Maine judicial elections summary, 2014
| Maine judicial elections, 2014 | |
| Overview | |
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| Total candidates: | 16 |
| Primary candidates: | 12 |
| General election candidates: | 15 |
| Incumbency | |
| Incumbents: | 7 |
| Incumbent success rate: | 100% |
| Competition - general election | |
| Percent of candidates in contested races: | 67% |
| Percent uncontested: | 33% |
| Percent retention: | 0% |
| Partisan victories | |
Republican 
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6 |
Democratic 
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2 |
2015 →
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Only judges in Maine’s probate courts participate in judicial elections. In 2014, sixteen candidates ran, including seven incumbents, with five running unopposed.
The probate court judges are selected in partisan elections. In partisan primaries, each party selects one candidate to compete in the general election. Candidates who run unopposed in the primary are still required to appear on the general election ballot because write-in candidates are permitted during the general election.
For general election results, see: Maine judicial elections, 2014.
For primary election results, see: Maine judicial primary elections, 2014.
Interesting races
- All seven incumbent judges were re-elected in 2014. Only two faced challengers for their seats (winners in bold):
- Androscoggin County Probate Court: Judge Michael L. Dubois (57.0%), Elliott L. Epstein (43.0%)
- Penobscot County Probate Court: Judge M. Ray Bradford, Jr. (51.8%), Amy L. Faircloth (48.2%)
- In total, only four races in the general election were contested. In addition to the two incumbents who were re-elected, two other contests featured candidates vying for open seats (winners in bold):
- Hancock County Probate Court: William Bradley Blaisdell (55.5%), Valerie Cook Chiasson (44.5%)
- Due to the resignation of Judge John Alsop, a special election was held in conjunction with the general election for the Somerset
County Probate Court:
- Robert M. Washburn (34.8%) defeated Mark L. Fortier (24.7%), John W. Youney (14.0%), and John W. Martin (26.6%) in the election.[1]
See also
- Maine judicial elections, 2014
- Maine elections
- Portal:Judicial elections
- Judicial selection in Maine
- Maine
External links
Footnotes
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Federal courts:
First Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Maine • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Maine
State courts:
Maine Supreme Judicial Court • Maine Superior Court • Maine Business and Consumer Court • Maine District Courts • Maine Family Division • Maine Juvenile Court • Maine Probate Courts • Maine Small Claims Court • Maine Treatment Court
State resources:
Courts in Maine • Maine judicial elections • Judicial selection in Maine
