Pennsylvania Local Trial Court Judicial Elections, 2022

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Main articles: State judicial elections, 2022 and Local trial court judicial elections, 2022

Ballotpedia provides comprehensive coverage of elections in America's 100 largest cities by population. This coverage extends to every office on the ballot for residents of these cities, including local trial court judges. Since those cities in this state did not have elections in 2022, Ballotpedia did not cover local trial court judicial elections in this state in 2022.

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Election rules[edit]

Primary election[edit]

Though the state holds partisan elections, most candidates cross-file with the major political parties. If a candidate wins both the Republican and Democratic primary, he or she runs unopposed in the general election.

Retention election[edit]

All judges except those of the magisterial districts face retention elections following their initial term. After a judge has won an initial partisan election, subsequent terms are attained through retention elections. In retention elections, judges do not compete against another candidate, but voters are given a "yes" or "no" choice whether to keep the justice in office for another term. If the candidate receives more yes votes than no votes, he or she is successfully retained. If not, the candidate is not retained, and there will be a vacancy in that court upon the expiration of that term. This applies to all judges except magisterial district judges, who are always elected in partisan elections.^[1][2]

Additional elections[edit]

See also: Pennsylvania elections, 2022

See also[edit]

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