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Although not official yet, all of the candidates running for district judge positions are running as the lone choice on the ballot while the county level remains contested.
Four of the seven district courts are up for election with three of those positions being vacated by judges who are not seeking reelection. The position has a term of six years.
Customary in judicial elections, candidates cross-file, and they can win one or both of the Republican or Democratic primaries. Except in cases where there are independent candidates, winning both primaries often secures a future uncontested race.
Incumbent District Judge William Fullerton currently serves District 50-3-05, which includes Butler city.
As of Oct. 28, the district has accounted for roughly 350 criminal cases, 1,840 traffic cases, 246 nontraffic cases, 153 landlord-tenant cases and 179 civil cases.
Fullerton saw no opposition in the primary elections, and he remains the lone candidate in the ballot for the Nov. 2 election.
Attorney Joe Nash is seeking the District seat 50-3-01, which covers Slippery Rock and the surrounding northwest region of the county.
District Judge William O'Donnell did not seek reelection.
As of Oct. 28, the district has accounted for roughly 264 criminal cases, 1,868 traffic cases, 401 nontraffic cases, 79 landlord-tenant cases and 141 civil cases.
Nash defeated fellow attorney Russ Karl and resident Jeff Steele in both primaries. He remains the lone candidate on the ballot.
Kevin Flaherty, the county's former chief public defender, is seeking the District seat 50-3-04, covering Cranberry Township and the surrounding southwest region of the county.
District Judge David Kovach did not seek reelection.
As of Oct. 28, the district has accounted for roughly 243 criminal cases, 1,419 traffic cases, 154 nontraffic cases, 14 landlord-tenant cases and 234 civil cases.
Flaherty defeated fellow attorney Robert Andrews and Seven Fields resident Russell Zangrilli in both primaries. He remains the lone candidate on the ballot.
Former television reporter Amy Marcinkiewicz, who covered and lives in Butler County, is seeking the District seat 50-3-06, which covers Evans City and the surrounding southeast region of the county.
District Judge Wayne Seibel did not seek reelection.
As of Oct. 28, the district has accounted for roughly 188 criminal cases, 1,201 traffic cases, 134 nontraffic cases, 19 landlord-tenant cases and 211 civil cases.
In the lone contested race judicially in the county, attorneys Joe Kubit, running on the Republican and Democratic lines, and Jennifer Gilliland Vanasdale, Independent, will appear on the ballot.
The county judge's positions is a 10-year term.
Kubit cross-filed for the primary election and defeated his opponent, District Attorney Richard Goldinger.
