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Colorado Supreme Court elections, 2016
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| 2016 State Judicial Elections |
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| Part 4: Changes in 2016 |
One seat on the Colorado Supreme Court was up for retention election on November 8, 2016. Justice William W. Hood faced retention by voters. If retained, a supreme court justice serves a 10-year term.
Justices who faced retention
Election results
November 8, 2016
| Colorado Supreme Court, Hood's seat, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes votes | |
 William W. Hood | 70.98% | |
| Source: Colorado Secretary of State Official Certified Results | ||
Political composition
Justices in Colorado are appointed by the governor and retained by voters thereafter. Justices Nancy Rice, Richard Gabriel, Brian Boatright, William W. Hood, and Monica Márquez were appointed by Democratic governors. Justices Nathan Coats and Allison Eid were appointed by Republican governor Bill Owens.
| ■ Chief Justice Nancy Rice | Appointed by Roy Romer (D) in 1998 | |
| ■ Brian Boatright | Appointed by John Hickenlooper (D) in 2011 | |
| ■ Nathan Coats | Appointed by Bill Owens (R) in 2000 | |
| ■ Allison Eid | Appointed by Bill Owens (R) in 2006 | |
| ■ Richard Gabriel | Appointed by John Hickenlooper (D) in 2015 | |
| ■ William W. Hood | Appointed by John Hickenlooper (D) in 2014 | |
| ■ Monica Márquez | Appointed by Bill Ritter (D) in 2010 |
Selection
- See also: Judicial selection in Colorado
Judges for the Colorado Supreme Court are each appointed by the governor from a list of names compiled by a nominating commission. Initial terms last at least two years, after which judges must stand for retention in a yes-no election. Subsequent terms last 10 years.[1]
The court's chief justice is voted upon by the justices of the supreme court and serves indefinitely.[1]
- See also: Assisted appointment
State profile
| Demographic data for Colorado | ||
|---|---|---|
| Colorado | U.S. | |
| Total population: | 5,448,819 | 316,515,021 |
| Land area (sq mi): | 103,642 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White: | 84.2% | 73.6% |
| Black/African American: | 4% | 12.6% |
| Asian: | 2.9% | 5.1% |
| Native American: | 0.9% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander: | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Two or more: | 3.5% | 3% |
| Hispanic/Latino: | 21.1% | 17.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate: | 90.7% | 86.7% |
| College graduation rate: | 38.1% | 29.8% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income: | $60,629 | $53,889 |
| Persons below poverty level: | 13.5% | 11.3% |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Colorado. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
Presidential voting pattern
- See also: Presidential voting trends in Colorado
Colorado voted for the Democratic candidate in five out of the seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.
Pivot Counties (2016)
Ballotpedia identified 206 counties that voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012. Collectively, Trump won these Pivot Counties by more than 580,000 votes. Of these 206 counties, four are located in Colorado, accounting for 1.94 percent of the total pivot counties.[2]
Pivot Counties (2020)
In 2020, Ballotpedia re-examined the 206 Pivot Counties to view their voting patterns following that year's presidential election. Ballotpedia defined those won by Trump won as Retained Pivot Counties and those won by Joe Biden (D) as Boomerang Pivot Counties. Nationwide, there were 181 Retained Pivot Counties and 25 Boomerang Pivot Counties. Colorado had three Retained Pivot Counties and one Boomerang Pivot County, accounting for 1.66 and 4.00 percent of all Retained and Boomerang Pivot Counties, respectively.
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 National Center for State Courts, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Colorado," accessed August 10, 2016
- ↑ The raw data for this study was provided by Dave Leip of Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
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Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Colorado • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Colorado
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