Pennsylvania judicial elections, 2013 - Courts of Common Pleas

## Contents

* 1 Courts of Common Pleas
* 1.1 Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas, Pennsylvania
* 1.2 Beaver County Court of Common Pleas, Pennsylvania
* 1.3 Berks County Court of Common Pleas, Pennsylvania
* 1.4 Blair County Court of Common Pleas, Pennsylvania
* 1.5 Bucks County Court of Common Pleas, Pennsylvania
* 1.6 Cambria County Court of Common Pleas, Pennsylvania
* 1.7 Chester County Court of Common Pleas, Pennsylvania
* 1.8 Clearfield County Court of Common Pleas, Pennsylvania
* 1.9 Clinton County Court of Common Pleas, Pennsylvania
* 1.10 Dauphin County Court of Common Pleas, Pennsylvania
* 1.11 Delaware County Court of Common Pleas, Pennsylvania
* 1.12 Elk-Cameron County Court of Common Pleas, Pennsylvania
* 1.13 Erie County Court of Common Pleas, Pennsylvania
* 1.14 Fayette County Court of Common Pleas, Pennsylvania
* 1.15 Franklin-Fulton County Court of Common Pleas, Pennsylvania
* 1.16 Huntingdon County Court of Common Pleas, Pennsylvania
* 1.17 Indiana County Court of Common Pleas, Pennsylvania
* 1.18 Lackawanna County Court of Common Pleas, Pennsylvania
* 1.19 Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas, Pennsylvania
* 1.20 Lehigh County Court of Common Pleas, Pennsylvania
* 1.21 Lycoming County Court of Common Pleas, Pennsylvania
* 1.22 Mercer County Court of Common Pleas, Pennsylvania
* 1.23 Mifflin County Court of Common Pleas, Pennsylvania
* 1.24 Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas, Pennsylvania
* 1.25 Northampton County Court of Common Pleas, Pennsylvania
* 1.26 Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas, Pennsylvania
* 1.27 Pike County Court of Common Pleas, Pennsylvania
* 1.28 Schuylkill County Court of Common Pleas, Pennsylvania
* 1.29 Washington County Court of Common Pleas, Pennsylvania
* 1.30 Westmoreland County Court of Common Pleas, Pennsylvania
* 1.31 York County Court of Common Pleas, Pennsylvania
* 2 See also
* 3 External links
* 4 Footnotes

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The Pennsylvania judicial elections for the Courts of Common Pleas will consist of a primary on May 21st and a general election on November 5th.[1]

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## Courts of Common Pleas[edit]

### Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas, Pennsylvania

District 5, candidates competing for 4 open seats

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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CrawfordRosemary Crawford | No| Democratic| 5.9%|
MurrayPJ Murray | No| Republican| 14.1%A| 10.8% D
ConnellyPatrick Connelly | No| Democratic| 8.8%|
CozzaPaul E. CozzaA| Yes| Republican/Democratic| 15.0%A| 19.7% A
SatlerJennifer SatlerA| No| Democratic| 13.5%A| 17.8% A
BushEleanor BushA| No| Democratic| 9.83%A| 17.6% A
Behrend-ErnsbergerBarbara Behrend-Ernsberger | No| | 7.5%|
LuvaraJoseph V. Luvara | No| Democratic| 3.1%|
WardWilliam F. Ward | Yes| Republican| 18.2%A| 12.5% D
CooperMarcia L. Cooper | No| Democratic| 13.5%|
LeibowitzMarvin Leibowitz | No| Democratic| 4.4%|
TranquilliMark V. TranquilliA| No| Republican/Democratic| 15.7%A| 21.3% A
MaccagnanMichael Angelo Maccagnan | No| Republican| Withdrew%|
DaffnerMarc Daffner | No| Democratic| 2.6%|

Retention

Judge| Retention vote| Retention Vote %

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WardChristine A. Ward A| 101,657| 74.1%A
FolinoRonald W. Folino A| 95,782| 70.9%A
ZottolaJohn A. Zottola A| 98,180| 71.7%A
O'TooleLawrence J. O'Toole A| 98,850| 72.5%A
RangosJill E. Rangos A| 97,474| 71.6%A
MulliganKathleen R. Mulligan A| 98,100| 72.2%A

### Beaver County Court of Common Pleas, Pennsylvania

Seat 1

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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RossJames J. RossA| No| Democratic/Republican| 99.5%A| 100% A

Retention

Judge| Retention vote| Retention Vote %

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ManciniRichard Mancini A| 16,477| 79.4%A

### Berks County Court of Common Pleas, Pennsylvania

Seat 1, candidates competing for 2 open seats

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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BarrettPat Barrett | No| | 11.9%|
GeishauserEleni Dimitriou Geishauser | No| Democratic| 19.8%A| 25.3% D
SmithJim Smith (Pennsylvania) | No| Republican| 16.5%|
JohnsonTheresa JohnsonA| No| Democratic/Republican| 24.0%A| 43.2% A
FudemanMadelyn S. FudemanA| No| Republican| 21.2%A| 31.5% A
SchiaroliPeter Schiaroli | No| Republican| 6.8%|
MuirJohn E. Muir | No| Republican| 16.5%|
BoyerMahlon Boyer | No| | 3.8%|

Retention

Judge| Retention vote| Retention Vote %

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BucciJames M. Bucci A| 21,188| 68.8%A

### Blair County Court of Common Pleas, Pennsylvania

Seat 1

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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MillerFred B. Miller | No| | 34.2%|
AndrewsDave Andrews (Pennsylvania) | No| Republican| 34.9%A|  D
KagariseWade A. KagariseA| No| Republican| 39.9%A| 100% A

Retention

Judge| Retention vote| Retention Vote %

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DoyleElizabeth A. Doyle A| 7,717| 78.1%A

### Bucks County Court of Common Pleas, Pennsylvania

Retention

Judge| Retention vote| Retention Vote %

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WaiteClyde W. Waite A| 48,409| 74%A
Fritsch, Jr.C. Theodore Fritsch, Jr. A| 48,549| 74.8%A
CepparuloAlbert J. Cepparulo A| 49,973| 75.5%A

### Cambria County Court of Common Pleas, Pennsylvania

Retention

Judge| Retention vote| Retention Vote %

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CreaneyTimothy P. Creany A| 16,307| 78.5%A
Krumenacker, IIINorman A. Krumenacker, III A| 16,307| 78.5%A

### Chester County Court of Common Pleas, Pennsylvania

Seats 1 and 2, candidates competing for 2 open seats

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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Malloy-GoodJulia Malloy-Good | No| Democratic| 45.0%A| 30.9% D
VerweyAnthony Verwey | No| Democratic| 29.5%A|  D
SommerJeffrey R. SommerA| No| Republican| 34.5%A| 32.6% A
CarmodyPatrick CarmodyA| No| Republican| 43.0%A| 36.5% A

Retention

Judge| Retention vote| Retention Vote %

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MacElree, IIJames P. MacElree, II A| 40,489| 75.6%A
GriffithEdward Griffith A| 38,507| 74.6%A
HallJohn L. Hall A| 39,111| 75.4%A
CodyJacqueline C. Cody A| 42,285| 78.7%A

### Clearfield County Court of Common Pleas, Pennsylvania

Retention

Judge| Retention vote| Retention Vote %

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CherryPaul E. Cherry A| 10,191| 76.9%A

### Clinton County Court of Common Pleas, Pennsylvania

Seat 1

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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SalisburyMichael F. SalisburyA| No| Democratic/Republican| 99.2%A| 100% A

### Dauphin County Court of Common Pleas, Pennsylvania

District 12

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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ChardoFran Chardo | No| | 36.9%|
TullyBill TullyA| No| Republican| 54.2%A| 56.2% A
Gingrich-CornickAnne Gingrich-Cornick | No| Democratic| 49.1%A| 43.8% D

Retention

Judge| Retention vote| Retention Vote %

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LewisRichard A. Lewis A| 26,158| 76.8%A
EvansScott A. Evans A| 23,338| 70.7%A
HooverTodd A. Hoover A| 25,641| 75.9%A

### Delaware County Court of Common Pleas, Pennsylvania

Seat 1, candidates competing for 2 open seats

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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CappelliRichard M. CappelliA| No| Republican| 33.7%A| 28.1% A
MackridesWilliam Chip MackridesA| No| Republican| 39.1%A| 27% A
ChanensonSteven Chanenson | No| Democratic| 27.8%A| 21.5% D
WalkerNancy A. Walker | No| Democratic| 44.5%A| 23.4% D

Retention

Judge| Retention vote| Retention Vote %

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Kenney, Sr.Chad F. Kenney, Sr. A| 39,141| 72.4%A
DozorBarry C. Dozor A| 39,352| 71.7%A
JenkinsPatricia H. Jenkins A| 41,110| 74.4%A

### Elk-Cameron County Court of Common Pleas, Pennsylvania

Retention

Judge| Retention vote| Retention Vote %

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MassonRichard A. Masson A| 5,006| 79.2%A

### Erie County Court of Common Pleas, Pennsylvania

District 6

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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MeadJamie Mead | No| | 23.5%|
WalshJoe Walsh (Pennsylvania) | No| | 26.6%|
SambroakBob SambroakA| No| Republican| 32.8%A| 57.1% A
Kelly, Jr.Bill Kelly, Jr. | No| Democratic| 26.8%A| 43% D

### Fayette County Court of Common Pleas, Pennsylvania

District 14, candidates competing for 2 open seats

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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SepicDouglas Sepic | No| | 15.8%|
PurcellJack Purcell | No| | 18.0%|
WaltonSteven Walton | No| | 11.9%|
CordaroLinda CordaroA| No| Democratic/Republican| 30.4%A| 52.1% A
George, Jr.Joseph M. George, Jr.A| No| Democratic/Republican| 29.2%A| 47.9% A

### Franklin-Fulton County Court of Common Pleas, Pennsylvania

Seat 1

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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EvansJeffrey S. Evans | No| Democratic| 42%A| 31.1% D
SulcoveJerrold A. Sulcove | No| Democratic| 22%|
ZookJeremiah ZookA| No| Republican| 51.1%A| 68.1% A

Retention

Judge| Retention vote| Retention Vote %

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HermanDouglas W. Herman A| 12,575| 81.9%A

### Huntingdon County Court of Common Pleas, Pennsylvania

Seat 1

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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JacksonGregory A. Jackson | No| | 33.2%|
ZanicGeorge ZanicA| No| Democratic/Republican| 70.2%A| 100% A

### Indiana County Court of Common Pleas, Pennsylvania

Retention

Judge| Retention vote| Retention Vote %

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HannaCarol Hanna A|  | 74.9%A

### Lackawanna County Court of Common Pleas, Pennsylvania

Seat 1

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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FarrellAlyce Hailstone Farrell | No| | 24.6%|
GibbonsJames A. GibbonsA| No| Democratic/Republican| 42.5%A| 100% A
JavitzDonna Davis Javitz | No| | 5.9%|
KellyP. Timothy Kelly | No| Democratic| 9.0%|
RiederPatricia Grande Rieder | No| | 24.6%|

### Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas, Pennsylvania

Seat 1

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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Spahn, Jr.Merrill M. Spahn, Jr.A| No| Democratic/Republican| 100%A| 100% A

Retention

Judge| Retention vote| Retention Vote %

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WorkmanDavid R. Workman A|  | 79.1%A
CullenJames P. Cullen A|  | 77.3%A

### Lehigh County Court of Common Pleas, Pennsylvania

Retention

Judge| Retention vote| Retention Vote %

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JohnsonJ. Brian Johnson A| 26,730| 72.6%A
BanachKelly L. Banach A| 26,945| 72.7%A

### Lycoming County Court of Common Pleas, Pennsylvania

Retention

Judge| Retention vote| Retention Vote %

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GrayRichard A. Gray A| 11,429| 78.7%A

### Mercer County Court of Common Pleas, Pennsylvania

Seat 1

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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WallaceDaniel P. WallaceA| No| Republican| 59.7%A| 62.4% A
JoferyJoann M. Jofery | No| Democratic| 17.4%|
HeutscheVictor S. Heutsche | No| Democratic| 39.7%A| 37.6% D
MerglRyan Mergl | No| | 10.9%|
RyanJim Ryan (Pennsylvania) | No| | 23.8%|

Retention

Judge| Retention vote| Retention Vote %

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St. JohnChristopher St. John A| 14,355| 81.4%A

### Mifflin County Court of Common Pleas, Pennsylvania

Seat 1

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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BarronDave W. BarronA| No| Republican| 50.11%A| 54.0% A
SearerTimothy S. Searer | Yes| Democratic| 51.9%A| 46.1% D

### Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas, Pennsylvania

Seat 1, candidates competing for 2 open seats

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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CogginsMaureen Coggins | No| Republican| 35.1%A| 24.6% D
WeilheimerGail WeilheimerA| No| Democratic| 40.0%A| 25.9% A
GiamporcaroSharon Giamporcaro | No| Republican| 36.0%A| 24.1% D
TolliverSteven C. TolliverA| No| Democratic| 37.4%A| 25.4% A

Retention

Judge| Retention vote| Retention Vote %

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RogersThomas P. Rogers A| 50,460| 75.9%A
CarpenterWilliam R. Carpenter A| 51,206| 76.0%A
Furber, Jr.William J. Furber, Jr. A| 49,619| 75.1%A
O'NeillSteven T. O'Neill A| 50,529| 76.0%A

### Northampton County Court of Common Pleas, Pennsylvania

Seat 1

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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KassisAbe Kassis | No| Democratic| 29.1%|
CarrollTom Carroll | No| | 14.4%|
SpadoniChristopher Spadoni | No| Democratic| 27.0%|
SletvoldJennifer SletvoldA| No| Democratic/Republican| 48.9%A| 100% A

Retention

Judge| Retention vote| Retention Vote %

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GiordanoEmil A. Giordano A| 18,881| 71.3%A

### Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas, Pennsylvania

Seat 1, candidates competing for 7 open seats

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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MarshallJon Marshall | No| | 0.7%|
Brandeis-RomanTracy Brandeis-Roman | No| | 5.5%|
MajorRania Major | No| | 1.4%|
Grey, Jr.Daine A. Grey Jr. | No| Democratic| 1.5%|
Powell, Jr.Kenneth J. Powell, Jr. | Yes| | 43.9%A| 3.3% D
SawyerStephanie M. Sawyer | No| | 4.1%|
King, IILeon King II | No| | 4.4%|
Mallios, Jr.Christopher Mallios, Jr. | No| | Withdrew%|
GiusiniVince Giusini | No| Democratic| 5.9%|
CianfraniDeborah D. Cianfrani | No| | 1.6%|
StevensSean P. Stevens | No| Democratic| 0.9%|
CrumlishJames Crumlish | No| | 4.1%|
TancrediDawn M. Tancredi | No| | 6.3%|
BennettFrank Bennett | No| | 1.1%|
CampbellGiovanni O. CampbellA| No| Democratic| 7.5%A| 13.5% A
CokerDerrick W. Coker | No| | 1.7%|
McCafferyDaniel D. McCafferyA| No| Democratic| 8.8%A| 13.7% A
CorcoranConor Corcoran | No| | 1.1%|
CoyleAnne Marie B. CoyleA| No| Democratic/Republican| 56.1%A| 15.8% A
LaneTimika LaneA| No| Democratic| 11.63%A| 13.4% A
FernandesJoe FernandesA| No| Democratic| 9.2%A| 13.1% A
StreetSierra Thomas StreetA| No| Democratic| 6.5%A| 12.7% A
ScrivnerKatie Scrivner | No| | 0.00%|
O'KeefeJ. Scott O'KeefeA| No| Democratic| | 13.2% A

Retention

Judge| Retention vote| Retention Vote %

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MeansRayford A. Means A| 41,464| 75.7%A
KeoghD. Webster Keogh | Withdrew| D
PatrickPaula A. Patrick A| 45,424| 80%A
FordHolly J. Ford A| 45,054| 79.3%A
BrinkleyGenece E. Brinkley A| 45,007| 77%A
Massiah-JacksonFrederica A. Massiah-Jackson A| 46,134| 77.7%A
PechkurowDoris A. Pechkurow A| 40,996| 76.3%A
TereshkoAllan L. Tereshko A| 41,888| 75.9%A
AllenJacqueline F. Allen A| 49,170| 81%A
DjerassiRamy I. Djerassi A| 40,796| 74.5%A
MinehartJeffrey P. Minehart A| 44,945| 78.6%A
Dumas BrooksLori A. Dumas Brooks A| 46,188| 79.9%A
O'KeefeJoseph D. O'Keefe A| 46,289| 79.3%A
Wright PadillaNina N. Wright Padilla A| 46,691| 79.9%A
JohnsonJoel S. Johnson A| 43,773| 77.6%A

### Pike County Court of Common Pleas, Pennsylvania

Retention

Judge| Retention vote| Retention Vote %

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KameenJoseph F. Kameen A| 4,511| 78%A

### Schuylkill County Court of Common Pleas, Pennsylvania

Retention

Judge| Retention vote| Retention Vote %

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DomalakesJohn E. Domalakes A| 22,011| 77.2%A

### Washington County Court of Common Pleas, Pennsylvania

Seat 1

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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Marcoline, IIIPeter V. Marcoline, III | No| | 5.91%|
KurowskiCharles E. Kurowski | No| | 9.17%|
FallertThomas Fallert | No| | 6.73%|
BlackBlane A. Black | No| Democratic| 11.25%|
BenyakAlan Benyak | No| | 13.05%|
LucasMike LucasA| No| Democratic/Republican| 25.9%A| 48.9% A

Seat 2

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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CostanzoValarie S. CostanzoA| No| Democratic/Republican| 25.7%A| 50.7% A

### Westmoreland County Court of Common Pleas, Pennsylvania

District 10

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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McCabeBill McCabe | No| | 39.34%|
Smail, Jr.Harry F. Smail, Jr. | No| | 32.05%|
Bilik DefazioMeagan Bilik DefazioA| No| Democratic/Republican| 44.60%A| 99.2% A

Retention

Judge| Retention vote| Retention Vote %

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FelicianiChristopher A. Feliciani A| 36,339| 70.2%A

### York County Court of Common Pleas, Pennsylvania

Seat 1

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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FlannellyMichael W. Flannelly | Yes| Republican| 55.9%A| 25.67% D
PlattsTodd Russell PlattsA| No| Republican| 56.21%A| 74.3% A

Retention

Judge| Retention vote| Retention Vote %

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BortnerMichael E. Bortner A| 32,580| 73.5%A
Kelly, VIThomas H. Kelley, VI A| 31,971| 72.3%A

## See also[edit]

* Pennsylvania judicial elections
* Judicial selection in Pennsylvania
* Campaign finance requirements for Pennsylvania judicial elections

## External links[edit]

* Pennsylvania Department of State: Candidates for the 2013 Municipal Election
* The Associated Press, "Voter ID law won't be enforced during Pennsylvania's primary election," February 15, 2013
* PA lawmaker says dump corrupt judicial elections, "PA lawmaker says dump corrupt judicial elections," January 23, 2013
* PA Transparency Project - Blog, "Unofficial Judicial Election List for 2013 Elections," December 12, 2012
* Centre Daily Times, "Longtime district judge to hang up robe," April 30, 2012

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Pennsylvania Medical Political Action Committee, "Elections in Pennsylvania - The Basics" (dead link)

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