Mississippi judicial elections summary, 2014
| Mississippi judicial elections, 2014 | |
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| Total candidates: | 160 |
| General election candidates: | 160 |
| Incumbency | |
| Incumbents: | 114 |
| Incumbent success rate: | 99% |
| Competition - general election | |
| Percent of candidates in contested races: | 42% |
| Percent uncontested: | 58% |
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In Mississippi’s nonpartisan general election, a total of 160 judicial candidates ran. Ninety-three faced no opposition, while 67 competed in contested races. Incumbents comprised 71% of the candidates.
Following the 28 contested races in Mississippi’s general election, five proceeded to a runoff on November 25. In these contests, no candidate secured over 50% of the vote on November 4, leading the top two candidates to compete again.
For general election results, see: Mississippi judicial elections, 2014.
Interesting races
- No incumbents were defeated in the general election. However, Judge Billy Joe Landrum was defeated by challenger Dal Williamson in a runoff. Landrum trailed Williamson by 11.2% in the general election and received just 33% of the vote in the runoff.
- Judge D. Neil Harris was re-elected to the 16th Chancery District, defeating Paula S. Yancey by a margin of just 18 votes.[1]
- Six candidates competed for the open seat on the Adams County Court. Walt J. Brown and Patricia F. Dunmore advanced to the runoff, having received 30.3% and 36.6% of the vote, respectively, in the general election. Brown won the runoff with 57% of the votes.
See also
- Mississippi judicial elections, 2014
- Mississippi elections
- Portal:Judicial elections
- Judicial selection in Mississippi
- Mississippi
External links
Footnotes
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Federal courts:
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Northern District of Mississippi, Southern District of Mississippi • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Northern District of Mississippi, Southern District of Mississippi
State courts:
Mississippi Supreme Court • Mississippi Court of Appeals • Mississippi circuit courts • Mississippi Chancery Court • Mississippi county courts • Mississippi justice courts • Mississippi youth courts • Mississippi Municipal Courts
State resources:
Courts in Mississippi • Mississippi judicial elections • Judicial selection in Mississippi
