More than half of all states (31) hold elections for their highest courts in 2016. With November quickly approaching, the Institute examined the money flowing (or in many cases not flowing) into the supreme court races around the country.
The map below displays the three major types of judicial elections, described below. Hover your cursor over a state to see the total contributions and number of supreme court candidates.
Retention: Voters are asked whether to retain an incumbent judge through a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ vote.
Partisan Election: Judges appear on the ballot with their partisan identification and may face competing candidates.
Nonpartisan Election: Judges appear on the ballot without partisan affiliation, and may face competing candidates.
Figure 1: 2016 State Supreme Court Races by Election Type
*New Mexico is holding a retention race in addition to its partisan election.
**Ohio holds a partisan primary and a nonpartisan general election.
NOTE: Contributions data on this map represents current Institute data collection as of September 28, 2016.
Explore the data further by clicking on a state, then check out the five pre-set tabs that will get you started.
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Each tab shows a different aspect of supreme court fundraising, including:
- Tab 5: Candidate information and money raised
- Tab 4: Top contributors
- Tab 3: Top contributing sectors
- Tab 2: Money raised given by individual and non-individual donors
- Tab 1: Money raised given by in-state and out-of-state donors
The Institute will update the map periodically as new data is collected; check back closer to Election Day.
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