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    Idaho local trial court judicial elections, 2021

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    Main articles: State judicial elections, 2021 and Local trial court judicial elections, 2021

    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. In 2021, Ballotpedia covered the following local elections in this state:

    If the above list includes local trial court judgeships, click the links for more information about the elections. Click here to learn more about how the judges in this state are selected. Ballotpedia did not cover all local trial court judicial elections in this state in 2021. Please consider donating to Ballotpedia to help us expand our coverage of these elections.

    Election rules[edit]

    Primary election[edit]

    District court races are decided during the state's primary election. However, if no candidate in a judicial race receives over 50 percent of the votes in the primary, the two candidates who received the greatest number of votes advance to the general election, which functions as a sort of judicial runoff election.[1]

    If a race advances to the general election, but one of the candidates leaves the race before that time, the candidate who received the next highest number of votes in the primary takes their spot on the general election ballot. In such a situation, if there is a tie for third place in the primary, the candidate to advance to the general election is chosen by lot by the secretary of state.[2]

    Retention election[edit]

    Magistrates stand for retention in the general election, which is held in November. Judges file for retention in August. Specifically, they must file their declaration of candidacy no less than 90 days prior to the election.

    The ballot includes the following language for such elections: "Shall Magistrate __ of __ County of the __ Judicial District be retained in office?" The voter may then choose to answer either "Yes" or "No". The magistrate must receive a majority of "yes" votes to be retained to a new term.[3]

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    See also: Idaho elections, 2021

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    Footnotes[edit]

    1. ↑ Idaho Statutes, "Title 34. Elections, Chapter 12, 34-1217," accessed April 28, 2014
    2. ↑ Idaho Statutes, "Title 34. Elections, Chapter 12, 34-716," accessed April 28, 2014
    3. ↑ Idaho Legislature, "Idaho Statutes, Title 1, Chapter 22," accessed September 25, 2017

    Idaho courts

    Federal courts:

    Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Idaho • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Idaho

    State courts:

    Idaho Supreme Court • Idaho Court of Appeals • Idaho District Courts • Idaho Magistrate Division

    State resources:

    Courts in Idaho • Idaho judicial elections • Judicial selection in Idaho

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