2012 Elections
The seats held by Justice Davis and Justice McHugh were up for election in 2012. Justice McHugh had previously stated he was retiring and not running for re-election. Justice Davis was re-elected, while Allen Loughry II was elected to his first term in office. Loughry was previously best known for writing Don't Buy Another Vote, I Won't Pay for a Landslide, a book that includes forewords written by Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) and former Sen. Robert Byrd (D-WV). Loughry was elected as a Republican, the first time the court will have 2 elected Republicans since 1940. (The court had up to 3 appointed Republicans due to mid-term vacancies during Republican governorships, but none ever won the subsequent election.)
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