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Judicial elections results

Here is a Wichita Eagle article reporting on some of the contested judicial elections in Sedgwick County. Of note, J. Patrick Walters won over incumbent district judge Rebecca Pilshaw, who has had several disciplinary issues in the past few years. Incumbent districrt judge Warren Wilbert, who had a disciplinary matter of his own, appears to have narrowly defeated former district judge Karen Langston. And in open seats, state senator Phil Journey beat former PD Carol Bacon and Jeff Syrios beat current PD Jama Mitchell.

As far as I can tell, all judges and justices that were up for retention were approved by wide margins.

And here is a Kansas City Star article reporting that a proposal to move from appointed judges to partisan election of judges in Johnson County failed by a wide margin.

Full post as published by Kansas Defenders on November 05, 2008 (boomark / email).