Connecticut judicial elections summary, 2014

Connecticut judicial elections, 2014
Overview
Total candidates:	72
Primary candidates:	4
General election candidates:	70
Incumbency
Incumbents:	43
Incumbent success rate:	100%
Competition - general election
Percent of candidates in contested races:	44%
Percent uncontested:	56%
Partisan victories
Republican	19
Democratic	33

2015 → ← 2013
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Only judges of Connecticut’s probate courts participate in judicial elections. In total, 72 candidates ran in 2014, including 43 incumbents, with 39 running unopposed. The probate court judges are selected in partisan elections to four-year terms.

For election results, see: Connecticut judicial elections, 2014.

Interesting races

• Of the 43 incumbents running for re-election, seven faced challenges to their seats. All seven won their general election contests and secured new four-year terms.
• Judge Terrance D. Lomme of the Saybrook Probate District was the incumbent who was re-elected to his seat with the narrowest margin. He received 50.7% of the vote, while challenger Anselmo M. Delia earned 49.3%.
• Two Green Party candidates competed for the Stamford Probate District Court. Gerald Fox III defeated Thaddeus Hanset with 88.2% of the vote.

See also

• Connecticut judicial elections, 2014
• Connecticut elections
• Portal:Judicial elections
• Judicial selection in Connecticut
• Connecticut

External links

• Connecticut Secretary of State, "Elections"

Footnotes

Connecticut courts

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Federal courts:

Second Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Connecticut • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Connecticut

State courts:

Connecticut Supreme Court • Connecticut Appellate Court • Connecticut Superior Court • Connecticut Probate Courts

State resources:

Courts in Connecticut • Connecticut judicial elections • Judicial selection in Connecticut