Abbie Campsie
Abbie Campsie was a candidate for theAllegheny County Magisterial District inPennsylvania. Campsie was defeated in theprimary election on May 16, 2017.
Elections
2017
Pennsylvania heldlocal judicial elections on November 7, 2017. A primary election occurred on May 16, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was March 7, 2017. Candidates and recently appointed judges of theCourts of Common Pleas must initially run inpartisan elections. Subsequent terms are won throughretention elections. Elections for theMagisterial District Courts are always partisan. Pennsylvania allowscross-filing for candidates running in partisan elections. Most candidates run in both theDemocratic andRepublican primaries.[1]
IncumbentDan Butler defeatedAbbie Campsie,Matthew Wholey, andMark Sindler in the Democratic primary for the Allegheny County Magisterial District 05-02-35.[2]
| Allegheny County Magisterial District 05-02-35, Democratic Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Dan ButlerIncumbent | 41.47% | 3,586 |
| Abbie Campsie | 26.58% | 2,299 |
| Matthew Wholey | 24.38% | 2,108 |
| Mark Sindler | 7.47% | 646 |
| Write-in votes | 0.1% | 9 |
| Total Votes | 8,648 | |
| Source:Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, "Official Primary Results," accessed August 11, 2017 | ||
IncumbentDan Butler defeatedAbbie Campsie andMark Sindler in the Republican primary for the Allegheny County Magisterial District 05-02-35.[3]
| Allegheny County Magisterial District 05-02-35, Republican Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Dan ButlerIncumbent | 45.51% | 279 |
| Abbie Campsie | 28.87% | 177 |
| Mark Sindler | 22.02% | 135 |
| Write-in votes | 3.59% | 22 |
| Total Votes | 613 | |
| Source:Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, "Official Primary Results," accessed August 11, 2017 | ||
Selection method
- See also:Partisan election of judges
Judges of thePennsylvania Magisterial Districts are selected inpartisan elections. They serve six-year terms. After their initial term, magistrates must run for new terms in contested races.[4][5]
Qualifications
A judge must be:
- a local resident for at least one year;[5]
- a state bar member;*
- no younger than 21; and
- no older than 75.
*Magisterial district judges may alternatively pass a training course to sidestep the bar member requirement.[5]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑Pennsylvania Department of State, "2017 Election Calendar," accessed February 23, 2017
- ↑Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, "Running for Office," accessed April 11, 2017
- ↑Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, "Running for Office," accessed April 11, 2017
- ↑Pennsylvania Courts, "How Judges Are Elected," accessed July 22, 2015
- ↑5.05.15.2American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Pennsylvania; Limited Jurisdiction Courts," archived October 3, 2014
Federal courts:
Third Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court:Eastern District of Pennsylvania,Middle District of Pennsylvania,Western District of Pennsylvania • U.S. Bankruptcy Court:Eastern District of Pennsylvania,Middle District of Pennsylvania,Western District of Pennsylvania
State courts:
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania•Pennsylvania Superior Court•Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court•Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas•Pennsylvania Magisterial Districts
State resources:
Courts in Pennsylvania •Pennsylvania judicial elections •Judicial selection in Pennsylvania
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