Hard to tell how much of a factor this was—though it is a real phenomenon in judicial races—but here's another thing to add to the list of potential reasons that state supreme court candidate Stan Rumbaugh lost, courtesy of Slog commenter QuickieRegret:

I feel shitty about it but voted quickly and ignorant of a few races. I seriously read, "JIm Johnson" and thought, "sounds like an avg dude" and checked the box. Felt awful when I read about who he was. I learned my lesson and wont do it again. Sorry Stan.

Dive into the Rumbaugh post-mortem HERE.