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Judicial elections turn more political in Arizona

PHOENIX — Campaigns to remove sitting judges are gambling on the governor’s race this election cycle.

Partisan voter guides from all sides of the political spectrum are airing long lists of judges allegedly unfit to keep on the court.

Judicial retention elections are meant to be nonpartisan. Judges’ personal political affiliations are not publicly listed, and the closest indicator, if it’s any indicator at all, is the party of the governor who made the initial appointment.

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