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  PA Supreme Court Justice Retention Vote
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Parents > United States > Pennsylvania > State Supreme Court > Supreme Court Justice ('06)
OfficeState Supreme Court Justice
HonorificState Supreme Court Justice - Abbr: Justice
Type General Election
Filing Deadline January 03, 2005 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 08, 2005 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 08, 2005 - 07:00pm Central
Term Start January 02, 2006 - 12:00pm
Term End January 02, 2006 - 12:05pm
ContributorScott³
Last ModifiedMr. Matt December 16, 2022 05:20pm
Data Sources[Link]
Description Non-partisan retention vote for Russell M. Nigro for term of 10 years.

Nigro's defeat was the first time in Pennsylvania history that a justice of the supreme court was defeated for re-election.

NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won02/15/2006
NameCynthia A. Baldwin Votes46 (97.87%)
Term02/16/2006 - 01/07/2008 Margin45 (+95.74%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
RacePA Supreme Court Justice Appointment 02/15/2006
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
06/30/2005 11/08/2005
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Russell M. Nigro --1 2 2
No to Retention 1 1 ----
Leaning Call: Russell M. Nigro (84.21%)
Weighted Call: Russell M. Nigro (78.36%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

10/01/2005 10/02/2005

CANDIDATES
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Name No to Retention (I) Russell M. Nigro  
PartyNonpartisan Democratic  
Campaign Logo  
Certified Votes 736,036 (51.03%) 706,251 (48.97%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -29,785 (-2.07%)  
Predict Avg.54.00% 46.00%  
Cash On Hand 0/0 $750.00 0/0 $400,000.00  
Website  
Entry Date 00/00/2005 12/06/2004  
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MATCHUP POLLS (1 from 1 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg25.85%-- 22.57%--  
Susquehanna Polling & Research (SP&R) 
10/01/05-10/02/05
19.00% -- 24.00% --
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NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Nov 11, 2005 01:00pm News Nigro's loss is Pa. voters' win  Article Chronicler 
Nov 11, 2005 01:00pm News Let him eat cake (and pay for it)  Article Scott³ 
Nov 10, 2005 05:00am News Nigro calls vote to oust him 'an irrational thing'  Article Scott³ 
Nov 09, 2005 08:05am News Pay Raises Blamed For Voters' Rejection Of Supreme Court Judge  Article Chronicler 
Nov 09, 2005 01:00am News For first time, Pa. voters oust a Supreme Court justice  Article Chronicler 
Nov 07, 2005 07:00pm News Supreme Court justices face angry voters in Pennsylvania  Article Chronicler 

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