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  PA Supreme Court Justice Retention Vote
  RACE DETAILS
Parents > United States > Pennsylvania > State Supreme Court > Supreme Court Justice ('06)
OfficeState Supreme Court
TypeGeneral Election
Filing Deadline January 03, 2005 - 12:00pm
Polls Open November 08, 2005 - 06:00am
Polls Close November 08, 2005 - 07:00pm
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]
DescriptionNon-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.

PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
KEY RACE? 10.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Russell M. Nigro
Safe 2
Strong 2
Lean 1
No to Retention
Lean 1
Slight 1
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH

10/01/2005 10/02/2005

CANDIDATES
Photo
Name No to Retention (I) Russell M. Nigro
PartyNonpartisan Democratic
Votes736,036 (51.03%) 706,251 (48.97%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -29,785 (-2.07%)
Predict Avg.54.00% 46.00%
Finances$750.00 $400,000.00
MATCHUP POLLS
Susquehanna Polling & Research (SP&R) 
10/01-10/02		 19.00% (+0.0) 24.00% (+0.0)
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
D Ashley
  Johnstown (PA) Tribune-Democrat
  Scranton (PA) Times-Tribune
  KDKA Radio (Pittsburgh)
  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
  Philadelphia Inquirer

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 
Nov 06, 2005 03:25pm News [PA] In a Rare Battle, Justices Are Fighting for Their Seats  Article Scott³ 
Nov 06, 2005 03:00pm Endorsement Newman, yes; Nigro, no  Article Scott³ 
Nov 03, 2005 02:00pm News Nigro Campaign Under Investigation by SOS  Article Chronicler 
Nov 03, 2005 02:00pm News Libertarian Party Opposes Nigro and Newman  Article Chronicler 
Nov 03, 2005 11:00am News Russell Nigro's Meals you paid for  Article Chronicler 
Nov 02, 2005 08:00am News Nigro Campaign Contributions Questioned  Article Chronicler 
Nov 02, 2005 07:00am Opinion Newman and Nigro are in trouble with voters  Article Chronicler 
Oct 17, 2005 12:00pm News [PA] Voters urged to dump justices  Article Scott³ 
Sep 18, 2005 02:00pm News Original News Story on Supreme Court uncapped expense accounts  Article Chronicler 

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