Joseph W. Seidlin

About this race

A judge. Judges decide criminal and civil cases. Depending on the state and court, they are chosen in contested elections or in retention votes, where you vote YES or NO on keeping the judge for another term.

1 candidate ran for Judicial District 5C District Court Judge retention: Joseph W. Seidlin (Polk County) in the general election on Tuesday, November 3, 2026.

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This is a nonpartisan race, so we don't estimate where candidates fall from their campaign materials or look up their personal voter registration. We'd place Joseph W. Seidlin only with a published academic score (from a voting record or campaign donors), and we haven't found one we can reliably source.

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What party is Judge Joseph W. Seidlin?

None on the ballot: retention votes are nonpartisan, so no party label appears.

What does a retention vote mean?

A Yes/No vote on whether Judge Joseph W. Seidlin stays on the Judicial District 5C District Court (Polk County) for another term. There is no opponent: YES keeps the judge, NO removes them if most voters vote NO.