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Pennsylvania judicial elections, 2013
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The Pennsylvania judicial elections consisted of a primary on May 21st and a general election on November 5th.[1]
This page includes candidates for the Supreme, Superior and Municipal courts. If you are looking for Courts of Common Pleas or Magisterial District candidates, please see one of the following pages:
- Pennsylvania judicial elections, 2013 - Courts of Common Pleas
- Pennsylvania judicial elections, 2013 - Magisterial Districts
Filing deadlines
- March 12th, Last day to circulate and file nomination petitions (primary election).
- August 1st, Last day to circulate and file nomination papers (general election).[2]
Post-election summary
| Statistics from Pennsylvania's 2013 judicial elections | |
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| Total candidates (general election): | 176 |
| Incumbent candidates: | 97 |
| Unopposed candidates: | 46 |
| % of unopposed candidates who were incumbents: |
50% |
| Total candidates elected/re-elected: | 149 |
| New judges elected: | 57 |
| Incumbents re-elected: | 24 |
| Judges retained: | 68 |
Many eyes were on the retention elections of Supreme Court Justices Ronald Castille and Max Baer, as well as that of Superior Court judges Susan Peikes Gantman and Jack Panella. All of these judges and justices were retained. Castille received the lowest percentage of votes in favor of retention, at 68%, but that was still well beyond the 51% required for him to gain another term.
In only contested Superior Court race, Republican Vic Stabile emerged victorious, though the race was quite close. Stabile received 51.6% of the vote, while his opponent, Judge Jack McVay, Jr. of the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas, received the other 48.4%.
Supreme Court
Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Retention
| Judge | Retention vote | Retention Vote % |
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Ronald Castille  | 68.5% | |
| Max Baer | 71.0% |
Superior Court
Pennsylvania Superior Court
Retention
| Judge | Retention vote | Retention Vote % |
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| Susan Peikes Gantman | 69.4% | |
| Jack Panella | 69.2% |
Seat 1
| Candidate | Incumbency | Party | Primary Vote | Election Vote |
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| Robert C. Wyda | No | Republican | Withdrew% | |
| Jack McVay, Jr. | No | Democratic | 55.4% | 48.5%  |
| Joseph C. Waters, Jr. | No | Democratic | 44.6% | |
| Vic Stabile | No | Republican | 100% | 51.5% |
Philadelphia Municipal Court
Three seats were up for election. Since no Republican candidates filed, the winners of the Democratic primary were unopposed in the general election.[3][4]
| Court | Candidate | Incumbent | Primary election | General election |
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| Philadelphia Municipal Court | Conor Corcoran | No | 1.1% | |
| Philadelphia Municipal Court | Daine A. Grey, Jr. | No | 1.5% | |
| Philadelphia Municipal Court | Fran Shields | Yes | 16.0% | 33.4% |
| Philadelphia Municipal Court | Frank Bennett | No | 1.1% | |
| Philadelphia Municipal Court | Henry Lewandowski | No | 20.9% | 32.4% |
| Philadelphia Municipal Court | Martin Coleman | No | 22.8% | 34.2% |
| Philadelphia Municipal Court | Robert M. Kline | No | 4.8% | |
| Philadelphia Municipal Court | Shoshana Bricklin | No | 7.6% | |
| Philadelphia Municipal Court | Tracy Brandeis-Roman | No | 5.5% | |
Retentions
| Court | Candidate | Incumbent | Primary election | General election |
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| Philadelphia Municipal Court | Jacquelyn M. Frazier-Lyde | Yes | | |
| Philadelphia Municipal Court | Joseph J. O'Neill | Yes | | |
| Philadelphia Municipal Court | Teresa Carr Deni | Yes | | |
| Philadelphia Municipal Court | Wendy L. Pew | Yes | |
Court of Common Pleas
- For Court of Common Pleas judicial elections, please visit: Pennsylvania judicial elections, 2013 - Courts of Common Pleas
Magisterial Districts
- For Magisterial District judicial elections, please visit: Pennsylvania judicial elections, 2013 - Magisterial Districts
See also
- Pennsylvania judicial elections
- Judicial selection in Pennsylvania
- Campaign finance requirements for Pennsylvania judicial elections
External links
- The Associated Press, "Voter ID law won't be enforced during Pennsylvania's primary election," February 15, 2013
- PA lawmaker says dump corrupt judicial elections, "PA lawmaker says dump corrupt judicial elections," January 23, 2013
- PA Transparency Project - Blog, "Unofficial Judicial Election List for 2013 Elections," December 12, 2012
- Centre Daily Times, "Longtime district judge to hang up robe," April 30, 2012
- Penn Live, Tuesday's statewide judicial races are a reminder that Pa. has to change the way it picks judges: John L. Micek," November 5, 2013
Footnotes
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