Kentucky Supreme Court elections

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See also: Kentucky judicial elections, 2012

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CandidateIncumbencyPrimary VoteElection Vote
StumboJanet Stumbo    No41.9%   DefeatedD
ScottWill Scott   ApprovedAYes58.1%   ApprovedA

See also: Kentucky judicial elections, 2010

Daniel Venters ran uncontested and was re-elected to the Kentucky Supreme Court.[1] 100% of the votes were in favor of his re-election. [2]

In 2008, incumbent justice Lisabeth Hughes Abramson was challenged by Jim Shake, but was able to keep the seat to which she was appointed after winning 55% of the vote. Incumbents Daniel Venters and Mary Noble were re-elected without opposition.[3]

Results

Contested candidates

Candidate Incumbent Primary votes Primary % Election votes Election %
Lisabeth Hughes Abramson ApprovedA Yes 159378 55.2%
Jim Shake No 129152 44.8%


Uncontested candidates

Candidate Incumbent
Daniel Venters ApprovedA Yes
Mary Noble ApprovedA Yes


Candidates

Lisabeth Hughes Abramson

Abramson received her B.A. in English from the University of Louisville in 1977 and her J.D. from the University of Louisville School of Law in 1980.[4]

Abramson first served as a Kentucky Court of Appeals judge from 1997 to 1998, following an appointment by then Governor Paul Patton. From January 1999 until 2006, she served as a judge for the 30th Judicial Circuit, representing Jefferson County. She was then re-appointed to the Court of Appeals on June 30, 2006, to fill a vacancy in Division 2 of the 4th Appellate District and subsequently elected to that position in November 2006.[5]

Jim Shake

Shake received his undergraduate degree and J.D. from the University of Louisville in 1977 and 1980, respectively.

Shake began his career as a public defender in Jefferson County. He then worked in private practice and as an Assistant County Attorney. He was appointed to the Thirtieth Circuit by then-Governor Brereton Jones in 1993.[6]

Bar Association Rankings

This poll of local attorneys was conducted by the Louisville Bar Association.[7]
Candidates Highly Qualified
(%)
Qualified
(%)
Unqualified
(%)
Don't Know Candidate
(%)
Not Rated
(%)
Lisabeth Hughes Abramson 65.7 18.3 2.2 8.6 5.2
Jim Shake 58.7 28.6 2.6 5.5 4.6
 

Total Campaign Contributions

Lisabeth Hughes Abramson $279,373[8]

Top contributors:
Lisabeth Hughes Abramson

Jim Shake $311,140[9]

Top contributors:
Jim Shake

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