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Statistical Study
Judicial Screening and Elections
By Staff of the Senate Judiciary Committee
June 2, 2005

Judicial Screening Statistics

Candidate Interest

Chart 1 - Average Number of Candidates per Judicial Contest 1975-1996
Chart 2 - Average Number of Candidates per Judicial Contest 1997-2004
Chart 3 - Average Number of Candidates per Non-Incumbent Judicial Contest 1975-1996
Chart 4 - Average Number of Candidates per Non-Incumbent Judicial Contest 1997-2004
Chart 5 - Average Number of Candidates in All Judicial Contests vs. Non-Incumbent Judicial Contests 1975-1996
Chart 6 - Average Number of Candidates in All Judicial Contests vs. Non-Incumbent Judicial Contests 1997-2004

Gender Diversity

Chart 1 - 1975-1996 Gender Percentages for all Judicial Contests
Chart 2 - 1997-2004 Gender Percentages for all Judicial Contests
Chart 3 - 1975-1996 Election Success Rates by Gender for all Judicial Contests
Chart 4 - 1997-2004 Election Success Rates by Gender for all Judicial Contests
Chart 5 - 1975-1996 Election Success Rates by Gender where no Incumbent Present in Contest
Chart 6 - 1997-2004 Election Success Rates by Gender where no Incumbent Present in Contest
Chart 7 - 1997-2004 Percentages for Females for all Judicial Contests
Chart 7(a) - 1997-2004 Percentages for Males for all Judicial Contests
Chart 8 - 1997-2004 Percentages for Females where no Incumbent Present in Contest
Chart 8(a) - 1997-2004 Percentages for Males where no Incumbent Present in Contest

Racial Diversity

Chart 1 - 1975-1996 Race Percentages for all Judicial Contests
Chart 2 - 1997-2004 Race Percentages for all Judicial Contests
Chart 3 - 1975-1996 Election Success Rates by Race for all Judicial Contests
Chart 4 - 1997-2004 Election Success Rates by Race for all Judicial Contests
Chart 5 - 1975-1996 Election Success Rates by Race where no Incumbent Present in Contest
Chart 6 - 1997-2004 Election Success Rates by Race where no Incumbent Present in Contest
Chart 7 - 1997-2004 Percentages for African-Americans for all Judicial Contests
Chart 7(a) - 1997-2004 Percentages for Caucasians (and others) for all Judicial Contests
Chart 8 - 1997-2004 Percentages for African-Americans where no Incumbent Present in Contest
Chart 8(a) - 1997-2004 Percentages for Caucasians where no Incumbent Present in Contest

Importance of Prior Legislative Experience

Chart 1 - 1975-1996 Prior Legislative Experience Percentages for all Judicial Contests
Chart 2 - 1997-2004 Prior Legislative Experience Percentages for all Judicial Contests
Chart 3 - Election Success Rates based on Prior Legislative Experience in all Judicial Contests 1975-1996
Chart 4 - Election Success Rates based on Prior Legislative Experience in all Judicial Contests 1997-2004
Chart 5 - Election Success Rates based on Prior Legislative Experience where no Incumbent Present in Contest 1975-1996
Chart 6 - Election Success Rates based on Prior Legislative Experience where no Incumbent Present in Contest 1997-2004
Chart 7 - 1997-2004 Percentages for Candidates with no Prior Legislative Experience for all Judicial Contests
Chart 7(a) - 1997-2004 Percentages for Candidates with Prior Legislative Experience for all Judicial Contests
Chart 8 - 1997-2004 Percentages for Candidates with no Prior Legislative Experience where no Incumbent Present in Contest
Chart 8(a) - 1997-2004 Percentages for Candidates with Prior Legislative Experience where no Incumbent Present in Contest