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Bruce A. Spanner

Benton and Franklin Counties Superior Court Position 1

Tenure

Present officeholder

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Education

Bachelor's

Washington State University

Law

Gonzaga University

Bruce A. Spanner is asuperior court judge forBenton/Franklin Superior Court, Washington.^[1] Spanner filed for re-election in2016 and won automatically because he faced no challengers.

Biography

Spanner received his undergraduate degree from Washington State University and hisJ.D. from Gonzaga University.^[2]

Elections

2016

See also:Washington local trial court judicial elections, 2016

Washington held general elections for local judicial offices onNovember 8, 2016. Candidates for district and superior court seats had to file for election byMay 20, 2016. Primary elections were held onAugust 2, 2016, for six seats where more than two candidates filed for election.

Spanner won re-election without appearing on a ballot in 2016 because no challengers emerged by the May 2016 filing deadline.^[3] In counties with a population that is greater than 100,000, if only onesuperior court candidate files for election for a judgeship, that candidate is automatically elected and the county does not hold a general election for the seat. According to the 2010 census, the following counties have a population greater than 100,000:^[4]

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