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Richard McVey

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Richard McVey

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Kansas 16th District Court Division 4 Magistrate
Tenure
Present officeholder
Term ends

2020

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 8, 2016

Richard McVey is the judge for the Division 4 magistrate seat on the Kansas Sixteenth Judicial District in Kansas. He won the seat in the general election on November 8, 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] Richard McVey defeated Travis Barnes in the Kansas Sixteenth Judicial District, Division 4 Magistrate general election.[2]

Kansas Sixteenth Judicial District, Division 4 Magistrate General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Richard McVey 77.23% 770
     Independent Travis Barnes 22.37% 223
Write-in votes 0.4% 4
Total Votes 997
Source: Kiowa County, Kansas, "2016 Unofficial General Election Results," accessed November 10, 2016


Kansas Sixteenth Judicial District, Division 4 Magistrate Primary Election, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Richard McVey 59.18% 361
Ronald Dwane Shank 37.21% 227
Kari Kyle 3.61% 22
Total Votes 610
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 the Kansas District Courts, judges are chosen in partisan 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.

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