Judicial elections consist of a partisan primary and general election. After the primary, the candidates who received the most votes from each party compete against each other for the judgeship. Supreme Court justices stand for retention elections.
If a vacancy occurs mid-term, the Supreme Court will appoint a new judge to fill the vacancy until the next general election.
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