Sentences with phrase «contested nonpartisan elections»

All other Superior Court judges must face off in contested nonpartisan elections.

Not exact matches

Because of California's new nonpartisan blanket primary, which allows the general election to be contested by the two highest vote - getters in the primary, regardless of party affiliation, [9] his opponent in the general election was Dublin city councilman Eric Swalwell, a fellow Democrat almost 50 years his junior.

The average turnout for nonpartisan special elections for city council seats since 2001 was 10.25 %, 57 % higher than for partisan special elections for state legislative contests.