November 3 Election Review: Local judicial elections
November 6, 2015
By Ballotpedia's Municipal Government Team
On November 3, Ballotpedia covered local judicial elections in five states. Four incumbents lost re-election campaigns: three in New York and one in Pennsylvania. In addition to races for 177 contested elections, there were 132 uncontested candidates.
Kentucky
- See also: Kentucky judicial elections, 2015
The state of Kentucky held special judicial elections on November 3, 2015. There were elections for vacancies on the 42nd Circuit Court and 30th District Court. The deadline for candidates to file for this race was August 11, 2015.[1] Click here to see detailed results for each race.
Mississippi
- See also: Mississippi judicial elections, 2015
The state of Mississippi held scheduled judicial elections on November 3, 2015, and a runoff election on November 24, 2015. The filing deadline for 2015 candidates was March 3. There were contested elections in the 4th, 11th and 20th chancery districts and the 12th, 13th, and 20th circuit court districts. Click here to see detailed results for each race.
New York
- See also: New York judicial elections, 2015
The general election in New York took place on November 3, 2015. Primary elections took place on September 10, 2015, and the filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in the primary was August 16, 2015.[2] Three incumbents were defeated in their re-election bids.
There were contested elections for the 3rd, 4th, 7th, 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th supreme court districts. A total of 58 candidates ran for 37 supreme court positions across 11 districts in 2015.
Elections were also held for county, family, surrogates' and district courts across the state. Click here to see detailed results for each race.
Pennsylvania
- See also: Pennsylvania judicial elections, 2015
The state of Pennsylvania had contested common pleas court races in Philadelphia, Allegheny, Northampton, Erie, Northumberland, Cumberland, Westmoreland, Greene, Chester, Somerset, York, Berks, Delaware, Montgomery, Franklin, Bradford, Cambria, Adams and Lawrence counties. One incumbent was defeated in a re-election bid. Click here to see detailed results for each race.
Washington
- See also: Washington judicial elections, 2015
The state of Washington held scheduled judicial elections for 14 seats on November 3, 2015. The filing deadline for 2015 candidates was May 15, 2015. The primary election scheduled for August 4, 2015, was cancelled due to a lack of contested races. Stephen E. Brown won re-election to Grays Harbor County Superior Court by defeating challenger Jean Cotton. Incumbents faced no opposition in the remaining 12 local races. Click here to see detailed results for each race.
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