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Four states — Louisiana, Pennsylvania, Washington, and Wisconsin — heldintermediate appellate court elections in 2025. There were 10 seats on intermediate appellate courts up for election.

Of the states up for election in 2025, one usedpartisan elections, and two usednonpartisan elections. One state, Pennsylvania, used partisan elections for initial selection and retention elections for re-election.

Intermediate appellate courts serve as an intermediate step between the trial courts and the courts of last resort in a state. Their jurisdiction varies from state to state.

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On the ballot

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• A list of seats up for election
• A list of candidates running
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Seats up for election

List of candidates

What's on your ballot?

The following states held elections for intermediate appellate court seats in 2025.

2025 State Supreme Court Elections

State	Seats up for election	Election dates	Election method
Louisiana	1	May 3, 2025	Partisan
Pennsylvania	4	November 4, 2025	Partisan and retention
Washington	2	November 4, 2025	Nonpartisan
Wisconsin	3	April 1, 2025	Nonpartisan

The table below contains a list of all candidates who ran for state intermediate appellate courts in 2025. The table is fully searchable bycandidate, party andcandidacy status. Depending on the size of your screen, you'll either see a menu to the left of the table or an arrow at the top right corner, which you can use to select a state.

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• Washington
• Wisconsin

Washington Court of Appeals Candidates - 2025

candidate	party	office	status
Tam T. Bui	Nonpartisan	Washington Court of Appeals Division I District 2 (Special election)	Won General
Karen D. Moore	Nonpartisan	Washington Court of Appeals Division I District 2 (Special election)	Lost General
Megan Murphy Incumbent	Nonpartisan	Washington Court of Appeals Division III District 3 (Special election)	Won General

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Wisconsin Court of Appeals Candidates - 2025

candidate	party	office	status
Mark Gundrum Incumbent	Nonpartisan	Wisconsin Court of Appeals District II	Won General
Lisa Kay Stark Incumbent	Nonpartisan	Wisconsin Court of Appeals District III	Won General
Jennifer Nashold Incumbent	Nonpartisan	Wisconsin Court of Appeals District IV	Won General

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Judicial selection methods

See also:Judicial selection in the states

States use a variety of methods to elect intermediate appellate court judges.

• In apartisan election, candidates may be nominated by political parties or declare their party affiliations upon filing to stand in the election. Primaries are typically held to narrow down the candidates to one per party before the general election; some states hold primaries in which candidates of all parties compete with each other, and the top vote-getters advance regardless of party.
• In anonpartisan election, some states require candidates to declare their party affiliations, while some states prohibit them from doing so. If primaries are held, they do not narrow the candidates to one per party; instead, they typically narrow the candidates to two for each seat, regardless of party.
• In aretention election, an incumbent judge does not face an opponent. A question is placed on the ballot asking whether each judge shall be retained for another term, and voters choose "yes" or "no." Judges must receive majority "yes" votes in order to remain in their seats.

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Analysis of state elections

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See also

• Judicial selection in the states
• Past state intermediate appellate court elections:2024 •2023 •2022 •2021 •2020 •2019 •2018
• Past state judicial elections:2024 •2023 •2022 •2021 •2020 •2019 •2018 •2017 •2016
• Past election analysis:2024 •2023 •2022 •2021 •2020 •2019 •2018

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Footnotes

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