Arizona judicial elections summary, 2014
| Arizona judicial elections, 2014 | |
| Overview | |
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| Total candidates: | 268 |
| Primary candidates: | 179 |
| General election candidates: | 208 |
| Incumbency | |
| Incumbents: | 154 |
| Incumbent success rate: | 95% |
| Competition - general election | |
| Percent of candidates in contested races: | 32% |
| Percent uncontested: | 35% |
| Percent retention: | 33% |
| Partisan victories | |
Republican 
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46 |
Democratic 
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26 |
2015 →
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In 2014, a judge in Arizona lost a retention election for the first time in 36 years. Additionally, seven incumbents of the justice courts were defeated in partisan elections. Of the superior courts' nonpartisan elections, there were four contested races.
There were three types of candidates: opposed, unopposed, and retention. In total, 208 judicial candidates ran in the general election across the state. 66 candidates ran in competitive races, and 73 candidates ran unopposed. Finally, 69 judges stood for retention.
For general election results, see: Arizona judicial elections, 2014.
For primary election results, see: Arizona judicial primary elections, 2014.
Interesting races
- Judge Benjamin Norris of the Maricopa County Superior Court received a 42.7% retention vote and was not retained. In an evaluation by the Judicial Performance Review Commission (JPR), it was recommended that Norris not be retained. Only three members of the commission voted in favor of his retention, while 25 voted that he did not meet the commission's standards.[1]
- One other judge did not meet JPR standards: Catherine Woods. She was retained in 2014 with 59.2% of the vote.[2]
Close races
- Billie G. Hoover (47.4%) v. Butch Gunnels (51.3%)
- Tyler Kissell (50.7%) v. Charles V. Boles (49.3%)
Large margin-of-victories
- Jimmie R. Hernandez (79.6%) v. Tyler Nadjara Thornton (20.4%)
- Emilio Velasquez (73.3%) v. Andrew Ibarra (26.2%)
- Timothy Dickerson (79.1%) v . George Nerhan (20.4%)
- David M. Haws (69.7%) v. Jorge A. Lozano (30.0%)
List of defeated incumbents
Retention:
| Name | Court |
|---|---|
| Benjamin Norris | Maricopa County Superior Court - Retention |
See also
- Arizona judicial elections, 2014
- Arizona elections
- Portal:Judicial elections
- Judicial selection in Arizona
- Arizona
External links
Footnotes
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Federal courts:
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Arizona • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Arizona
State courts:
Arizona Supreme Court • Arizona Court of Appeals • Arizona Superior Court • Arizona Justice Courts • Arizona Municipal Courts
State resources:
Courts in Arizona • Arizona judicial elections • Judicial selection in Arizona
