Portal:Judicial elections

The Judicial Elections Portal:

This portal serves as a guidepost for providing up to date information about past and current elections and the judicial candidates involved in these elections.

Every year there are judicial elections in the United States. Most states hold their elections in even-numbered years, but one has elections in odd-numbered years. A couple of states hold judicial elections every year.

Our goal is to compile information on judges running for election in the nation every year.

• Elections by state
• Elections by year
• Election news
• How judges are elected

2012 Election News

• Some Idaho voters avoid closed primary, May 17, 2012
• JP Election Brief: Focus on the Gulf States and Northwest, May 17, 2012
• Only one judicial race in North Dakota's primary election, May 15, 2012
• Judicial candidates prepare for the final stretch: A summary of Oregon's contested 2012 judicial races, May 10, 2012
• Idaho appellate judges set for another term, May 10, 2012
• Democrats choose nominees for West Virginia Supreme Court, May 09, 2012

How you can help

The Judgepedia:WikiProject Judicial Elections is where editors and contributors coordinate to work on articles in this portal. There you can access the process our staff uses to gather information judicial elections, help pages specific to the project, and view current checklists that show where we are in the process.!
If you are a candidate, or affiliated with a campaign, please utilize our candidate information submission form.