Washington judicial elections summary, 2014
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| Total candidates: | 165 |
| General election candidates: | 165 |
| Incumbency | |
| Incumbents: | 136 |
| Incumbent success rate: | 99% |
| Competition - general election | |
| Percent of candidates in contested races: | 27% |
| Percent uncontested: | 73% |
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A total of 165 candidates participated in Washington's judicial elections in 2014. Of these candidates, 136 were incumbents running for re-election. In the general election, 22 judicial races were contested. Of the 17 incumbent judges who faced challengers in the general election, only one was defeated. Meanwhile, two Washington Supreme Court justices were re-elected.
For general election results, see: Washington judicial elections, 2014.
Interesting races
- Washington Supreme Court Justice Charles W. Johnson was re-elected for a full six-year term. He defeated his opponent, Eddie Yoon, with 73.8% of the vote. Fellow Justice Debra Stephens defeated John Scannell with 78.1% of the vote.
- Incumbent Judge Randy A. Brandt of the Spokane County District Court was defeated in his re-election bid by private practice attorney Aimee Maurer, who won with 50.8% of the vote. It was the most expensive judicial race in Washington in 2014.[1]
- The closest race was between Judge Adalia A. Hille and Carolyn J. Benzel. Hille was re-elected to the Adams County District Court, defeating Benzel with 50.2% of the vote.
- Outside of the supreme court races, the largest margin of victory occurred in the race for a seat on the Klickitat County District Court West. Jeff Baker defeated Dave Brown with 77.9% of the vote.
See also
- Washington judicial elections, 2014
- Washington elections
- Portal:Judicial elections
- Judicial selection in Washington
- Washington
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