Ada County district judge race headed to a runoff in Idaho's November general election
An Idaho race for a district judgeship in Ada County is headed to a runoff election in November, after no candidate received a majority of votes in Tuesday’s primary election.
District courts are state-level courts, split up by region, that hold trials for felony cases and high-value civil cases, such as lawsuits.
The top two performing candidates in the race for an Idaho 4th District seat — Jeffrey Street Jr. and Greg Woodard — are advancing to the November election. Street received 40.65% of the vote, or 29,120 votes, and Woodard received 30.56% of the vote, or 21,896 votes, according to unofficial results reported by the Idaho Secretary of State’s Office.
Under Idaho law, the candidate who had the fewest votes, David J. Morse, will not advance to the runoff election. Morse received 28.79% of the vote, or 20,624 votes, the unofficial election results show. It was unclear whether Morse met the legal requirements to be an Idaho judge, the Idaho Capital Sun previously reported.
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