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Pennsylvania could keep its Democratic high court majority or get partisan deadlock on the bench

Pennsylvania voters on Tuesday will decide whether to keep a Democratic majority on the state's highest court — the center of pivotal fights over voting rights, redistricting and elections — or ... Read More

Why Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court election has national implications

Election Day is a week away, and while there are some gubernatorial races getting attention, there is also a trio of votes for the Pennsylvania Supreme Court that continues a trend of big spending in ... Read More

Pennsylvania Supreme Court: What Is a ‘Retention Election’ and How Does It Work?

Voters will decide whether three justices who were elected as Democrats keep their seats for another 10-year term. Read More

Pennsylvania voters to decide future of state Supreme Court in high-stakes retention election

Justices Christine Donohue, David Wecht and Kevin Dougherty are all seeking retention for another ten-year term. Read More

Republicans Just Lost a Statewide Election in Pennsylvania. What Does That Mean for the Future?

Had Pennsylvanians voted to remove the justices, the state Supreme Court would go from a seven-member court with a Democratic majority to a four-member court with a complete ideological split. The ... Read More

Pennsylvania Supreme Court faces a key election as justice warns that a deadlock would be 'disastrous'

David Wecht, one of three Democratic justices facing up-or-down retention votes Tuesday, told NBC News that "it's extremely hard to work with a shorthanded court." ... Read More

Pennsylvania’s judicial elections could change the outcome of future redistricting cases in a key battleground state

If all three Democratic justices lose retention, the court will be deadlocked at a 2-2 partisan split for the foreseeable future. If Shapiro cannot get subsequent temporary appointments through the ... Read More

Pennsylvania Supreme Court retention vote explained - How it works and why it could shape future US elections

Pennsylvania voters decide whether three Supreme Court justices keep their seats. Learn how the retention election works and why it matters nationally. Read More

Election to decide fate of Pennsylvania Supreme Court, three seats up for retention

PENNSYLVANIA (WTAJ) — As Election Day, Nov. 4, grows closer, one race in Pennsylvania will decide the fate of the Supreme Court moving forward, and possibly the 2028 presidential race. While there are ... Read More