Yashiba Blanchard
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2025 - Present
2031
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Yashiba Blanchard (Democratic Party) is a judge for Place 1 of the Jefferson County Probate Court in Alabama. She assumed office on January 20, 2025. Her current term ends on January 20, 2031.
Blanchard (Democratic Party) ran for election for the Place 1 judge of the Jefferson County Probate Court in Alabama. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Elections
2024
See also: Municipal elections in Jefferson County, Alabama (2024)
General election
General election for Jefferson County Probate Court
Yashiba Blanchard defeated John Amari in the general election for Jefferson County Probate Court on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Yashiba Blanchard (D) | 53.0 | 154,175 | |
| John Amari (R) | 47.0 | 136,931 | ||
| Total votes: 291,106 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary runoff election
Nonpartisan primary runoff for Jefferson County Probate Court
Yashiba Blanchard defeated Yawanna McDonald in the primary runoff for Jefferson County Probate Court on April 16, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Yashiba Blanchard (D) | 61.6 | 7,211 | |
| Yawanna McDonald (D) | 38.4 | 4,496 | ||
| Total votes: 11,707 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Jefferson County Probate Court
Yawanna McDonald and Yashiba Blanchard advanced to a runoff. They defeated Everett W. Wess, Lee Loder, and Joi Travis in the Democratic primary for Jefferson County Probate Court on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Yawanna McDonald | 31.3 | 13,029 | |
| ✔ | Yashiba Blanchard | 27.4 | 11,406 | |
| Everett W. Wess | 19.9 | 8,285 | ||
| Lee Loder | 13.5 | 5,602 | ||
| Joi Travis | 7.9 | 3,291 | ||
| Total votes: 41,613 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. John Amari advanced from the Republican primary for Jefferson County Probate Court.
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Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Blanchard in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Yashiba Blanchard did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
Federal courts:
Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Northern District of Alabama, Middle District of Alabama, Southern District of Alabama • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Northern District of Alabama, Middle District of Alabama, Southern District of Alabama
State courts:
Alabama Supreme Court • Alabama Court of Civil Appeals • Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals • Alabama Circuit Courts • Alabama District Courts • Alabama Juvenile Courts • Alabama Municipal Courts • Alabama Probate Courts • Alabama Small Claims Courts
State resources:
Courts in Alabama • Alabama judicial elections • Judicial selection in Alabama
