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Thirty-one states are holding intermediate appellate court elections in 2026. There are 239 seats on intermediate appellate courts up for election. More information about these elections will be added here once election dates and filing schedules are made available.

Intermediate appellate courts serve as an intermediate step between the trial courts and the courts of last resort in a state. Their jurisdiction varies from state to state.

Of the states up for election in 2026, five use partisan elections, 11 use nonpartisan elections, and 14 use retention elections. One state, Illinois, uses partisan elections for initial selection and retention elections for re-election.

In addition, in the U.S. Territories, two intermediate appellate court judges will be on the ballot in retention elections in 2026. Two judges on the Northern Mariana Islands Superior Court must stand for retention to remain on the bench.

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The following states are holding elections for intermediate appellate court seats in 2026. This list is subject to change if judges retire or are appointed.

2026 state intermediate appellate court elections

State	Seats up for election	Election dates	Election method
Alabama	4	November 3, 2026	Partisan
Arizona	17	November 3, 2026	Retention
Arkansas	2	March 3, 2026	Nonpartisan
California	49	November 3, 2026	Retention
Colorado	6	November 3, 2026	Retention
Florida	22	November 3, 2026	Retention
Georgia	5	May 19, 2026	Nonpartisan
Idaho	1	May 19, 2026	Nonpartisan
Illinois	8	November 3, 2026	Partisan and retention
Indiana	4	November 3, 2026	Retention
Iowa	3	November 3, 2026	Retention
Kansas	7	November 3, 2026	Retention
Kentucky	2	November 3, 2026	Nonpartisan
Louisiana	3	December 12, 2026	Partisan
Maryland	1	November 3, 2026	Retention
Michigan	10	November 3, 2026	Nonpartisan
Minnesota	5	November 3, 2026	Nonpartisan
Mississippi	5	November 3, 2026	Nonpartisan
Missouri	7	November 3, 2026	Retention
Nebraska	1	November 3, 2026	Retention
New Mexico	2	November 3, 2026	Retention
North Carolina	3	November 3, 2026	Partisan
Ohio	21	November 3, 2026	Partisan
Oklahoma	4	November 3, 2026	Retention
Oregon	4	November 3, 2026	Nonpartisan
Tennessee	2	August 6, 2026	Retention
Texas	24	November 3, 2026	Partisan
Utah	6	November 3, 2026	Retention
Washington	7	November 3, 2026	Nonpartisan
West Virginia	1	May 12, 2026	Nonpartisan
Wisconsin	3	April 7, 2026	Nonpartisan

The table below contains a list of all candidates who are running for state intermediate appellate courts in 2026. The table is fully searchable by candidate, party and candidacy status. Depending on the size of your screen, you'll either see a menu to the left of the table or an arrow at the top right corner, which you can use to select a state.

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Alabama Court of Appeals Candidates - 2026

candidate	party	office	status
Benjamin M. Bowden Incumbent	Republican	Alabama Court of Civil Appeals	On the Ballot General
Matt Fridy Incumbent	Republican	Alabama Court of Civil Appeals	On the Ballot General
Mary Becker Windom Incumbent	Republican	Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals	On the Ballot General
J. Elizabeth Kellum Incumbent	Republican	Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals	On the Ballot Primary
Riggs Walker	Republican	Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals	On the Ballot Primary

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Arizona Court of Appeals Candidates - 2026

candidate	party	office	status
No candidates available for this race		Arizona Court of Appeals Division One (Maricopa County) (Retention election)
No candidates available for this race		Arizona Court of Appeals Division Two (Pima County) (Retention election)

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Arkansas Court of Appeals Candidates - 2026

candidate	party	office	status
Bart Virden Incumbent	Nonpartisan	Arkansas Court of Appeals District 2 Position 1	Won General
Sarah Capp	Nonpartisan	Arkansas Court of Appeals District 3 Position 1	On the Ballot General
Brandon Carter	Nonpartisan	Arkansas Court of Appeals District 3 Position 1	On the Ballot General

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Colorado Court of Appeals Candidates - 2026

candidate	party	office	status
No candidates available for this race		Colorado Court of Appeals (Retention election)

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Georgia Court of Appeals Candidates - 2026

candidate	party	office	status
No candidates available for this race		Georgia Court of Appeals

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Idaho Court of Appeals Candidates - 2026

candidate	party	office	status
No candidates available for this race		Idaho Court of Appeals

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Indiana Court of Appeals Candidates - 2026

candidate	party	office	status
No candidates available for this race		Indiana Court of Appeals 2nd District (Retention election)
No candidates available for this race		Indiana Court of Appeals 3rd District (Retention election)
No candidates available for this race		Indiana Court of Appeals 4th District (Retention election)
No candidates available for this race		Indiana Court of Appeals 5th District (Retention election)

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Iowa Court of Appeals Candidates - 2026

candidate	party	office	status
No candidates available for this race		Iowa Court of Appeals (Retention election)

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Kansas Court of Appeals Candidates - 2026

candidate	party	office	status
No candidates available for this race		Kansas Court of Appeals Position 1 (Retention election)
No candidates available for this race		Kansas Court of Appeals Position 2 (Retention election)
No candidates available for this race		Kansas Court of Appeals Position 3 (Retention election)
No candidates available for this race		Kansas Court of Appeals Position 5 (Retention election)
No candidates available for this race		Kansas Court of Appeals Position 7 (Retention election)
No candidates available for this race		Kansas Court of Appeals Position 11 (Retention election)
No candidates available for this race		Kansas Court of Appeals Position 13 (Retention election)

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Kentucky Court of Appeals Candidates - 2026

candidate	party	office	status
No candidates available for this race		Kentucky Court of Appeals 3rd Division 2 (Special election)
Will Moynahan Incumbent	Nonpartisan	Kentucky Court of Appeals 5th Division 1 (Special election)	On the Ballot General
Lucy Ferguson VanMeter	Nonpartisan	Kentucky Court of Appeals 5th Division 1 (Special election)	On the Ballot General

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Michigan Court of Appeals Candidates - 2026

candidate	party	office	status
No candidates available for this race		Michigan 1st District Court of Appeals 3 seats
No candidates available for this race		Michigan 2nd District Court of Appeals 2 seats
No candidates available for this race		Michigan 3rd District Court of Appeals
No candidates available for this race		Michigan 4th District Court of Appeals 3 seats

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Minnesota Court of Appeals Candidates - 2026

candidate	party	office	status
No candidates available for this race		Minnesota Court of Appeals District 1
No candidates available for this race		Minnesota Court of Appeals District 7
No candidates available for this race		Minnesota Court of Appeals District 13
No candidates available for this race		Minnesota Court of Appeals District 15
No candidates available for this race		Minnesota Court of Appeals District 18

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Mississippi Court of Appeals Candidates - 2026

candidate	party	office	status
John Weddle Incumbent	Nonpartisan	Mississippi Court of Appeals District 1 Position 1 (Special election)	On the Ballot General
Derek Hopson Jr.	Nonpartisan	Mississippi Court of Appeals District 1 Position 1 (Special election)	On the Ballot General
Donna M. Barnes Incumbent	Nonpartisan	Mississippi Court of Appeals District 1 Position 2	On the Ballot General
Deborah McDonald Incumbent	Nonpartisan	Mississippi Court of Appeals District 2 Position 1	On the Ballot General
David McCarty Incumbent	Nonpartisan	Mississippi Court of Appeals District 4 Position 2	On the Ballot General
Anthony Lawrence Incumbent	Nonpartisan	Mississippi Court of Appeals District 5 Position 1	On the Ballot General

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Missouri Court of Appeals Candidates - 2026

candidate	party	office	status
No candidates available for this race		Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District (Retention election)
No candidates available for this race		Missouri Court of Appeals Southern District (Retention election)
No candidates available for this race		Missouri Court of Appeals Western District (Retention election)

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Nebraska Court of Appeals Candidates - 2026

candidate	party	office	status
No candidates available for this race		Nebraska Court of Appeals District 2 (Retention election)

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New Mexico Court of Appeals Candidates - 2026

candidate	party	office	status
Kristopher Houghton Incumbent	Democratic	New Mexico Court of Appeals (Special election)	On the Ballot Primary

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North Carolina Court of Appeals Candidates - 2026

candidate	party	office	status
John S. Arrowood Incumbent	Democratic	North Carolina Court of Appeals Seat 1	On the Ballot General
Michael Byrne	Republican	North Carolina Court of Appeals Seat 1	On the Ballot Primary
Matt Smith	Republican	North Carolina Court of Appeals Seat 1	On the Ballot Primary
Toby Hampson Incumbent	Democratic	North Carolina Court of Appeals Seat 2	On the Ballot General
George Bell	Republican	North Carolina Court of Appeals Seat 2	On the Ballot General
Craig Collins	Republican	North Carolina Court of Appeals Seat 3	On the Ballot General
Christine Walczyk	Democratic	North Carolina Court of Appeals Seat 3	On the Ballot Primary
James Whalen	Democratic	North Carolina Court of Appeals Seat 3	On the Ballot Primary

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Ohio Court of Appeals Candidates - 2026

candidate	party	office	status
Ashley Kilbane	Democratic	Ohio Eighth District Court of Appeals (Special election)	Candidacy Declared Primary
Anita Laster Mays Incumbent	Democratic	Ohio Eighth District Court of Appeals	Candidacy Declared Primary
Anthony Alto	Republican	Ohio Eighth District Court of Appeals	Candidacy Declared Primary
Jeff Crossman	Democratic	Ohio Eighth District Court of Appeals	Candidacy Declared Primary
Andrea Nelson Moore	Democratic	Ohio Eighth District Court of Appeals	Candidacy Declared Primary
John J. Russo	Democratic	Ohio Eighth District Court of Appeals	Candidacy Declared Primary
Emanuella Groves Incumbent	Democratic	Ohio Eighth District Court of Appeals	Candidacy Declared Primary
Michael John Ryan Incumbent	Democratic	Ohio Eighth District Court of Appeals	Candidacy Declared Primary
Robert Patton Incumbent	Republican	Ohio Eleventh District Court of Appeals 2 seats	Candidacy Declared Primary
Marisa Cornachio	Republican	Ohio Eleventh District Court of Appeals 2 seats	Candidacy Declared Primary
David Lee Engler	Republican	Ohio Eleventh District Court of Appeals 2 seats	Candidacy Declared Primary
Matt Donahue	Republican	Ohio Fifth District Court of Appeals	Candidacy Declared Primary
Jeff Furr	Republican	Ohio Fifth District Court of Appeals	Candidacy Declared Primary
Matthew George	Republican	Ohio Fifth District Court of Appeals	Candidacy Declared Primary
Ginger Bock Incumbent	Democratic	Ohio First District Court of Appeals	Candidacy Declared Primary
Peter Abele Incumbent	Republican	Ohio Fourth District Court of Appeals	Candidacy Declared Primary
Betty Sutton Incumbent	Democratic	Ohio Ninth District Court of Appeals	Candidacy Declared Primary
Cynthia Curtin	Republican	Ohio Ninth District Court of Appeals	Candidacy Declared Primary
Chris Epley Incumbent	Republican	Ohio Second District Court of Appeals	Candidacy Declared Primary
David Comstock	Republican	Ohio Seventh District Court of Appeals 2 seats	Candidacy Declared Primary
Mark Anthony Hanni	Republican	Ohio Seventh District Court of Appeals 2 seats	Candidacy Declared Primary
Molly Johnson	Republican	Ohio Seventh District Court of Appeals 2 seats	Candidacy Declared Primary
Donald Scott	Republican	Ohio Seventh District Court of Appeals 2 seats	Candidacy Declared Primary
Myron Duhart Incumbent	Democratic	Ohio Sixth District Court of Appeals	Candidacy Declared Primary
CJ Kamm	Republican	Ohio Sixth District Court of Appeals	Candidacy Declared Primary
Michael R. Goulding	Republican	Ohio Sixth District Court of Appeals	Candidacy Declared Primary
Michael Mentel Incumbent	Democratic	Ohio Tenth District Court of Appeals	Candidacy Declared Primary
Terri Jamison Incumbent	Democratic	Ohio Tenth District Court of Appeals	Candidacy Declared Primary
Mark Miller Incumbent	Republican	Ohio Third District Court of Appeals	Candidacy Declared Primary
Matthew Byrne Incumbent	Republican	Ohio Twelfth District Court of Appeals	Candidacy Declared Primary
Robert Hendrickson Incumbent	Republican	Ohio Twelfth District Court of Appeals	Candidacy Declared Primary

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Oklahoma Court of Appeals Candidates - 2026

candidate	party	office	status
No candidates available for this race		Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals District 2 (Retention election)
No candidates available for this race		Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals District 3 (Retention election)
No candidates available for this race		Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals District 1 Office 1 (Retention election)
No candidates available for this race		Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals District 1 Office 2 (Retention election)
No candidates available for this race		Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals District 2 Office 1 (Retention election)
No candidates available for this race		Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals District 2 Office 2 (Retention election)

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Oregon Court of Appeals Candidates - 2026

candidate	party	office	status
No candidates available for this race		Oregon Court of Appeals Position 1
No candidates available for this race		Oregon Court of Appeals Position 9
No candidates available for this race		Oregon Court of Appeals Position 12
No candidates available for this race		Oregon Court of Appeals Position 13

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Tennessee Court of Appeals Candidates - 2026

candidate	party	office	status
Valerie Smith Incumbent	Nonpartisan	Tennessee Court of Appeals Western Section (Retention election)	On the Ballot General
Steven W. Sword Incumbent	Nonpartisan	Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals Eastern Section (Retention election)	On the Ballot General

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Texas Court of Appeals Candidates - 2026

candidate	party	office	status
Brent Coffee	Republican	Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 3	On the Ballot Primary
Lesli Fitzpatrick	Republican	Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 3	On the Ballot Primary
Alison Fox	Republican	Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 3	On the Ballot Primary
Thomas Smith	Republican	Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 3	On the Ballot Primary
Okey Anyiam	Democratic	Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 3	On the Ballot Primary
Mark Ash	Libertarian	Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 3	On the Ballot Convention
Kevin Patrick Yeary Incumbent	Republican	Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 4	On the Ballot Primary
Audra Riley	Democratic	Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 4	On the Ballot Primary
Jennifer Balido	Republican	Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 9	On the Ballot Primary
John Messinger	Republican	Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 9	On the Ballot Primary
Holly Taylor	Democratic	Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 9	On the Ballot Primary
Maria Salas-Mendoza Incumbent	Democratic	Texas Eighth District Court of Appeals Chief Justice	On the Ballot Primary
Bruce Williams Incumbent	Republican	Texas Eleventh District Court of Appeals Place 2	On the Ballot Primary
Scott Brister Incumbent	Republican	Texas Fifteenth District Court of Appeals Place 1	On the Ballot Primary
Jerry Zimmerer	Democratic	Texas Fifteenth District Court of Appeals Place 1	On the Ballot Primary
Scott Field Incumbent	Republican	Texas Fifteenth District Court of Appeals Place 2	On the Ballot Primary
Thomas Baker	Democratic	Texas Fifteenth District Court of Appeals Place 2	On the Ballot Primary
April Farris Incumbent	Republican	Texas Fifteenth District Court of Appeals Place 3	On the Ballot Primary
Marc Meyer	Democratic	Texas Fifteenth District Court of Appeals Place 3	On the Ballot Primary
Matthew Kolodoski	Republican	Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 3	On the Ballot Primary
Amanda Reichek	Democratic	Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 3	On the Ballot Primary
Benjamin N. Smith	Republican	Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 6	On the Ballot Primary
Monica Purdy	Democratic	Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 6	On the Ballot Primary
Ashley Wysocki	Republican	Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 8	On the Ballot Primary
Nicholas Palmer	Democratic	Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 8	On the Ballot Primary
Andrea Plumlee	Democratic	Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 8	On the Ballot Primary
Veronica Rivas-Molloy Incumbent	Democratic	Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 3	On the Ballot Primary
Todd Frankfort	Republican	Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 3	On the Ballot Primary
Zachary Gibson	Republican	Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 3	On the Ballot Primary
Elizabeth Ling Urrego	Republican	Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 3	On the Ballot Primary
Malcolm Whittaker	Republican	Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 3	On the Ballot Primary
David Gunn Incumbent	Republican	Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 4 (Special election)	On the Ballot Primary
Julie Countiss	Democratic	Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 4 (Special election)	On the Ballot Primary
Amparo Guerra Incumbent	Democratic	Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 5	On the Ballot Primary
Jessica Caird	Republican	Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 5	On the Ballot Primary
Kevin Jewell	Republican	Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Chief Justice	On the Ballot Primary
Connie Gonzales	Democratic	Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Chief Justice	On the Ballot Primary
Sarah Beth Landau	Democratic	Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Chief Justice	On the Ballot Primary
Ken Wise Incumbent	Republican	Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 7	On the Ballot Primary
Michael Adams-Hurta	Democratic	Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 7	On the Ballot Primary
William Demond	Democratic	Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 7	On the Ballot Primary
Derek Obialo	Democratic	Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 7	On the Ballot Primary
Bert Richardson	Republican	Texas Fourth District Court of Appeals Chief Justice	On the Ballot Primary
Antonia Arteaga	Democratic	Texas Fourth District Court of Appeals Chief Justice	On the Ballot Primary
Velia Meza	Democratic	Texas Fourth District Court of Appeals Chief Justice	On the Ballot Primary
Scott Golemon Incumbent	Republican	Texas Ninth District Court of Appeals Chief Justice	On the Ballot Primary
Chris Taylor	Republican	Texas Second District Court of Appeals Place 2	On the Ballot Primary
Brian Walker Incumbent	Republican	Texas Second District Court of Appeals Place 7	On the Ballot Primary
Judy Parker	Republican	Texas Seventh District Court of Appeals Chief Justice	On the Ballot Primary
L. Charles van Cleef Incumbent	Republican	Texas Sixth District Court of Appeals Place 3	On the Ballot Primary
Lee Harris Incumbent	Republican	Texas Tenth District Court of Appeals Place 2	On the Ballot Primary
Darlene Byrne Incumbent	Democratic	Texas Third District Court of Appeals Chief Justice	On the Ballot Primary
Cory Liu	Republican	Texas Third District Court of Appeals Chief Justice	On the Ballot Primary
Clarissa Silva Incumbent	Republican	Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Place 6	On the Ballot Primary
John Ball	Democratic	Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Place 6	On the Ballot Primary
Brian Hoyle	Republican	Texas Twelfth District Court of Appeals Chief Justice	On the Ballot Primary
Michael Davis Incumbent	Republican	Texas Twelfth District Court of Appeals Place 3 (Special election)	On the Ballot Primary
Oni Groves	Democratic	Dallas County Criminal Court of Appeals No. 1	On the Ballot Primary
Alexandra Guio	Democratic	Dallas County Criminal Court of Appeals No. 1	On the Ballot Primary
Cheryl Williams	Democratic	Dallas County Criminal Court of Appeals No. 2	On the Ballot Primary

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Utah Court of Appeals Candidates - 2026

candidate	party	office	status
No candidates available for this race		Utah Court of Appeals (Retention election)

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Washington Court of Appeals Candidates - 2026

candidate	party	office	status
No candidates available for this race		Washington Court of Appeals Division I District 1
No candidates available for this race		Washington Court of Appeals Division I District 2
No candidates available for this race		Washington Court of Appeals Division II District 1
No candidates available for this race		Washington Court of Appeals Division II District 2
No candidates available for this race		Washington Court of Appeals Division III District 1
No candidates available for this race		Washington Court of Appeals Division III District 3

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West Virginia Court of Appeals Candidates - 2026

candidate	party	office	status
Gerald M. Titus III Incumbent	Nonpartisan	Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia (Special election)	On the Ballot General
Laura Faircloth	Nonpartisan	Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia (Special election)	On the Ballot General
Todd Kirby	Nonpartisan	Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia (Special election)	On the Ballot General
Harry L. Kirkpatrick	Nonpartisan	Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia (Special election)	On the Ballot General
Martin Sheehan	Nonpartisan	Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia (Special election)	On the Ballot General
Tom Ewing Incumbent	Nonpartisan	Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia (Special election)	On the Ballot General
Bill Flanigan	Nonpartisan	Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia (Special election)	On the Ballot General
Dan Greear Incumbent	Nonpartisan	West Virginia Intermediate Court of Appeals Division 2	On the Ballot General
Jim Douglas	Nonpartisan	West Virginia Intermediate Court of Appeals Division 2	On the Ballot General

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Wisconsin Court of Appeals Candidates - 2026

candidate	party	office	status
Martin Joseph Donald Incumbent	Nonpartisan	Wisconsin Court of Appeals District I	On the Ballot General
Anthony LoCoco	Nonpartisan	Wisconsin Court of Appeals District II	On the Ballot General
Christine Hansen	Nonpartisan	Wisconsin Court of Appeals District II	Disqualified Primary
Rachel Graham Incumbent	Nonpartisan	Wisconsin Court of Appeals District IV	On the Ballot General

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Judicial selection methods

See also: Judicial selection in the states

States use a variety of methods to elect intermediate appellate court judges.

• In a partisan election, candidates may be nominated by political parties or declare their party affiliations upon filing to stand in the election. Primaries are typically held to narrow down the candidates to one per party before the general election; some states hold primaries in which candidates of all parties compete with each other and the top vote-getters advance regardless of party.
• In a nonpartisan election, some states require candidates to declare their party affiliations, while some states prohibit them from doing so. If primaries are held, they do not narrow the candidates to one per party; instead, they typically narrow the candidates to two for each seat regardless of party.
• In a retention election, an incumbent judge does not face an opponent. A question is placed on the ballot asking whether each judge shall be retained for another term, and voters choose "yes" or "no." Judges must receive majority "yes" votes in order to remain in their seats.

To learn more about judicial selection methods, click here.

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