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Maryland judicial elections summary, 2014
| Maryland judicial elections, 2014 | |
| Overview | |
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| Total candidates: | 169 |
| Primary candidates: | 153 |
| General election candidates: | 136 |
| Incumbency | |
| Incumbents: | 84 |
| Incumbent success rate: | 87% |
| Competition - general election | |
| Percent of candidates in contested races: | 67% |
| Percent uncontested: | 29% |
| Percent retention: | 4% |
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Maryland's 2014 judicial elections featured numerous competitive, nonpartisan races for the orphans' courts and the circuit courts, while judges of the Maryland Court of Appeals faced yes-no retention elections.[1]
The majority of this state's judicial elections in November were competitive, with only 40 of the 169 candidates running unopposed. Among the contested races, 11 incumbents were defeated. However, all five judges up for retention were re-elected by wide margins.[1]
A primary was held on June 24, 2014, and the general election was held on November 4, 2014.
For general election results, see: Maryland judicial elections, 2014.
For primary election results, see: Maryland judicial primary elections, 2014.
Interesting races
- A write-in candidate won a seat on the Orphans Court of Garrett County as there were only two candidates on the ballot with three seats up for election. Dan Duggan was elected to the open judgeship.[1][2]
- Danny Brian O'Connor, an incumbent, was defeated in a close race for the 6th Circuit Court of Frederick County when Scott Rolle received 51.1% of the vote.
- Of the five judges up for retention, only Douglas R. M. Nazarian received less than 80% "yes" votes. Shirley Marie Watts received the highest retention percentage at 88.4%.
- Voters in Allegany County elected a former lawyer, Edward C. Crossland, as a judge of the Orphans Court of Allegany County. Crossland was disbarred by consent by the state of Maryland in 2010 for mail fraud. Four candidates ran for three open seats on the court.
List of defeated incumbents
| Name | Court |
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| Danny Brian O'Connor | Sixth Circuit Court - Frederick County |
| Donald L. Howard | Orphans Court of Somerset County - Somerset County |
| Frank E. Novinger | Orphans Court of Washington County - Washington County |
| Jerome Richard Spencer | 7th Judicial Circuit - Charles County |
| Linda Davis (Maryland) | Orphans Court of Washington County - Washington County |
| Linda Dean | Orphans Court of St. Mary’s County - St. Mary's County |
| Robert Adair | Orphans Court of Washington County - Washington County |
| Stephan W. Fogleman | Orphans Court of Baltimore City - Baltimore City |
| Thomas M. Walsh (Maryland) | Orphans Court of Queen Anne’s County - Queen Anne's County |
| W. Edwin Cole, Jr. | Orphans Court of Cecil County - Cecil County |
| William Miles Mattingly | Orphans Court of St. Mary’s County - St. Mary's County |
See also
- Maryland judicial elections, 2014
- Maryland elections
- Portal:Judicial elections
- Judicial selection in Maryland
- Maryland
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Maryland Board of Elections, "2014 Unofficial General Election Results," accessed November 6, 2014
- ↑ Via an email with the Garrett County Election Director on November 13, 2014
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Federal courts:
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Maryland • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Maryland
State courts:
Maryland Supreme Court • Appellate Court of Maryland • Maryland District Courts • Maryland Circuit Courts • Maryland Orphans' Court
State resources:
Courts in Maryland • Maryland judicial elections • Judicial selection in Maryland
