Local trial court judicial elections, 2020
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Ballotpedia provides coverage of local trial court elections for judges whose jurisdictions overlap with America's 100 largest cities by population. This information is sorted by state and by date.
Local judicial selection methods vary across the states. As of 2020, local trial court judges were elected in 26 states, with eight states using partisan elections and 18 states using nonpartisan elections.[1] In 11 other states, at least some of the local judges were elected, with others being selected through assisted appointment, legislative elections, or gubernatorial appointments with advice and consent. Ten states only used assisted appointment, while three states only used legislative elections or gubernatorial appointments.
Use the dropdown menus in the tool to the right in order to find information about local trial court elections in your state in 2020. Click here for information about state supreme court elections in 2020, and click here for information about state intermediate appellate court elections.
The map below highlights states where local court elections took place in one of America's largest 100 cities as of 2020.
By state
Below is the list of local jurisdictions that overlap with America's 100 largest cities by population at the time that held local trial court elections in 2020 sorted by state.
By date
Below is the list of local jurisdictions that overlap with America's 100 largest cities by population at the time that held local trial court elections in 2020 sorted by general election date.
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Analysis of local elections
In 2020, Ballotpedia covered elections for mayor, city council, and all other city officials in the 100 largest cities by population in the United States, as well as elections for county officials whose jurisdictions overlapped with those cities.
Election analysis
- Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection report
- Rematches in 2020 general elections
- Analysis of rejected ballots in the 2020 general election
- Analysis of ballot curing in the 2020 general election
- Analysis of voter turnout in the 2020 general election
Municipal elections
Past elections
- See also: 2016 elections, 2017 elections, 2018 elections, and 2019 elections
- In 2019, Ballotpedia covered local judicial elections across America's 100 largest cities by population. In total, 132 seats were up for election across general and limited jurisdiction trial courts.
- In 2018, Ballotpedia covered local judicial elections across America's 100 largest cities by population. In total, 825 seats were up for election across general and limited jurisdiction trial courts.
- In 2017, Ballotpedia covered local judicial elections across seven states. In total, 494 seats were up for election across general and limited jurisdiction trial courts.
- In 2016, Ballotpedia covered local judicial elections across 39 states. In total, 3,723 seats were up for election across general and limited jurisdiction trial courts.
See also
- Local courts portal
- Judicial selection in the states
- Judicial elections
- Local courts by county
- State supreme court elections, 2020
- State intermediate appellate court elections, 2020
- Judicial recalls
Footnotes
- ↑ Georgia used nonpartisan elections for all local judicial positions except probate court, so it was counted as one of the 18 nonpartisan states.
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