Keith Dayton

Keith Dayton

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Keith Dayton was a candidate for the Cortland County Court in New York. Dayton was defeated in the primary election on September 12, 2017.

Elections

2017

See also: New York local trial court judicial elections, 2017

New York held general elections for local judicial offices on November 7, 2017. A primary election was held on September 12, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was July 13, 2017.

David Alexander defeated Keith Dayton in the Cortland County Court Republican primary.

Cortland County Court, Republican Primary, 2017
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
David Alexander	73.10%	1,552
Keith Dayton	26.66%	566
Write-in votes	0.24%	5
Total Votes		2,123
Source: Cortland County Elections, 2017 Official Primary Results," September 12, 2017

David Alexander defeated Keith Dayton in the Cortland County Court Conservative primary.

Cortland County Court, Conservative Primary, 2017
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
David Alexander	67.74%	42
Keith Dayton	32.26%	20
Total Votes		62
Source: Cortland County Elections, 2017 Official Primary Results," September 12, 2017

David Alexander defeated Keith Dayton in the Cortland County Court Independence primary.

Cortland County Court, Independence Primary, 2017
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
David Alexander	76.61%	95
Keith Dayton	23.39%	29
Total Votes		124
Source: Cortland County Elections, 2017 Official Primary Results," September 12, 2017

David Alexander defeated Keith Dayton in the Cortland County Court Reform primary.

Cortland County Court, Reform Primary, 2017
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
David Alexander	70.06%	124
Keith Dayton	28.81%	51
Write-in votes	1.13%	2
Total Votes		177
Source: Cortland County Elections, 2017 Official Primary Results," September 12, 2017

Selection method

See also: Partisan election of judges

The 125 judges of the New York County Courts are elected to 10-year terms in partisan elections. To appear on the ballot, candidates must be chosen at partisan nominating conventions. Sitting judges wishing to serve an additional term must run for re-election.

Qualifications
To join this court, a judge must:

• be a state resident;
• be a county resident;
• have had at least five years of in-state law practice;
• be at least 18 years old; and
• be under the age of 70 (retirement at 70 is mandatory).

See also

Local courts	New York	Other local coverage
Local trial court judicial elections, 2017 Courts and judges by county Judicial selection by state Judicial elections	New York elections, 2017 Judicial selection in New York Public policy in New York Endorsers in New York	Municipal elections, 2017 School board elections, 2017 Local ballot measure elections, 2017 Recall elections, 2017

External links

• New York State Unified Court System

Footnotes

New York courts

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Federal courts:

Second Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of New York, Western District of New York, Northern District of New York, Southern District of New York • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of New York, Western District of New York, Northern District of New York, Southern District of New York

State courts:

New York Court of Appeals • New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division • New York Supreme Court • New York County Courts • New York City Courts • New York Town and Village Courts • New York Family Courts • New York Surrogates' Courts • New York City Civil Court • New York City Criminal Courts • New York Court of Claims • New York Problem Solving Courts

State resources:

Courts in New York • New York judicial elections • Judicial selection in New York