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Joseph Welsh

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Joseph Welsh
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Joseph Welsh was a candidate for the Division 2 Magistrate seat on theKansas Twenty-Sixth Judicial District inKansas. He was defeated in theprimary election on August 2, 2016.

Elections

2016

See also:Kansas local trial court judicial elections, 2016

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 defeatedJoseph Welsh,Robert Smitherman, andDe 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
CandidateVote %Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngSteven Santala51.19%386
Joseph Welsh24.14%182
Robert Smitherman13.79%104
De Ann Ricketts10.88%82
Total Votes754
Source:Kansas Secretary of State, "Official Primary Election Results," accessed September 19, 2016

Selection method

See also:Partisan elections

In 14 of the districts of theKansas District Courts, judges are chosen inpartisan 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

Footnotes

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