Oregon local trial court judicial elections, 2016

2016 Local Judicial Elections

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Fifty-seven seats on Oregon's Circuit Court benches were up for election in 2016. Called a primary, the election on May 17, 2016, was functionally a general election. Candidates who received more than 50 percent of the votes cast in their respective May elections won their seats outright.

However, one race did not have a definitive majority winner and advanced to a runoff election, called the general election, on November 8, 2016. Runoffs were only possible for three of the seats up for election in 2016. Eight other seats were up for general election on the November ballot because of vacancies in the office. When a vacancy occurs and no more than two candidates for the seat, the unexpired term automatically advances to the November ballot instead of being decided in the May election.

Unopposed incumbent dominated the 2016 election cycle, with 71 percent of the seats seeing only the sitting judge file for the election. Click here to read Ballotpedia's analysis of Oregon's local court races in 2016.

Seats on Oregon's state-level appeals courts were also up for election in 2016. Click here for more information about those elections.

Candidates had to file by March 8, 2016, to run in the primary election.

Races and candidates by county

Choose a county from the menu on the left to view its circuit court races and the candidates who ran in those races. The counties that did not hold elections are not included in the list below.

• Benton
• Clackamas
• Clatsop
• Coos
• Curry
• Deschutes
• Douglas
• Gilliam
• Hood River
• Jackson
• Josephine
• Klamath
• Lane
• Linn
• Marion
• Morrow
• Multnomah
• Polk
• Sherman
• Tillamook
• Umatilla
• Wasco
• Washington
• Wheeler
• Yamhill

1

1st District: Jackson County

Candidates

Position 4

☑ Patricia Crain (i)
☐ David Orr

Results

Oregon 1st Judicial District, Position 4, Primary Election, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Patricia Crain Incumbent	59.26%	24,436
David Orr	40.52%	16,710
Write-in votes	0.22%	91
Total Votes		41,237
Source: Oregon Secretary of State, "May 17, 2016 Primary Election : Unofficial Election Results," accessed May 18, 2016

2

2nd District: Lane County

Candidates

Position 5

☑ Ilisa Rooke-Ley (i)

Position 6

☑ Maurice Merten (i)

Position 9

☑ Suzanne Chanti (i)

Position 11

☑ Lauren Holland (i)

Position 13

☑ Karrie McIntyre (i)

Results

Oregon 2nd Judicial District, Position 5, Primary Election, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Ilisa Rooke-Ley Incumbent (unopposed)	99.09%	60,157
Write-in votes	0.91%	555
Total Votes		60,712
Source: Oregon Secretary of State, "May 17, 2016 Primary Election : Unofficial Election Results," accessed May 18, 2016

Oregon 2nd Judicial District, Position 6, Primary Election, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Maurice Merten Incumbent (unopposed)	99.06%	59,974
Write-in votes	0.94%	568
Total Votes		60,542
Source: Oregon Secretary of State, "May 17, 2016 Primary Election : Unofficial Election Results," accessed May 18, 2016

Oregon 2nd Judicial District, Position 9, Primary Election, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Suzanne Chanti Incumbent (unopposed)	99.14%	59,971
Write-in votes	0.86%	523
Total Votes		60,494
Source: Oregon Secretary of State, "May 17, 2016 Primary Election : Unofficial Election Results," accessed May 18, 2016

Oregon 2nd Judicial District, Position 11, Primary Election, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Lauren Holland Incumbent (unopposed)	99.04%	59,960
Write-in votes	0.96%	581
Total Votes		60,541
Source: Oregon Secretary of State, "May 17, 2016 Primary Election : Unofficial Election Results," accessed May 18, 2016

Oregon 2nd Judicial District, Position 13, General Election, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Karrie McIntyre Incumbent (unopposed)	98.29%	94,957
Write-in votes	1.71%	1,654
Total Votes		96,611
Source: Oregon Secretary of State, "Unofficial General Election, November 8, 2016," January 4, 2017 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available.

3

3rd District: Marion County

Candidates

Position 1

☑ J. Channing Bennett (i)

Position 4

☑ Claudia Burton (i)

Position 6

☑ Mary James (i)

Position 7

☑ Sean Armstrong (i)

Position 9

☑ Audrey Broyles

Position 13

☑ Thomas Hart (i)

Results

Oregon 3rd Judicial District, Position 1, General Election, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
J. Channing Bennett Incumbent (unopposed)	98.30%	79,492
Write-in votes	1.7%	1,376
Total Votes		80,868
Source: Oregon Secretary of State, "Unofficial General Election, November 8, 2016," January 4, 2017 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available.

Oregon 3rd Judicial District, Position 4, Primary Election, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Claudia Burton Incumbent (unopposed)	98.97%	40,008
Write-in votes	1.03%	416
Total Votes		40,424
Source: Oregon Secretary of State, "May 17, 2016 Primary Election : Unofficial Election Results," accessed May 18, 2016

Oregon 3rd Judicial District, Position 6, Primary Election, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Mary James Incumbent (unopposed)	99.02%	39,930
Write-in votes	0.98%	395
Total Votes		40,325
Source: Oregon Secretary of State, "May 17, 2016 Primary Election : Unofficial Election Results," accessed May 18, 2016

Oregon 3rd Judicial District, Position 7, General Election, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Sean Armstrong Incumbent (unopposed)	98.28%	78,956
Write-in votes	1.72%	1,380
Total Votes		80,336
Source: Oregon Secretary of State, "Unofficial General Election, November 8, 2016," January 4, 2017 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available.

Oregon 3rd Judicial District, Position 9, Primary Election, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Audrey Broyles  (unopposed)	99.08%	40,222
Write-in votes	0.92%	375
Total Votes		40,597
Source: Oregon Secretary of State, "May 17, 2016 Primary Election : Unofficial Election Results," accessed May 18, 2016

Oregon 3rd Judicial District, Position 13, Primary Election, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Thomas Hart Incumbent (unopposed)	99.10%	40,305
Write-in votes	0.9%	368
Total Votes		40,673
Source: Oregon Secretary of State, "May 17, 2016 Primary Election : Unofficial Election Results," accessed May 18, 2016

4

4th District: Multnomah County

Candidates

Position 6

☑ Leslie Bottomly (i)

Position 9

☑ David Rees (i)

Position 15

☑ Bronson James (i)

Position 17

☑ Kelly Skye (i)

Position 20

☑ Eric Bloch (i)

Position 22

☑ Angel Lopez (i)

Position 25

☑ Kathleen Dailey (i)

Position 26

☑ Karin Immergut (i)

Position 35

☑ Patrick Henry (i)

Results

Oregon 4th Judicial District, Position 6, General Election, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Leslie Bottomly Incumbent (unopposed)	98.06%	209,675
Write-in votes	1.94%	4,143
Total Votes		213,818
Source: Oregon Secretary of State, "Unofficial General Election, November 8, 2016," January 4, 2017 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available.

Oregon 4th Judicial District, Position 9, Primary Election, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
David F. Rees Incumbent (unopposed)	98.43%	91,598
Write-in votes	1.57%	1,464
Total Votes		93,062
Source: Oregon Secretary of State, "May 17, 2016 Primary Election : Unofficial Election Results," accessed May 18, 2016

Oregon 4th Judicial District, Position 15, Primary Election, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Bronson James Incumbent (unopposed)	98.50%	92,522
Write-in votes	1.5%	1,405
Total Votes		93,927
Source: Oregon Secretary of State, "May 17, 2016 Primary Election : Unofficial Election Results," accessed May 18, 2016

Oregon 4th Judicial District, Position 17, Primary Election, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Kelly Skye Incumbent (unopposed)	98.50%	91,790
Write-in votes	1.5%	1,402
Total Votes		93,192
Source: Oregon Secretary of State, "May 17, 2016 Primary Election : Unofficial Election Results," accessed May 18, 2016

Oregon 4th Judicial District, Position 20, Primary Election, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Eric J. Bloch Incumbent (unopposed)	100.00%	91,268
Total Votes		91,268
Source: Oregon Secretary of State, "May 17, 2016 Primary Election : Unofficial Election Results," accessed May 18, 2016

Oregon 4th Judicial District, Position 22, Primary Election, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Angel Lopez Incumbent (unopposed)	98.58%	94,113
Write-in votes	1.42%	1,357
Total Votes		95,470
Source: Oregon Secretary of State, "May 17, 2016 Primary Election : Unofficial Election Results," accessed May 18, 2016

Oregon 4th Judicial District, Position 25, Primary Election, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Kathleen M. Dailey Incumbent (unopposed)	98.53%	92,123
Write-in votes	1.47%	1,378
Total Votes		93,501
Source: Oregon Secretary of State, "May 17, 2016 Primary Election : Unofficial Election Results," accessed May 18, 2016

Oregon 4th Judicial District, Position 26, Primary Election, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Karin J. Immergut Incumbent (unopposed)	98.47%	91,951
Write-in votes	1.53%	1,427
Total Votes		93,378
Source: Oregon Secretary of State, "May 17, 2016 Primary Election : Unofficial Election Results," accessed May 18, 2016

Oregon 4th Judicial District, Position 35, General Election, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Patrick Henry Incumbent (unopposed)	98.05%	202,173
Write-in votes	1.95%	4,026
Total Votes		206,199
Source: Oregon Secretary of State, "Unofficial General Election, November 8, 2016," January 4, 2017 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available.

5

5th District: Clackamas County

Candidates

Position 2

☑ Eve Miller (i)

Position 4

☑ Douglas Van Dyk (i)

Position 5

☑ Katherine Weber (i)

Position 7

☑ Robert Herndon (i)

Position 10

☑ Thomas Rastetter (i)

Results

Oregon 5th Judicial District, Position 2, Primary Election, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Eve Miller Incumbent (unopposed)	98.64%	51,368
Write-in votes	1.36%	708
Total Votes		52,076
Source: Oregon Secretary of State, "May 17, 2016 Primary Election : Unofficial Election Results," accessed May 18, 2016

Oregon 5th Judicial District, Position 4, Primary Election, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Douglas Van Dyk Incumbent (unopposed)	98.64%	51,140
Write-in votes	1.36%	706
Total Votes		51,846
Source: Oregon Secretary of State, "May 17, 2016 Primary Election : Unofficial Election Results," accessed May 18, 2016

Oregon 5th Judicial District, Position 5, Primary Election, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Katherine Weber Incumbent (unopposed)	98.76%	51,168
Write-in votes	1.24%	644
Total Votes		51,812
Source: Oregon Secretary of State, "May 17, 2016 Primary Election : Unofficial Election Results," accessed May 18, 2016

Oregon 5th Judicial District, Position 7, Primary Election, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Robert Herndon Incumbent (unopposed)	98.66%	51,660
Write-in votes	1.34%	702
Total Votes		52,362
Source: Oregon Secretary of State, "May 17, 2016 Primary Election : Unofficial Election Results," accessed May 18, 2016

Oregon 5th Judicial District, Position 10, Primary Election, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Thomas Rastetter Incumbent (unopposed)	98.72%	51,039
Write-in votes	1.28%	664
Total Votes		51,703
Source: Oregon Secretary of State, "May 17, 2016 Primary Election : Unofficial Election Results," accessed May 18, 2016

6

6th District: Morrow and Umatilla counties

Candidates

Position 2

☐ John Ballard
☑ Jon Lieuallen

Position 3

☑ Daniel Hill (i)

Results

Oregon 6th Judicial District, Position 2, Primary Election, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Jon Lieuallen	67.01%	8,038
John Ballard	32.80%	3,934
Write-in votes	0.19%	23
Total Votes		11,995
Source: Oregon Secretary of State, "May 17, 2016 Primary Election : Unofficial Election Results," accessed May 18, 2016

Oregon 6th Judicial District, Position 3, Primary Election, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Daniel Hill Incumbent (unopposed)	99.33%	9,539
Write-in votes	0.67%	64
Total Votes		9,603
Source: Oregon Secretary of State, "May 17, 2016 Primary Election : Unofficial Election Results," accessed May 18, 2016

7

7th District: Gilliam, Hood River, Sherman, Wasco and Wheeler counties

Candidates

Position 2

☑ Janet Stauffer (i)

Position 4

☑ John Wolf (i)

Results

Oregon 7th Judicial District, Position 2, Primary Election, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Janet Stauffer Incumbent (unopposed)	98.84%	10,051
Write-in votes	1.16%	118
Total Votes		10,169
Source: Oregon Secretary of State, "May 17, 2016 Primary Election : Unofficial Election Results," accessed May 18, 2016

Oregon 7th Judicial District, Position 4, Primary Election, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
John Wolf Incumbent (unopposed)	99.06%	9,661
Write-in votes	0.94%	92
Total Votes		9,753
Source: Oregon Secretary of State, "May 17, 2016 Primary Election : Unofficial Election Results," accessed May 18, 2016

11

11th District: Deschutes County

Candidates

Position 3

☑ Bethany Powers Flint (i)

Position 4

☑ A. Michael Adler (i)

Position 6

☑ Wells B. Ashby (i)

Results

Oregon 11th Judicial District, Position 3, General Election, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Bethany Powers Flint Incumbent (unopposed)	98.65%	54,703
Write-in votes	1.35%	747
Total Votes		55,450
Source: Oregon Secretary of State, "Unofficial General Election, November 8, 2016," January 4, 2017 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available.

Oregon 11th Judicial District, Position 4, Primary Election, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
A. Michael Adler Incumbent (unopposed)	99.31%	28,541
Write-in votes	0.69%	197
Total Votes		28,738
Source: Oregon Secretary of State, "May 17, 2016 Primary Election : Unofficial Election Results," accessed May 18, 2016

Oregon 11th Judicial District, Position 6, Primary Election, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Wells B. Ashby Incumbent (unopposed)	99.38%	29,100
Write-in votes	0.62%	182
Total Votes		29,282
Source: Oregon Secretary of State, "May 17, 2016 Primary Election : Unofficial Election Results," accessed May 18, 2016

12

12th District: Polk County

Candidates

Position 2

☑ Monte Campbell (i)

Results

Oregon 12th Judicial District, Position 2, Primary Election, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Monte Campbell Incumbent (unopposed)	66.67%	176
Write-in votes	33.33%	88
Total Votes		264
Source: Oregon Secretary of State, "May 17, 2016 Primary Election : Unofficial Election Results," accessed May 18, 2016

13

13th District: Klamath County

Candidates

Position 1

☑ Andrea Janney (i)

Position 2

☑ Roxanne Osborne (i)

Position 3

☑ Marci Adkisson (i)

Position 4

☑ Cameron Wogan (i)

Position 5

☑ Dan Bunch (i)

Results

Oregon 13th Judicial District, Position 1, General Election, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Andrea Janney Incumbent (unopposed)	98.25%	17,769
Write-in votes	1.75%	316
Total Votes		18,085
Source: Oregon Secretary of State, "Unofficial General Election, November 8, 2016," January 4, 2017 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available.

Oregon 13th Judicial District, Position 2, Primary Election, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Roxanne B. Osborne Incumbent (unopposed)	98.68%	14,175
Write-in votes	1.32%	189
Total Votes		14,364
Source: Oregon Secretary of State, "May 17, 2016 Primary Election : Unofficial Election Results," accessed May 18, 2016

Oregon 13th Judicial District, Position 3, Primary Election, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Marci W. Adkisson Incumbent (unopposed)	98.79%	13,854
Write-in votes	1.21%	169
Total Votes		14,023
Source: Oregon Secretary of State, "May 17, 2016 Primary Election : Unofficial Election Results," accessed May 18, 2016

Oregon 13th Judicial District, Position 4, Primary Election, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Cameron F. Wogan Incumbent (unopposed)	98.73%	13,456
Write-in votes	1.27%	173
Total Votes		13,629
Source: Oregon Secretary of State, "May 17, 2016 Primary Election : Unofficial Election Results," accessed May 18, 2016

Oregon 13th Judicial District, Position 5, Primary Election, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Dan Bunch Incumbent (unopposed)	99.12%	13,508
Write-in votes	0.88%	120
Total Votes		13,628
Source: Oregon Secretary of State, "May 17, 2016 Primary Election : Unofficial Election Results," accessed May 18, 2016

14

14th District: Josephine County

Candidates

Position 3

☑ Michael Newman (i)

Position 4

☑ Lindi L. Baker (i)

Results

Oregon 14th Judicial District, Position 3, Primary Election, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Michael Newman Incumbent (unopposed)	98.39%	16,102
Write-in votes	1.61%	264
Total Votes		16,366
Source: Oregon Secretary of State, "May 17, 2016 Primary Election : Unofficial Election Results," accessed May 18, 2016

Oregon 14th Judicial District, Position 4, Primary Election, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Lindi L. Baker Incumbent (unopposed)	98.59%	16,804
Write-in votes	1.41%	240
Total Votes		17,044
Source: Oregon Secretary of State, "May 17, 2016 Primary Election : Unofficial Election Results," accessed May 18, 2016

15

15th District: Coos and Curry counties

Candidates

Position 1

☑ Martin Stone (i)

Position 2

☑ Richard Barron (i)

Position 4

☑ Megan Harris-Jacquot
☐ Rick Inokuchi
☐ Ryan Hughes

Results

Oregon 15th Judicial District, Position 1, Primary Election, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Martin Stone Incumbent (unopposed)	99.17%	18,326
Write-in votes	0.83%	154
Total Votes		18,480
Source: Oregon Secretary of State, "May 17, 2016 Primary Election : Unofficial Election Results," accessed May 18, 2016

Oregon 15th Judicial District, Position 2, Primary Election, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Richard Barron Incumbent (unopposed)	98.97%	18,480
Write-in votes	1.03%	193
Total Votes		18,673
Source: Oregon Secretary of State, "May 17, 2016 Primary Election : Unofficial Election Results," accessed May 18, 2016

Oregon 15th Judicial District, Position 4, Primary Election, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Megan Harris-Jacquot	50.69%	10,888
Ryan Hughes	37.87%	8,134
Rick Inokuchi	11.13%	2,391
Write-in votes	0.31%	67
Total Votes		21,480
Source: Oregon Secretary of State, "May 17, 2016 Primary Election : Unofficial Election Results," accessed May 18, 2016

16

16th District: Douglas County

Candidates

Position 2

☑ William Marshall (i)

Position 3

☐ Anthony Griffin
☐ Charles Lee
☐ Dan McKinney
☑ Kathleen Johnson
☐ Steve Hoddle

Position 4

☑ Frances Burge (i)

Results

Oregon 16th Judicial District, Position 2, Primary Election, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
William Marshall Incumbent (unopposed)	98.86%	18,136
Write-in votes	1.14%	209
Total Votes		18,345
Source: Oregon Secretary of State, "May 17, 2016 Primary Election : Unofficial Election Results," accessed May 18, 2016

Oregon 16th Judicial District, Position 3, General Election, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Kathleen Johnson	52.83%	21,579
Dan McKinney	46.75%	19,094
Write-in votes	0.43%	174
Total Votes		40,847
Source: Oregon Secretary of State, "Unofficial General Election, November 8, 2016," January 4, 2017 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available.

Oregon 16th Judicial District, Position 3, Primary Election, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Kathleen Johnson	28.64%	7,130
Dan McKinney	23.17%	5,768
Charles Lee	16.63%	4,139
Anthony Griffin	16.26%	4,047
Steve Hoddle	15.04%	3,744
Write-in votes	0.26%	65
Total Votes		24,893
Source: Oregon Secretary of State, "May 17, 2016 Primary Election : Unofficial Election Results," accessed May 18, 2016

Oregon 16th Judicial District, Position 4, Primary Election, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Frances Burge Incumbent (unopposed)	99.02%	18,350
Write-in votes	0.98%	182
Total Votes		18,532
Source: Oregon Secretary of State, "May 17, 2016 Primary Election : Unofficial Election Results," accessed May 18, 2016

18

18th District: Clatsop County

Candidates

Position 2

☐ David Goldthorpe
☑ Dawn McIntosh
☐ Ronald Woltjer

Results

Oregon 18th Judicial District, Position 2, Primary Election, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Dawn McIntosh	50.22%	5,021
David Goldthorpe	28.96%	2,895
Ronald Woltjer	20.57%	2,057
Write-in votes	0.25%	25
Total Votes		9,998
Source: Oregon Secretary of State, "May 17, 2016 Primary Election : Unofficial Election Results," accessed May 22, 2016

20

20th District: Washington County

Candidates

Position 1

☑ Theodore Sims (i)
☐ Timothy Marble

Position 4

☑ Eric Butterfield (i)

Position 10

☑ Suzanne Upton (i)

Position 14

☑ Ramón Pagán (i)

Results

Oregon 20th Judicial District, Position 1, Primary Election, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Theodore Sims Incumbent	63.93%	48,795
Timothy Marble	35.59%	27,168
Write-in votes	0.48%	368
Total Votes		76,331
Source: Oregon Secretary of State, "May 17, 2016 Primary Election : Unofficial Election Results," accessed May 18, 2016

Oregon 20th Judicial District, Position 4, Primary Election, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Eric Butterfield Incumbent (unopposed)	98.84%	61,716
Write-in votes	1.16%	726
Total Votes		62,442
Source: Oregon Secretary of State, "May 17, 2016 Primary Election : Unofficial Election Results," accessed May 18, 2016

Oregon 20th Judicial District, Position 10, Primary Election, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Suzanne M. Upton Incumbent (unopposed)	98.84%	63,601
Write-in votes	1.16%	745
Total Votes		64,346
Source: Oregon Secretary of State, "May 17, 2016 Primary Election : Unofficial Election Results," accessed May 18, 2016

21

21st District: Benton County

Candidates

Position 3

☑ David Connell (i)

Results

Oregon 21st Judicial District, Position 3, Primary Election, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
David Connell Incumbent (unopposed)	99.02%	16,823
Write-in votes	0.98%	166
Total Votes		16,989
Source: Oregon Secretary of State, "May 17, 2016 Primary Election : Unofficial Election Results," accessed May 18, 2016

23

23rd District: Linn County

Candidates

Position 1

☑ Carol Bispham Hashagen (i)

Position 5

☑ Thomas McHill (i)

Results

Oregon 23rd Judicial District, Position 1, Primary Election, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Carol Bispham Hashagen Incumbent (unopposed)	98.17%	17,542
Write-in votes	1.83%	327
Total Votes		17,869
Source: Oregon Secretary of State, "May 17, 2016 Primary Election : Unofficial Election Results," accessed May 18, 2016

Oregon 23rd Judicial District, Position 5, Primary Election, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Thomas McHill Incumbent (unopposed)	98.64%	17,231
Write-in votes	1.36%	238
Total Votes		17,469
Source: Oregon Secretary of State, "May 17, 2016 Primary Election : Unofficial Election Results," accessed May 18, 2016

25

25th District: Yamhill County

Candidates

Position 1

☑ John Collins (i)

Position 3

☑ Cynthia Easterday (i)

Results

Oregon 25th Judicial District, Position 1, Primary Election, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
John Collins Incumbent (unopposed)	100.00%	17,932
Write-in votes	0%	0
Total Votes		17,932
Source: Oregon Secretary of State, "May 17, 2016 Primary Election : Unofficial Election Results," accessed May 18, 2016

Oregon 25th Judicial District, Position 3, Primary Election, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Cynthia L. Easterday Incumbent (unopposed)	100.00%	17,180
Write-in votes	0%	0
Total Votes		17,180
Source: Oregon Secretary of State, "May 17, 2016 Primary Election : Unofficial Election Results," accessed May 18, 2016

27

27th District: Tillamook County

Candidates

Position 1

☑ Jonathan Hill (i)

Results

Oregon 27th Judicial District, Position 1, Primary Election, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Jonathan Hill Incumbent (unopposed)	98.74%	4,858
Write-in votes	1.26%	62
Total Votes		4,920
Source: Oregon Secretary of State, "May 17, 2016 Primary Election : Unofficial Election Results," accessed May 18, 2016

Analysis

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Primary election

The primary election is held in even-numbered years on the third Tuesday in May.

If a candidate in the primary election receives more than 50% of the vote, she or he is elected. If not, the two candidates with the most votes advance to the general election. The exception to this rule is when the election is for a vacated seat that would not otherwise have been on the ballot.

All judicial races require a primary election except those to fill a midterm vacancy for a seat that would otherwise have not appeared on the ballot that year. In the case of such a midterm vacancy, the primary may be skipped if only one or two candidates file for that office. If there are three or more candidates running for that seat, however, they compete in the primary. If any of them receives over 50% of the vote in the primary, that candidate's name appears unopposed on the general election ballot. If no candidate receives a majority, then the top two candidates advance to the general election. This differs from regular judicial elections that are held at the end of a judge's term in that no candidates can be elected at the primary.

Selection method

See also: Nonpartisan election of judges

Judges of the Oregon Supreme Court, Oregon Court of Appeals and Oregon Circuit Courts are all selected in an identical manner. They are chosen in nonpartisan elections to serve six-year terms, after which they must run for re-election if they wish to continue serving.

The chief judges of the circuit courts are appointed by the chief justice of the state supreme court to serve a two-year term.

Qualifications
To serve on the circuit court, a judge must be:

• a U.S. citizen;
• a state resident for at least three years;
• a resident of his or her circuit for at least one year;
• a state bar member; and
• under the age of 75.

Recent news

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Oregon local trial court judicial elections, 2016 - Google News

See also

• Judicial elections, 2016
• Oregon judicial elections
• Judicial selection in Oregon

External links

• Oregon Secretary of State

Footnotes

Oregon courts

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Federal courts:

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Oregon • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Oregon

State courts:

Oregon Supreme Court • Oregon Court of Appeals • Oregon Circuit Courts • Oregon Tax Court • Oregon County Courts • Oregon Justice Courts • Oregon Municipal Courts

State resources:

Courts in Oregon • Oregon judicial elections • Judicial selection in Oregon