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Voters appear to have chosen two Jackson County prosecutors for Circuit Court. Senior Deputy District Attorney Laura Cromwell and Deputy District Attorney David Orr were leading as of 10 p.m. Cromwell had 66.7 percent to opponent Charles Kochlacs’ 33.04 percent, or 47,233 votes to 23,398. Orr had 53.22 percent to opponent Joe Davis’ 46.44 percent, or 38,325 votes to 33,441. Cromwell has been working as a Jackson County Circuit Court judge since September, when she was appointed by Oregon Gov. Kate Brown to fill a vacancy caused by the retirement of Judge Patricia Crain, a drug treatment court pioneer. With the Jackson County District Attorney’s Office since 2007, Cromwell handled a range of criminal cases. She was then tapped to become the first attorney in the Jackson County District Attorney’s Office to be assigned to cases involving defendants with mental health issues. Kochlacs, a lawyer in Jackson County for 30 years, practices criminal, family and juvenile law. Orr and Davis secured the most votes among four candidates in a May primary to advance to the November election. Orr worked for several years as a public defense lawyer in Kansas and as a civil lawyer before becoming a prosecutor for Linn County in 2000. He became a deputy district attorney in Jackson County in 2003 and currently handles adult sex crime cases. Orr cautioned there are still more votes to be counted and he wasn’t ready to claim victory just yet. “When you don’t accept donations and you spend a relatively small amount on your campaign, you rely heavily on grassroots support from the community — and my thanks go out to every one of those people who stepped forward to help,” he said. “In the current political climate of deep political division, it’s more important than ever that the courts remain impartial and free from the influence of money in politics. An impartial justice system is at the core of a legitimate government. This ideal will be one of my guiding principles if I’m elected,” Orr added. The co-founder of a legal firm specializing in family law, Davis also volunteers as a judge pro tem for Jackson County Circuit Court, handling small claims cases and filling in for criminal arraignment and sentencing hearings when judges are gone. “I don’t know how much the numbers can change, but I know I’m proud of the campaign I’ve run and I’ve been moved by the amount of support I’ve had in the community,” Davis said.