Local trial court judicial elections, 2022
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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.
As of 2022, 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.
The map below highlights states where local court elections took place in one of America's largest 100 cities in 2022.
Past elections
2021 elections
In 2021 , Ballotpedia covered local judicial elections across America's 100 largest cities by population.
The map below highlights states where there was a local court election that took place in one of America's largest 100 cities.
2020 elections
In 2020, Ballotpedia covered local judicial elections across America's 100 largest cities by population.
The map below highlights states where there was a local court election that took place in one of America's largest 100 cities.
2019 elections
In 2019, Ballotpedia covered local judicial elections across America's 100 largest cities by population.
The map below highlights states where there was a local court election that took place in one of America's largest 100 cities.
2018 elections
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.
The map below displays the municipal elections covered by Ballotpedia in 2018. Note that not every municipal election in 2018 included local trial court elections.
2017 elections
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.
The map below highlights those states with local trial court judicial elections in 2017:
2016 elections
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.
The map below highlights states with local trial court judicial elections in 2016:
Analysis of local elections
- See also: United States municipal elections, 2022
In 2022, 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.
Featured analysis
- Partisanship in United States municipal elections (2022): Heading into 2022, the mayors of 62 of the country's 100 largest cities were affiliated with the Democratic Party. Republicans held 26 mayoral offices, independents held four, and seven mayors were nonpartisan. One mayor's partisan affiliation was unknown.[2]
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See also
- Local courts portal
- Judicial selection in the states
- Judicial elections
- Local courts by county
- State supreme court elections, 2022
- State intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
- Judicial recalls
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- ↑ Georgia used nonpartisan elections for all local judicial positions except probate court, so it was counted as one of the 18 nonpartisan states.
- ↑ In 2021, 28 of the top 100 cities held mayoral elections, and two offices changed partisan control: one as a result of an election, and one as the result of a mayor switching parties. Once mayors elected in 2021 assumed office, the mayors of 63 of the country's 100 largest cities were affiliated with the Democratic Party, 26 were Republicans, four were independent, six were nonpartisan, and one was unknown. Ahead of the 2022 election cycle, Ballotpedia updated our list of top 100 cities based on data from the 2020 census, swapping out Birmingham, Alabama, which had a Democratic mayor at the time, and San Bernardino, California, with a Republican mayor, for Santa Clarita, California, with a Republican mayor, and Spokane, Washington, with a nonpartisan mayor.