Lovrich Jr., Nicholas P., and Charles H. Sheldon. “Voters in Contested, Nonpartisan Judicial Elections: A Responsible Electorate or a Problematic Public?” 36 Western Political Quarterly 241 (1983).

This empirical study of nonpartisan judicial elections taking place in Washington and Oregon in 1980 examines voter turnout, knowledge, attitudes on judicial independence, and other factors, concluding that States should do more to increase voter knowledge and that highly informed voters are more supportive of judicial independence than are less informed voters