency	Primary Vote	Election Vote
PickardTimothy P. Pickard   A	Yes		100%   A

42nd Circuit Court[edit]

Candidate	Incumbency	Primary Vote	Election Vote
LauderbachJonathan Lauderbach   A	Yes		100%   A

44th Circuit Court[edit]

Candidate	Incumbency	Primary Vote	Election Vote
HattyMichael P. Hatty   A	Yes		100%   A

45th Circuit Court[edit]

Candidate	Incumbency	Primary Vote	Election Vote
StutesmanPaul Stutesman   A	Yes		100%   A

49th Circuit Court[edit]

Candidate	Incumbency	Primary Vote	Election Vote
Hill-KennedyScott P. Hill-Kennedy   A	Yes		100%   A

50th Circuit Court[edit]

Candidate	Incumbency	Primary Vote	Election Vote
LambrosJames P. Lambros   A	No		100%   A

54th Circuit Court[edit]

Candidate	Incumbency	Primary Vote	Election Vote
GierhartAmy Grace Gierhart   A	No	49.41%	59.28%   A
OverdierFrederick C. Overdier	No	13.13%
Van AukenJoseph A. Van Auken	No	14.77%
BettsRobert A. Betts	No	22.67%	40.71%   D

55th Circuit Court[edit]

Candidates competed for one position.

Candidate	Incumbency	Primary Vote	Election Vote
Aleck, IIGhazey H. Aleck, II	No		27.64%   D
MienkRoy Mienk   A	Yes		72.35%   A

56th Circuit Court[edit]

Candidates competed for one position.

Candidate	Incumbency	Primary Vote	Election Vote
CunninghamJan Cunningham   A	No		61.08%   A
FreemanSteve Freeman	No		38.91%   D

57th Circuit Court[edit]

Candidate	Incumbency	Primary Vote	Election Vote
JohnsonCharles W. Johnson (Michigan)   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.

District Courts[edit]

For District Court races, visit: Michigan judicial elections, 2012 - District 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]

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