Idaho judicial elections summary, 2014
| Idaho judicial elections, 2014 | |
| Overview | |
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| Total candidates: | 92 |
| Primary candidates: | 54 |
| General election candidates: | 43 |
| Incumbency | |
| Incumbents: | 79 |
| Incumbent success rate: | 100% |
| Competition - general election | |
| Percent of candidates in contested races: | 9% |
| Percent uncontested: | 2% |
| Percent retention: | 89% |
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Only two contested races occurred in Idaho during the general election, as most had already been decided in the primary election on May 20, 2014. In the primary, if no candidate receives more than 50% of the vote, the top two vote-getters advance to a runoff in the November election.
A total of 92 judicial candidates competed in the 2014 election, including 79 incumbents seeking re-election. In Idaho, only magistrates participate in retention elections. In 2014, 38 magistrate court judges were retained with an average retention rate of 83.0%. This was the third highest average of the states that had retention elections in 2014, after Montana and Maryland.
- For primary and general election results, see: Idaho judicial elections, 2014.
Interesting races
- There were two contested races held on the November 4, 2014, general election:
- 4th District Court, Wetherell seat: Solo practitioner Samuel A. Hoagland defeated Rebecca W. Arnold 52.8% to 47.2%.
- 7th District Court, Shindurling seat: Bonneville County Prosecuting Attorney Bruce L. Pickett defeated attorney Steven H. Thompson 59.3% to 40.7%.
- Two Idaho Supreme Court justices faced re-election in 2014. Justice Joel Horton defeated William Seiniger on May 20, 2014, with 65.8% of the vote. Justice Warren E. Jones was unopposed and was re-elected on May 20 to a new six-year term.
- There were four contested races resolved during the May 20, 2014, primary election for the 2nd, 6th, and 7th District Courts.
See also
- Idaho judicial elections, 2014
- Idaho elections
- Portal:Judicial elections
- Judicial selection in Idaho
- Idaho
External links
Footnotes
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Federal courts:
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Idaho • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Idaho
State courts:
Idaho Supreme Court • Idaho Court of Appeals • Idaho District Courts • Idaho Magistrate Division
State resources:
Courts in Idaho • Idaho judicial elections • Judicial selection in Idaho
