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border: 0px; box-shadow: 0px 2px 5px lightgray; padding: 0.25em 0em 0.25em .7em; font-size:85%;"> <b><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Supreme Courts Overview</a></b></td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-shadow: 0px 2px 5px lightgray; padding: 0.25em 0em 0.25em .7em; font-size:85%;"> <b><a href="/State_intermediate_appellate_court_elections,_2024" title="State intermediate appellate court elections, 2024">Appellate Courts Overview</a></b></td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-shadow: 0px 2px 5px lightgray; padding: 0.25em 0em 0.25em .7em; font-size:85%;"> <b>View judicial elections by state:</b></td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-shadow: 0px 2px 5px lightgray; padding: 0.25em 0em 0.25em .7em; font-size:100%; text-align: center;"><center><div class="DoubleDropdown"><select id="dropdownOne" class="styled-dropdown"><option value="Select a state:">Select a state:</option><option value="Alabama">Alabama</option><option value="Alaska">Alaska</option><option value="Arizona">Arizona</option><option value="Arkansas">Arkansas</option><option value="Colorado">Colorado</option><option value="Florida">Florida</option><option value="Georgia">Georgia</option><option value="Idaho">Idaho</option><option value="Illinois">Illinois</option><option value="Indiana">Indiana</option><option value="Iowa">Iowa</option><option value="Kentucky">Kentucky</option><option value="Louisiana">Louisiana</option><option value="Maryland">Maryland</option><option value="Michigan">Michigan</option><option value="Minnesota">Minnesota</option><option value="Mississippi">Mississippi</option><option value="Missouri">Missouri</option><option value="Montana">Montana</option><option value="Nebraska">Nebraska</option><option value="Nevada">Nevada</option><option value="New Mexico">New Mexico</option><option value="North Carolina">North Carolina</option><option value="North Dakota">North Dakota</option><option value="Ohio">Ohio</option><option value="Oklahoma">Oklahoma</option><option value="Oregon">Oregon</option><option value="Tennessee">Tennessee</option><option value="Texas">Texas</option><option value="Utah">Utah</option><option value="Washington">Washington</option><option value="West Virginia">West Virginia</option><option value="Wisconsin">Wisconsin</option><option value="Wyoming">Wyoming</option></select><select id="dropdownTwo" class="styled-dropdown"><option value="Select court type:">Select court type:</option><option value="VAR_local_trial_court_judicial_elections,_2024">Trial courts</option><option value="VAR_intermediate_appellate_court_elections,_2024">Appellate courts</option><option value="VAR_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024">Supreme courts</option></select><button value="Reset" class="form-control" text="Reset">Reset</button></div></center></td></tr></tbody></table> <center><br /><b><a href="/Election_results,_2024:_State_supreme_courts" title="Election results, 2024: State supreme courts">Click here</a> to view changes in state supreme court control as a result of the 2024 elections.</b></center><p><br /><b>Thirty-three states held state supreme court elections in 2024. In total, 82 of the 344 seats on state supreme courts were up for election.</b> Of the courts up in 2024, Democrats had a majority in nine states and Republicans had a majority in 24 states. Of the 82 seats up for election: </p><ul><li><b>61</b> were held by nonpartisan justices</li> <li><b>15</b> were held by <a href="/Republican" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican">Republican</a> justices</li> <li><b>six</b> were held by <a href="/Democratic" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic">Democratic</a> justices</li></ul> <p><b>As of January 15, 2025, <b style="color:#ab333f">Republicans</b> have lost one state court, <b style="color:#334aab">Democrats</b> have not gained or lost control of a state court,</b> and one court became a divided court. </p><p>In states where governors appoint justices, one state, <a href="/New_Hampshire_gubernatorial_election,_2024" title="New Hampshire gubernatorial election, 2024">New Hampshire</a>, had a governor's election in 2024 that could have affected the makeup of the state's supreme court. Additionally, the following states will see the next governor appoint at least one new justice during their term due to the states' <a href="/Mandatory_retirement" title="Mandatory retirement">age limit</a> to serve on the court: <a href="/Missouri_gubernatorial_election,_2024" title="Missouri gubernatorial election, 2024">Missouri</a>, <a href="/New_Hampshire_gubernatorial_election,_2024" title="New Hampshire gubernatorial election, 2024">New Hampshire</a>, <a href="/North_Carolina_gubernatorial_election,_2024" title="North Carolina gubernatorial election, 2024">North Carolina</a>, and <a href="/Washington_gubernatorial_election,_2024" title="Washington gubernatorial election, 2024">Washington</a>. </p><p>In addition, in the <a href="/U.S._Territories" title="U.S. Territories">U.S. Territories</a>, one judge on the <a href="/Guam_Supreme_Court" title="Guam Supreme Court">Guam Supreme Court</a> stood in a <a href="/Guam_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024" title="Guam Supreme Court elections, 2024">retention election</a> in 2024. </p><p>Ballotpedia identified seven state supreme court races as noteworthy. These were races, which we viewed as having the potential to affect the balance of power in these states. These included elections in <a href="/Arizona_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024" title="Arizona Supreme Court elections, 2024">Arizona</a>, <a href="/Kentucky_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024" title="Kentucky Supreme Court elections, 2024">Kentucky</a>, <a href="/Michigan_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024" title="Michigan Supreme Court elections, 2024">Michigan</a>, <a href="/Montana_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024" title="Montana Supreme Court elections, 2024">Montana</a>, <a href="/North_Carolina_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024" title="North Carolina Supreme Court elections, 2024">North Carolina</a>, <a href="/Ohio_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024" title="Ohio Supreme Court elections, 2024">Ohio</a>, and <a href="/Oklahoma_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024" title="Oklahoma Supreme Court elections, 2024">Oklahoma</a>. </p><p>We used three methods to determine a supreme court's partisan balance: </p> <ol><li>Determined how many justices were registered members of a political party;</li> <li>The partisan affiliation of the governor who appointed each justice; or</li> <li>If those methods didn't work, we surveyed media coverage of the court and its decisions to determine partisan leanings.<br /><center><b></b></center></li></ol> <p>On this page, you will find: </p> <ul><li>A <a href="#Offices_up_for_election_in_2024">list of state supreme court elections in 2024</a></li> <li><a href="#List_of_candidates">A list of candidates</a></li> <li>Information on <a href="#State_supreme_court_election_methods">the different methods of electing judges</a></li> <li>Information on <a href="#Previous_elections">previous state supreme court elections</a></li> <li>Information on historical <a href="#Incumbent_win_rates">win rates of incumbent state supreme court justices</a></li></ul> <p><a href="/State_intermediate_appellate_court_elections,_2024" title="State intermediate appellate court elections, 2024">Click here</a> for information on state intermediate appellate court elections. <a href="/Local_trial_court_judicial_elections,_2024" title="Local trial court judicial elections, 2024">Click here</a> for information on local trial court elections. </p> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#Offices_up_for_election_in_2024"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Offices up for election in 2024</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-2"><a href="#Noteworthy_elections"><span class="tocnumber">1.1</span> <span class="toctext">Noteworthy elections</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-3"><a href="#Arizona"><span class="tocnumber">1.1.1</span> <span class="toctext">Arizona</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-4"><a href="#Kentucky"><span class="tocnumber">1.1.2</span> <span class="toctext">Kentucky</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-5"><a href="#Michigan"><span class="tocnumber">1.1.3</span> <span class="toctext">Michigan</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-6"><a href="#Montana"><span class="tocnumber">1.1.4</span> <span class="toctext">Montana</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-7"><a href="#North_Carolina"><span class="tocnumber">1.1.5</span> <span class="toctext">North Carolina</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-8"><a href="#Ohio"><span class="tocnumber">1.1.6</span> <span class="toctext">Ohio</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-9"><a href="#Oklahoma"><span class="tocnumber">1.1.7</span> <span class="toctext">Oklahoma</span></a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-10"><a href="#List_of_candidates"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">List of candidates</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-11"><a href="#What's_on_your_ballot?"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">What's on your ballot?</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-12"><a href="#State_supreme_court_election_methods"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">State supreme court election methods</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-13"><a href="#Partisan_election_of_judges"><span class="tocnumber">4.1</span> <span class="toctext">Partisan election of judges</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-14"><a href="#Nonpartisan_election_of_judges"><span class="tocnumber">4.2</span> <span class="toctext">Nonpartisan election of judges</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-15"><a href="#Retention_election_of_judges"><span class="tocnumber">4.3</span> <span class="toctext">Retention election of judges</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-16"><a href="#Analysis_of_state_elections"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Analysis of state elections</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#State_legislative_elections"><span class="tocnumber">5.1</span> <span class="toctext">State legislative elections</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3"><a href="#Featured_analysis"><span class="tocnumber">5.1.1</span> <span class="toctext">Featured analysis</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3"><a href="#More_related_analysis"><span class="tocnumber">5.1.2</span> <span class="toctext">More related analysis</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#State_executive_elections"><span class="tocnumber">5.2</span> <span class="toctext">State executive elections</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3"><a href="#Featured_analysis_(from_2022)"><span class="tocnumber">5.2.1</span> <span class="toctext">Featured analysis (from 2022)</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3"><a href="#More_related_analysis_2"><span class="tocnumber">5.2.2</span> <span class="toctext">More related analysis</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#State_judicial_elections"><span class="tocnumber">5.3</span> <span class="toctext">State judicial elections</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3"><a href="#Featured_analysis_2"><span class="tocnumber">5.3.1</span> <span class="toctext">Featured analysis</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3"><a href="#More_related_analysis_3"><span class="tocnumber">5.3.2</span> <span class="toctext">More related analysis</span></a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-17"><a href="#Previous_elections"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Previous elections</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-18"><a href="#2023"><span class="tocnumber">6.1</span> <span class="toctext">2023</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-19"><a href="#2022"><span class="tocnumber">6.2</span> <span class="toctext">2022</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-20"><a href="#2021"><span class="tocnumber">6.3</span> <span class="toctext">2021</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-21"><a href="#2020"><span class="tocnumber">6.4</span> <span class="toctext">2020</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#2019"><span class="tocnumber">6.5</span> <span class="toctext">2019</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#2018"><span class="tocnumber">6.6</span> <span class="toctext">2018</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#2017"><span class="tocnumber">6.7</span> <span class="toctext">2017</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#2016"><span class="tocnumber">6.8</span> <span class="toctext">2016</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-26"><a href="#Incumbent_win_rates"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Incumbent win rates</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-27"><a href="#Incumbent_win_rates_by_year"><span class="tocnumber">7.1</span> <span class="toctext">Incumbent win rates by year</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-28"><a href="#Incumbent_win_rates_in_partisan_elections"><span class="tocnumber">7.2</span> <span class="toctext">Incumbent win rates in partisan elections</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-29"><a href="#Incumbent_win_rates_in_nonpartisan_elections"><span class="tocnumber">7.3</span> <span class="toctext">Incumbent win rates in nonpartisan elections</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-30"><a href="#Incumbent_win_rates_by_state"><span class="tocnumber">7.4</span> <span class="toctext">Incumbent win rates by state</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-31"><a href="#See_also"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">See also</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-32"><a href="#External_links"><span class="tocnumber">9</span> <span class="toctext">External links</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Election_coverage_by_office"><span class="tocnumber">10</span> <span class="toctext">Election coverage by office</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-33"><a href="#Footnotes"><span class="tocnumber">11</span> <span class="toctext">Footnotes</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Offices_up_for_election_in_2024">Offices up for election in 2024</span></h2> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Election_results,_2024:_State_supreme_courts" title="Election results, 2024: State supreme courts">Election results, 2024: State supreme courts</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>The table below displays the partisan control of each state supreme court with an election in 2024. The numbers will change after the elections are held. </p> <center><iframe title="State supreme courts on the ballot in 2024" aria-label="Table" id="datawrapper-chart-rates" src="https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/7jYIu/8/" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="width: 0; min-width: 50% !important; border: none;" height="255" data-external="1"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">!function(){"use strict";window.addEventListener("message",(function(a){if(void 0!==a.data["datawrapper-height"]){var e=document.querySelectorAll("iframe");for(var t in a.data["datawrapper-height"])for(var r=0;r<e.length;r++)if(e[r].contentWindow===a.source){var i=a.data["datawrapper-height"][t]+"px";e[r].style.height=i}}}))}(); </script></center> <p>The map below highlights states holding state supreme court elections in 2024 based on partisan control of the court before and after the election. </p> <center><iframe title="State supreme court election results, 2024" aria-label="Map" id="datawrapper-chart-Sx6Ii" src="https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/Sx6Ii/9/" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="width: 0; min-width: 50% !important; border: none;" height="516" data-external="1"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">!function(){"use strict";window.addEventListener("message",(function(a){if(void 0!==a.data["datawrapper-height"]){var e=document.querySelectorAll("iframe");for(var t in a.data["datawrapper-height"])for(var r=0;r<e.length;r++)if(e[r].contentWindow===a.source){var i=a.data["datawrapper-height"][t]+"px";e[r].style.height=i}}}))}(); </script></center> <p>The following table showed the number of justices up in each state and the method of election. </p> <div class="widget-table-container"><table id="StateCourtElectionsTable-7458" class="table bp-table table-hover table-scrollable F500" data-enable-pagination="true" data-page-size="25"><caption>2024 State Supreme Court Elections</caption><thead><tr><th>State</th><th>Seats up for election</th><th>Election method</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Alabama_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024">Alabama</a></td><td>5</td><td>Partisan</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Alaska_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024">Alaska</a></td><td>2</td><td>Retention</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Arizona_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024">Arizona</a></td><td>2</td><td>Retention</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Arkansas_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024">Arkansas</a></td><td>3</td><td>Nonpartisan</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Colorado_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024">Colorado</a></td><td>3</td><td>Retention</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Florida_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024">Florida</a></td><td>2</td><td>Retention</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Georgia_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024">Georgia</a></td><td>4</td><td>Nonpartisan</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Guam_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024">Guam</a></td><td>1</td><td>Retention</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Idaho_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024">Idaho</a></td><td>1</td><td>Nonpartisan</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Illinois_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024">Illinois</a></td><td>2</td><td>Partisan and retention</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Indiana_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024">Indiana</a></td><td>3</td><td>Retention</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Iowa_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024">Iowa</a></td><td>1</td><td>Retention</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Kentucky_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024">Kentucky</a></td><td>1</td><td>Nonpartisan</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Louisiana_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024">Louisiana</a></td><td>1</td><td>Partisan</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Maryland_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024">Maryland</a></td><td>3</td><td>Retention</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Michigan_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024">Michigan</a></td><td>2</td><td>Partisan</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Minnesota_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024">Minnesota</a></td><td>3</td><td>Nonpartisan</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Mississippi_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024">Mississippi</a></td><td>4</td><td>Nonpartisan</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Missouri_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024">Missouri</a></td><td>2</td><td>Retention</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Montana_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024">Montana</a></td><td>2</td><td>Nonpartisan</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Nebraska_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024">Nebraska</a></td><td>1</td><td>Retention</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Nevada_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024">Nevada</a></td><td>3</td><td>Nonpartisan</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/New_Mexico_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024">New Mexico</a></td><td>1</td><td>Retention</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/North_Carolina_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024">North Carolina</a></td><td>1</td><td>Partisan</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Ohio_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024">Ohio</a></td><td>3</td><td>Partisan</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Oklahoma_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024">Oklahoma</a></td><td>6</td><td>Retention</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Oregon_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024">Oregon</a></td><td>5</td><td>Nonpartisan</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/South_Dakota_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024">South Dakota</a></td><td>1</td><td>Retention</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Tennessee_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024">Tennessee</a></td><td>1</td><td>Retention</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Texas_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024">Texas</a></td><td>6</td><td>Partisan</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Utah_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024">Utah</a></td><td>1</td><td>Retention</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Washington_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024">Washington</a></td><td>3</td><td>Nonpartisan</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/West_Virginia_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024">West Virginia</a></td><td>2</td><td>Nonpartisan</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Wyoming_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024">Wyoming</a></td><td>2</td><td>Retention</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="widget-navContainer"><nav aria-label="Table navigation" id="navStateCourtElectionsTable-7458"></nav></div></div> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Noteworthy_elections">Noteworthy elections</span></h3> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Arizona">Arizona</span></h4> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Arizona_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024" title="Arizona Supreme Court elections, 2024">Arizona Supreme Court elections, 2024</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>Justices <a href="/Clint_Bolick" title="Clint Bolick">Clint Bolick</a> and <a href="/Kathryn_Hackett_King" title="Kathryn Hackett King">Kathryn Hackett King</a> were retained in the <a href="/Retention_election" title="Retention election">retention</a> election for <a href="/Arizona_Supreme_Court" title="Arizona Supreme Court">Arizona's Supreme Court</a> on Nov. 5, 2024. <a href="#Candidates_and_election_results">Click here</a> for detailed results. </p><p>In Arizona, <a href="/Governor_of_Arizona" title="Governor of Arizona">governors</a> select all supreme court justices from a list of names that the <a href="/Arizona_Commission_on_Appellate_Court_Appointments" title="Arizona Commission on Appellate Court Appointments">Arizona Commission on Appellate Court Appointments</a> compiles. Once appointed, justices serve at least two years on the court before they must stand for retention in an uncontested yes-no election. Justices who are retained serve six-year terms. </p><p>Then-Gov. <a href="/Doug_Ducey" title="Doug Ducey">Doug Ducey</a> (R) appointed Bolick to succeed Justice <a href="/Rebecca_White_Berch" title="Rebecca White Berch">Rebecca White Berch</a> on the court in 2016. Bolick won retention in <a href="/Arizona_Supreme_Court_elections,_2018" title="Arizona Supreme Court elections, 2018">2018</a> with 70% of the vote. Ducey appointed King, who succeeded Justice <a href="/Andrew_W._Gould" title="Andrew W. Gould">Andrew W. Gould</a>, in 2021. This was King's first retention election. Republican governors appointed all seven justices who sat on the <a href="/Nonpartisan" title="Nonpartisan">nonpartisan</a> court at the time of the election. </p><p>As a result of his retention, Bolick may serve on the court until 2027, when he will reach the court’s <a href="/Mandatory_retirement" title="Mandatory retirement">mandatory retirement</a> age of 70.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a></sup> King's retention meant she could serve a full, six-year term. Gov. <a href="/Katie_Hobbs" title="Katie Hobbs">Katie Hobbs</a> would have selected a successor if either had lost retention. </p><p>Arizona voters defeated <a href="/Arizona_Proposition_137,_End_Term_Limits_and_Retention_Elections_for_Supreme_Court_Justices_and_Superior_Court_Judges_Amendment_(2024)" title="Arizona Proposition 137, End Term Limits and Retention Elections for Supreme Court Justices and Superior Court Judges Amendment (2024)">Proposition 137</a>, a statewide ballot measure ending retention elections for judges, on Nov. 5, 2024. <a href="/Arizona_Proposition_137,_End_Term_Limits_and_Retention_Elections_for_Supreme_Court_Justices_and_Superior_Court_Judges_Amendment_(2024)" title="Arizona Proposition 137, End Term Limits and Retention Elections for Supreme Court Justices and Superior Court Judges Amendment (2024)">Click here</a> for detailed results. If voters had approved the measure, Bolick and King's retention election results would have been nullified.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2">[2]</a></sup> This meant that even if voters decided not to retain the justices, they would not have been removed from the court.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3">[3]</a></sup> According to the <i>Arizona Mirror'</i>s Caitlin Sievers, the justices would then only need to stand retention if the "Judicial Performance Review Commission finds a judge committed 'a pattern of malfeasance' in office or if the judge: is convicted of a felony; is convicted of a crime involving fraud or dishonesty; files for personal bankruptcy; or has a mortgage that is foreclosed upon."<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4">[4]</a></sup> </p><p>This election took place against the backdrop of the court’s April 2024 ruling regarding an 1864 abortion law.<sup id="cite_ref-ruling_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ruling-5">[5]</a></sup> At the time of the ruling, Arizona had two conflicting abortion laws—an 1864 territorial law banning abortion and a 2022 law with a 15-week ban.<sup id="cite_ref-NBC_News_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NBC_News-6">[6]</a></sup> The Arizona Supreme Court ruled that the 1864 law took precedence.<sup id="cite_ref-NBC_News_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NBC_News-6">[6]</a></sup> Bolick and King were part of the 4-2 majority that upheld the law.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7">[7]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8">[8]</a></sup>The <a href="/Arizona_State_Legislature" title="Arizona State Legislature">Arizona Legislature</a> repealed the 1864 law in May 2024.<sup id="cite_ref-NBC_News_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NBC_News-6">[6]</a></sup> </p><p><i>The Arizona Republic</i>’s Stacey Barchenger wrote that Bolick and King’s decision in the case received attention from organizations that support and oppose their retention.<sup id="cite_ref-groups_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-groups-9">[9]</a></sup> According to Barchenger, two organizations—The Judicial Independence Defense and Arizonans for an Independent Judiciary—had raised about $500,000 through Sept. 30, 2024, to retain Bolick and King.<sup id="cite_ref-groups_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-groups-9">[9]</a></sup> Barchenger also wrote that the organization Protect Abortion Rights: No Retention Bolick & King, which had not reported any fundraising through Sept. 30, 2024, “was relying on individual interaction with voters to oust the judges.”<sup id="cite_ref-groups_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-groups-9">[9]</a></sup> </p><p>Arizona was one of 33 states that held state supreme court elections in 2024 and one of 16 that held supreme court retention elections. To read more about which states held supreme court elections in 2024, click <a class="mw-selflink selflink">here</a>. </p> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Kentucky">Kentucky</span></h4> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Kentucky_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024" title="Kentucky Supreme Court elections, 2024">Kentucky Supreme Court elections, 2024</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p><br /> <a href="/Pamela_R._Goodwine" title="Pamela R. Goodwine">Pamela R. Goodwine</a> defeated <a href="/Erin_Izzo" title="Erin Izzo">Erin Izzo</a> in the general election for the <a href="/Kentucky_Supreme_Court" title="Kentucky Supreme Court">Kentucky Supreme Court 5th District</a> on November 5, 2024. Kentucky was one of 13 states to elect state supreme court justices in <a href="/Nonpartisan_election_of_judges" title="Nonpartisan election of judges">nonpartisan elections</a> and one of four states to elect justices by district instead of statewide.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10">[10]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11">[11]</a></sup> </p><p>Goodwine and Izzo ran to replace retiring incumbent Chief Justice <a href="/Laurance_VanMeter" title="Laurance VanMeter">Laurance VanMeter</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12">[12]</a></sup> The winner did not replace VanMeter as chief justice, however. The court selected Justice <a href="/Debra_Hembree_Lambert" title="Debra Hembree Lambert">Debra Hembree Lambert</a> as chief justice on September 23, 2024, effective January 6, 2025.<sup id="cite_ref-lantern_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lantern-13">[13]</a></sup> </p><p>Kentucky's seven-justice Supreme Court was officially nonpartisan. However, Democrats and Republicans both endorsed and donated to opposing candidates. Governor <a href="/Andy_Beshear" title="Andy Beshear">Andy Beshear</a> (D) endorsed Goodwine, and former Govs. <a href="/Steve_Beshear" title="Steve Beshear">Steve Beshear</a> (D) and Paul Patton (D) donated to her campaign. The Clark County Republican Party endorsed Izzo, and local Republican groups in Fayette and Madison counties donated to her campaign.<sup id="cite_ref-lantern_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lantern-13">[13]</a></sup> </p><p>According to <i>Bolts</i>, "While Kentucky is now staunchly red, its judicial elections are nonpartisan, and the court’s politics can be difficult to decipher. ... [W]ith Chief Justice Laurance VanMeter—a Republican even if he ran for judge without a party label—retiring and leaving an open seat on the ballot … [t]he race to replace him could shift the court one step to the left."<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14">[14]</a></sup> </p><p>Goodwine, a judge for the <a href="/Kentucky_Court_of_Appeals" title="Kentucky Court of Appeals">Kentucky Court of Appeals 5th Appellate District</a>, said, "I have been a registered independent since I became a judge and I am known for continually displaying a strong work ethic along with honesty and integrity to ensure justice for all. ... I have staunch supporters from all parties and welcome and accept invitations from all parties to participate in their events."<sup id="cite_ref-lantern_13-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lantern-13">[13]</a></sup> Izzo, a partner at Lexington law firm Landrum & Shouse, said she was also open to appearing before groups that lean left, right, or were neutral, and that it "'would be dangerous for Kentucky' to open up judicial races to more partisanship in the future."<sup id="cite_ref-lantern_13-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lantern-13">[13]</a></sup> </p><p>According to <i>Sabato's Crystal Ball'</i>s Louis Jacobson, Kentucky was one of five states — the other four having been <a href="/Michigan_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024" title="Michigan Supreme Court elections, 2024">Michigan</a>, <a href="/Ohio_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024" title="Ohio Supreme Court elections, 2024">Ohio</a>, <a href="/Montana_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024" title="Montana Supreme Court elections, 2024">Montana</a>, and <a href="/North_Carolina_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024" title="North Carolina Supreme Court elections, 2024">North Carolina</a> — to "have competitive supreme court elections this year with results that could shift the court’s ideological balance, at least to a degree."<sup id="cite_ref-sabato_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sabato-15">[15]</a></sup> </p><p>In an interview with the <i>Kentucky Lantern</i>, both candidates spoke on their experience, motivations for running, and judicial philosophy. Having served on an intermediate appellate, circuit, and district court, Goodwine said, "Upon election to the Kentucky Supreme Court, I will be the first woman and only the fifth person in history to serve at all levels of the judiciary in Kentucky. And I pledge to bring ... not only the legal expertise, work ethic, preparedness and passion for the law ... but also a commitment to approaching each case with a dedication to the rule of law and justice for all."<sup id="cite_ref-lantern_13-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lantern-13">[13]</a></sup> She also said that the Supreme Court was "'the ultimate interpreter of the Constitution, laws and rulings' ... and renders rulings with binding legal precedents."<sup id="cite_ref-lantern_13-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lantern-13">[13]</a></sup> </p><p>Izzo said her 19 years of work on litigation, arbitration, and mediation qualified her to serve on the Supreme Court and that "[a]s an arbitrator, we do a lot of the same things that judges do. We look at cases. We have attorneys come before us. I hear arguments. I make decisions. I hear evidence. I preside over trials."<sup id="cite_ref-lantern_13-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lantern-13">[13]</a></sup> She also described herself as a constitutionalist. She said, "If there’s something there that might be better socially, or might (be) something that I disagree with, it’s not my place to change. I look at how things are, what the intention of the founding fathers were with our Constitution, and that kind of carries over to what legislative intent was when a law was adopted."<sup id="cite_ref-lantern_13-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lantern-13">[13]</a></sup> </p><p>The Kentucky Supreme Court 5th District was last up for election in 2016, with VanMeter defeating <a href="/Glenn_Acree" title="Glenn Acree">Glenn Acree</a> 74.05% to 25.95%. At the time of the election, both ran nonpartisan campaigns, but VanMeter was registered to vote as a Republican and Acree as a Democrat.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16">[16]</a></sup> The district included Franklin, Scott, Woodford, Jessamine, Fayette, Bourbon, Clark, and Madison counties.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17">[17]</a></sup> </p><p>Thirty-three states held state supreme court elections in 2024. In total, 82 of the 344 seats on state supreme courts were up for election. Of these seats: nonpartisan justices held 61, Republican justices held 15, and Democratic justices held six. </p><p><br /> </p> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Michigan">Michigan</span></h4> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Michigan_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024" title="Michigan Supreme Court elections, 2024">Michigan Supreme Court elections, 2024</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>Democrats expanded their majority on the <a href="/Michigan_Supreme_Court" title="Michigan Supreme Court">Michigan Supreme Court</a> from 4-3 to 5-2 after the November 5, 2024, elections. </p><p>Both parties aimed to have control of the court based on the outcome of the races. Heading into the elections, the <i>Associated Press</i> wrote, "Democratic-backed justices currently hold a 4-3 majority. Republican victories in both races would flip control of the court, while two Democratic wins would yield a 5-2 supermajority. Republicans have framed the races as a fight to stop government overreach, while Democrats say it is a battle to preserve reproductive rights."<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18">[18]</a></sup> </p><p><a href="/Kimberly_Thomas_(Michigan)" title="Kimberly Thomas (Michigan)">Kimberly Thomas</a> defeated <a href="/Andrew_Fink" title="Andrew Fink">Andrew Fink</a> in the election for a full eight-year term. Incumbent <a href="/Kyra_Harris_Bolden" title="Kyra Harris Bolden">Kyra Harris Bolden</a> defeated <a href="/Patrick_W._O%27Grady" title="Patrick W. O'Grady">Patrick W. O'Grady</a> in a special election. Michigan's Supreme Court elections are nonpartisan, but candidates are nominated through a party convention. Thomas and Bolden were affiliated with the Democratic Party. Fink and O'Grady were affiliated with the Republican Party. Governor <a href="/Gretchen_Whitmer" title="Gretchen Whitmer">Gretchen Whitmer</a> (D) appointed Bolden in November 2022. The special election determined who would serve the remaining four years of <a href="/Bridget_Mary_McCormack" title="Bridget Mary McCormack">Bridget Mary McCormack's</a> term.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19">[19]</a></sup> Incumbent <a href="/David_Viviano" title="David Viviano">David Viviano</a> (R) did not run for re-election. </p><p>In <a href="/Michigan_Supreme_Court_elections,_2022" title="Michigan Supreme Court elections, 2022">2022</a>, incumbent justices <a href="/Richard_Bernstein" title="Richard Bernstein">Richard Bernstein</a> (D) and <a href="/Brian_Zahra" title="Brian Zahra">Brian Zahra</a> (R) both won re-election, defeating three other candidates, including Bolden. Bernstein received 33.9% of the vote, Zahra received 23.9%, and Bolden came in third place, receiving 21.9%. Democrats won control of the court in the <a href="/Michigan_Supreme_Court_elections,_2020" title="Michigan Supreme Court elections, 2020">2020</a> elections. That year, McCormack (D) and <a href="/Elizabeth_Welch" title="Elizabeth Welch">Elizabeth Welch</a> (D) won 32.3% and 20.2% of the vote respectively, defeating two Republican-nominated candidates and three other candidates. </p><p>All four candidates completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey. <a href="#Candidate_comparison">Click here</a> to read their responses. </p><p>Fink was elected to the <a href="/Michigan_House_of_Representatives" title="Michigan House of Representatives">Michigan House of Representatives</a> in 2020. He earned a bachelor's degree from Hillsdale College and a law degree from the University of Michigan Law School. Before he was elected to the House, Fink was a commissioner-at-large of the State Bar of Michigan, served in the U.S. Marine Corps as a judge advocate, and worked in private practice.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20">[20]</a></sup> In his Candidate Connection survey, Fink said he was running "to restore our judiciary’s commitment to protecting the will of the people, interpreting the law as it is written, and ensuring everyone receives due process, not just insiders." </p><p>At the time of the election, Thomas was a lawyer and professor at the University of Michigan Law School. At the university, she was also the director and co-founder of the Juvenile Justice Clinic. <sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21">[21]</a></sup> She earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Maryland, and a law degree from Harvard Law School.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22">[22]</a></sup> In her Candidate Connection survey, Thomas said, "I will bring over two decades of experience as a trial and appellate lawyer and a law professor to ensure that the Michigan Supreme Court fulfills its constitutional role in our democracy and that the people of Michigan can have access to, and be respected in, our court system." </p><p>Bolden assumed office on January 1, 2023. Before her appointment, she served in the state House from 2019 to 2023. She earned a bachelor’s degree from Grand Valley State University and a law degree from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law. Before holding public office, Bolden was a criminal defense attorney and a civil litigation attorney.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23">[23]</a></sup> In her Candidate Connection survey, Bolden said, "I believe in upholding the rule of law and ensuring equal access to justice for all. My philosophy is based on the belief that all legal decisions should be guided by principles of thoughtfulness, fairness, impartiality, and adherence to legislative intent and the Michigan Constitution. Additionally, I believe in the importance of judicial independence and the separation of powers to safeguard the integrity of the legal system." </p><p>O'Grady was a judge of the Michigan 15th Circuit Court, at the time of the election. He previously served in the U.S. Army Reserve and worked as an attorney, Michigan state trooper, and Michigan State Police officer. O'Grady earned a bachelor's degree from Western Michigan University and a law degree from Cooley Law School.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24">[24]</a></sup> In Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey, O'Grady said, "My unwavering commitment to safeguarding families, championing individual rights, and upholding the integrity of our beloved Michigan is evident in my distinguished record. My steadfast adherence to the Rule of Law in the trial court is a testament to my judicial philosophy, one that I pledge to bring to bear as a Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court." </p><p>Michigan was one of 33 states that held state supreme court elections in 2024. In total, 82 of the 344 seats on state supreme courts were up for election in 2024. Nonpartisan justices held 61 of those seats, Republicans held 15, and Democrats held six. <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Click here</a> to learn about Ballotpedia's coverage of state supreme court elections in 2024. </p> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Montana">Montana</span></h4> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Montana_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024" title="Montana Supreme Court elections, 2024">Montana Supreme Court elections, 2024</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p><a href="/Cory_Swanson" title="Cory Swanson">Cory Swanson</a> defeated <a href="/Jerry_Lynch" title="Jerry Lynch">Jerry Lynch</a> for chief justice of the <a href="/Montana_Supreme_Court" title="Montana Supreme Court">Montana Supreme Court</a>, and <a href="/Katherine_M._Bidegaray" title="Katherine M. Bidegaray">Katherine M. Bidegaray</a> defeated <a href="/Dan_Wilson_(Montana)" title="Dan Wilson (Montana)">Dan Wilson</a> for associate justice of the Montana Supreme Court on November 5, 2024. The seats were open, as Chief Justice <a href="/Mike_McGrath" title="Mike McGrath">Mike McGrath</a> and Justice <a href="/Dirk_M._Sandefur" title="Dirk M. Sandefur">Dirk M. Sandefur</a> retired.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25">[25]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26">[26]</a></sup> The conservative and liberal blocs each remained without a majority after the elections. <a href="#Candidates_and_election_results">Click here</a> for detailed results. </p><p>While the election was <a href="/Nonpartisan_elections" title="Nonpartisan elections">nonpartisan</a>, <i>Montana Free Press'</i> Arren Kimbel-Sannit wrote before the election, "Partisan interests have already taken sides in these elections. ... Generally, Democratic-aligned groups like the Montana Federation of Public Employees and Montana Conservation Voters have endorsed Lynch and Bidegaray while Swanson and Wilson have received support from some prominent conservatives, including Gov. <a href="/Greg_Gianforte" title="Greg Gianforte">Greg Gianforte</a>."<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27">[27]</a></sup> </p><p><i>MTN News'</i> Mike Dennison wrote before the election, "Justices James Shea, Mike McGrath and Dirk Sandefur often are seen as the liberal-leaning justices on the high court. ... [Justice Laurie] McKinnon and Justice Jim Rice are usually considered more conservative, while Justices Ingrid Gustafson and Beth Baker are viewed as judges that could identify with either side, depending on the issue."<sup id="cite_ref-MTN_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MTN-28">[28]</a></sup> If two conservative-leaning justices had won in 2024, the majority would have leaned conservative as a result. Since at least one liberal-leaning justice won in 2024, both blocs remained without a majority.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29">[29]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30">[30]</a></sup> </p><p>Gustafson and Baker won re-election unopposed in <a href="/Montana_Supreme_Court_elections,_2018" title="Montana Supreme Court elections, 2018">2018</a>. In <a href="/Montana_Supreme_Court_elections,_2020" title="Montana Supreme Court elections, 2020">2020</a>, Shea won re-election unopposed, and McKinnon defeated <a href="/Mike_Black_(Montana)" title="Mike Black (Montana)">Mike Black</a> 57%-43%. In <a href="/Montana_Supreme_Court_elections,_2022" title="Montana Supreme Court elections, 2022">2022</a>, Rice defeated <a href="/Bill_D%27Alton" title="Bill D'Alton">Bill D'Alton</a> 77.5%-22.5%, and Gustafson defeated <a href="/James_Brown_(Montana)" title="James Brown (Montana)">James Brown</a> 54.3%-45.7%. </p><p>Lynch earned a bachelor's degree in biology from Carroll College, a master's degree in zoology and genetics from Montana State University, and a law degree from the University of Montana Law School.<sup id="cite_ref-Lynch_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lynch-31">[31]</a></sup> He worked as a federal magistrate in the <a href="/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Montana" title="United States District Court for the District of Montana">U.S. District Court for the District of Montana</a>, a law clerk, and an attorney in private practice.<sup id="cite_ref-Lynch_31-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lynch-31">[31]</a></sup> Lynch described his judicial philosophy as "fair, impartial and independent of any partisan or political motivation."<sup id="cite_ref-Lynch_31-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lynch-31">[31]</a></sup> </p><p>Swanson earned a bachelor's degree in political science from Carrol University, a law degree from the University of Montana Law School, and a master's degree in strategic studies from the U.S. Army War College.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32">[32]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Swanson_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Swanson-33">[33]</a></sup> Swanson worked as an attorney in a Helena law firm, deputy attorney general, Broadwater county attorney, and served in the Montana Army National Guard.<sup id="cite_ref-Swanson_33-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Swanson-33">[33]</a></sup> Swanson said that in his judicial philosophy, "judges should be as fair and impartial as possible in every instance. ... That means rigorously applying the appellate standards for decisions, relying upon the plain text of the statute to understand the law, and avoiding personal temptations to re-write the law in a particular direction."<sup id="cite_ref-Swanson_33-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Swanson-33">[33]</a></sup> </p><p>Bidegaray earned a bachelor's degree in political science and philosophy from the University of Montana and a law degree from the University of Montana School of Law.<sup id="cite_ref-Bidegaray_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bidegaray-34">[34]</a></sup> Bidegaray owned and operated a family ranch and worked as an attorney in the state auditor's office, an attorney in private practice, and a district court judge.<sup id="cite_ref-Bidegaray_34-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bidegaray-34">[34]</a></sup> She said, "My judicial philosophy centers on fairness, respect, and impartiality, devoid of political or personal bias. I adhere strictly to the 1972 Montana Constitution, the United States Constitution, and established legal precedents and statutes."<sup id="cite_ref-Bidegaray_34-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bidegaray-34">[34]</a></sup> </p><p>Wilson earned a bachelor's degree from Pennsylvania State University and a law degree from the University of Minnesota.<sup id="cite_ref-Wilson_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wilson-35">[35]</a></sup> Wilson's experience included working as an attorney, Flathead County Justice of the Peace, and a district court judge.<sup id="cite_ref-Wilson_35-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wilson-35">[35]</a></sup> Wilson said, "My judicial philosophy is simple: interpret and apply the provisions of the United States and Montana Constitutions and all laws according to their original intent and plain meaning, and do not follow the views of special interests or personal views to determine the outcome of any case."<sup id="cite_ref-Wilson_35-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wilson-35">[35]</a></sup> </p><p>Montana was one of 33 states that held <a class="mw-selflink selflink">state supreme court elections in 2024</a>. <a href="/State_judicial_elections,_2024" title="State judicial elections, 2024">Click here</a> to learn more about state judicial elections. </p> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="North_Carolina">North Carolina</span></h4> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/North_Carolina_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024" title="North Carolina Supreme Court elections, 2024">North Carolina Supreme Court elections, 2024</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>Incumbent Justice <a href="/Allison_Riggs" title="Allison Riggs">Allison Riggs</a> (D) and <a href="/Jefferson_Griffin" title="Jefferson Griffin">Jefferson Griffin</a> (R) ran in the <a href="/Partisan_election_of_judges" title="Partisan election of judges">partisan general election</a> for a seat on the <a href="/North_Carolina_Supreme_Court" class="mw-redirect" title="North Carolina Supreme Court">North Carolina Supreme Court</a> on November 5, 2024. </p><p>As of February 13, 2025, the race has not been called, and legal challenges to the outcome are ongoing. According to the <a href="/North_Carolina_State_Board_of_Elections" class="mw-redirect" title="North Carolina State Board of Elections">North Carolina State Board of Elections</a>, Riggs leads by 734 votes.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36">[36]</a></sup> Griffin filed a motion for the state supreme court to hear his case to determine the validity of 60,000 ballots.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37">[37]</a></sup> A federal judge ruled that the state Supreme Court should hear this case, and the state Supreme Court granted Griffin a stay, preventing the certification of the election until Griffin's case could be heard.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38">[38]</a></sup> The <a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Fourth_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit">United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit</a> has agreed to hear oral arguments after an appeal was filed by the <a href="/North_Carolina_State_Board_of_Elections" class="mw-redirect" title="North Carolina State Board of Elections">North Carolina State Board of Elections</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39">[39]</a></sup> To read more about recount laws in North Carolina and to read a detailed timeline of events surrounding the recount, click <a href="#Election_aftermath">here</a>. </p><p><i>The Raleigh News & Observer'</i>s Kyle Ingram wrote the race "lack[s] much of the public vitriol or big personalities present in races higher on the ballot — but the stakes are high."<sup id="cite_ref-Observer_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Observer-40">[40]</a></sup> </p><p>At the time of election, the court had a 5-2 Republican majority. Heading into the <a href="/North_Carolina_Supreme_Court_elections,_2020" title="North Carolina Supreme Court elections, 2020">2020</a> election, Democrats held a 6-1 majority on the court. They lost 2 seats, reducing their majority on the court to 4-3. In <a href="/North_Carolina_Supreme_Court_elections,_2022" title="North Carolina Supreme Court elections, 2022">2022</a>, Republicans won two seats, changing the balance of the court to a 5-2 Republican majority. In 2024, the court could have remained a 5-2 Republican majority or could have turned into a 6-1 Republican majority. To read more about past court elections, click <a href="/Supreme_Court_of_North_Carolina#Elections" title="Supreme Court of North Carolina">here</a>. </p><p>Both parties saw this race as crucial for control of the court. Riggs said, "The supreme court isn't flipping control in this election. I am employing a plan, working with Justice <a href="/Anita_Earls" title="Anita Earls">Anita Earls</a> and many others to help win back our courts in the 2028 election. Still, we're going to have to defend my seat in 2024. Justice Earls’ seat in 2026 before we can do that."<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41">[41]</a></sup> North Carolina GOP Judicial Victory Fund Chair Susan Mills highlighted the importance of winning this seat, saying, "Having the majority this cycle doesn't guarantee we will keep it in the future."<sup id="cite_ref-Observer_40-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Observer-40">[40]</a></sup> <i>The Charlotte Observer'</i>s Paige Masten wrote, "If Democrats lose in November, they technically still have a chance of flipping the court in 2028. But that will be significantly harder."<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42">[42]</a></sup> </p><p>Gov. <a href="/Roy_Cooper" title="Roy Cooper">Roy Cooper</a> (D) appointed Riggs to replace Justice <a href="/Michael_R._Morgan_(North_Carolina)" title="Michael R. Morgan (North Carolina)">Michael R. Morgan</a> (D) in 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43">[43]</a></sup> She said her "record demonstrates without question my commitment to our constitution and the protections it provides for the people of this state."<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44">[44]</a></sup> She said that she "value[s] reproductive freedoms. I value democracy and know that it doesn’t defend itself without people on the bench being willing to enforce the Constitution."<sup id="cite_ref-Observer_40-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Observer-40">[40]</a></sup> Riggs described Justice <a href="/Ketanji_Brown_Jackson" title="Ketanji Brown Jackson">Ketanji Brown Jackson</a>'s judicial method as an influence and said that she has "been intentional in applying this in my own judicial work. By focusing on process, rather than 'brand,' I believe I am best complying with my constitutional duty to rule without fear or favor."<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45">[45]</a></sup> Riggs was a former appellate justice and civil rights attorney. </p><p>Griffin campaigned on his experience and said, "I’ve been able to show the people of North Carolina that I’m a constitutional conservative, that I believe in the rule of law."<sup id="cite_ref-North_46-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-North-46">[46]</a></sup> Griffin said that he is "more of an <a href="/Originalism" title="Originalism">originalist</a> than anything...My interpretation of it is, I’m gonna look at this legal document...as of the time it was written."<sup id="cite_ref-Observer_40-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Observer-40">[40]</a></sup> He said that he admires "<a href="/Clarence_Thomas" title="Clarence Thomas">Clarence Thomas’s</a> judicial philosophy. He’s always consistent."<sup id="cite_ref-North_46-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-North-46">[46]</a></sup> Griffin believed that North Carolina voters "want judges who interpret the law and aren’t activists, who don’t go up there with any agenda...I’m there to do my job, I have no policy agenda — I’m there to interpret the law."<sup id="cite_ref-Observer_40-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Observer-40">[40]</a></sup> Griffin served on the <a href="/North_Carolina_Court_of_Appeals" title="North Carolina Court of Appeals">North Carolina Court of Appeals</a>. </p><p>According to the most recent fundraising data before the election, Riggs had raised $1.1 million and spent $456,619, and Griffin raised $1.2 million and spent $198,521. To read more about campaign finance data, click <a href="/North_Carolina_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024#Campaign_finance" title="North Carolina Supreme Court elections, 2024">here</a> </p><p>North Carolina was one of 33 states that held state supreme court elections in 2024 and one of seven that held partisan supreme court elections. To read more about which states that held supreme court elections in 2024, click <a class="mw-selflink selflink">here</a>. </p> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Ohio">Ohio</span></h4> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Ohio_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024" title="Ohio Supreme Court elections, 2024">Ohio Supreme Court elections, 2024</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p><br /> Six candidates ran for three seats on the <a href="/Ohio_Supreme_Court" title="Ohio Supreme Court">Ohio Supreme Court</a> in the <a href="/Partisan_election_of_judges" title="Partisan election of judges">partisan</a> general election on November 5, 2024. Republicans won in all three races, defeating two incumbent Democrats. </p><p><a href="/Dan_Hawkins" title="Dan Hawkins">Dan Hawkins</a> (R) defeated <a href="/Lisa_Forbes" title="Lisa Forbes">Lisa Forbes</a> (D) in the race for the open seat on the court. <a href="/Megan_Shanahan" title="Megan Shanahan">Megan Shanahan</a> (R) defeated <a href="/Michael_Donnelly" title="Michael Donnelly">Michael Donnelly</a> (D) in the race for Donnelly's seat. <a href="/Joseph_Deters" title="Joseph Deters">Joseph Deters</a> (R) defeated <a href="/Melody_Stewart" title="Melody Stewart">Melody Stewart</a> (D) in the race for Stewart's seat. </p><p>The three wins meant that Republicans maintained their majority on the court. </p><p>The <i>Ohio Capital Journal</i> wrote that the outcome of the race would “have major impacts on a wide variety of issues that affect the lives of Ohioans," including the state’s universal school voucher program, energy decisions like ratemaking and where oil and gas drilling can take place, challenges to the state’s <a href="/Ohio_Issue_1,_Right_to_Make_Reproductive_Decisions_Including_Abortion_Initiative_(2023)" title="Ohio Issue 1, Right to Make Reproductive Decisions Including Abortion Initiative (2023)">2023 abortion amendment</a>, and redistricting.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47">[47]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48">[48]</a></sup> </p><p>Before the election, the court had a 4-3 Republican majority. If all three Democrats had won the races, Democrats would have held a 4-3 majority. For Republicans to maintain their majority, at least one Republican needed to win a race. In 2024, Republicans had held a majority on the court since 1986.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49">[49]</a></sup> </p><p>Three of the seven justices on the court ran for re-election in two seats, leaving the third seat open. In one contest, two incumbent justices ran against each other for a seat that carried with it a full, six-year term on the court. Justice <a href="/Joseph_Deters" title="Joseph Deters">Joseph Deters</a> (R), whom Gov. <a href="/Mike_DeWine" title="Mike DeWine">Mike DeWine</a> (R) appointed to the court in January 2023, decided to run for a full term against incumbent Justice <a href="/Melody_Stewart" title="Melody Stewart">Melody Stewart</a> (D). Deters replaced Justice <a href="/Sharon_L._Kennedy" title="Sharon L. Kennedy">Sharon L. Kennedy</a> (R), who won election to the chief justice seat in the <a href="/Ohio_Supreme_Court_elections,_2022" title="Ohio Supreme Court elections, 2022">2022 general election</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50">[50]</a></sup> </p><p>In the race for Deters’ open seat, <a href="/Lisa_Forbes" title="Lisa Forbes">Lisa Forbes</a> (D) ran against <a href="/Dan_Hawkins" title="Dan Hawkins">Dan Hawkins</a> (R). In the race for Justice <a href="/Michael_P._Donnelly" class="mw-redirect" title="Michael P. Donnelly">Michael Donnelly's</a> (D) seat, the incumbent ran against <a href="/Megan_E._Shanahan" class="mw-redirect" title="Megan E. Shanahan">Megan Shanahan</a> (R). </p><p>In <a href="/Ohio_Supreme_Court_elections,_2022" title="Ohio Supreme Court elections, 2022">2022</a>, all three Republican candidates won their elections by at least 10 percentage points. </p><p>This was just the second election cycle in which judicial candidates appeared on the ballot under partisan labels. In 2021, the state passed a law that judges must be listed alongside a political party affiliation on the general election ballot. Before that, judges were selected through partisan primaries and nonpartisan general elections.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51">[51]</a></sup> </p><p>Thirty-three states held state supreme court elections in 2024. In total, 82 of the 344 seats on state supreme courts were up for election. Of these seats, 61 were held by nonpartisan justices, 15 were held by Republican justices, and six were held by Democratic justices. <b><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Click here</a></b> to learn more. </p><p><br /> </p> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Oklahoma">Oklahoma</span></h4> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Oklahoma_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024" title="Oklahoma Supreme Court elections, 2024">Oklahoma Supreme Court elections, 2024</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>Two justices, <a href="/James_Edmondson" title="James Edmondson">James Edmondson</a> and <a href="/Noma_D._Gurich" title="Noma D. Gurich">Noma D. Gurich</a>, were retained, and one justice, <a href="/Yvonne_Kauger" title="Yvonne Kauger">Yvonne Kauger</a>, was defeated in the <a href="/Retention_election" title="Retention election">retention</a> election for <a href="/Oklahoma_Supreme_Court" title="Oklahoma Supreme Court">Oklahoma's Supreme Court</a> on November 5, 2024. Additionally, three justices on the <a href="/Oklahoma_Court_of_Criminal_Appeals" title="Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals">Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals</a> were retained. <a href="/Oklahoma_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024#Candidates_and_election_results" title="Oklahoma Supreme Court elections, 2024">Click here</a> for detailed results. </p><p>At the time of the election, Oklahoma was one of two states with two courts of last resort. The <a href="/Oklahoma_Supreme_Court" title="Oklahoma Supreme Court">Oklahoma Supreme Court</a> was the court of last resort for civil matters, while the <a href="/Oklahoma_Court_of_Criminal_Appeals" title="Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals">Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals</a> was the court of last resort for criminal matters. As of 2024, <a href="/Texas_Court_of_Criminal_Appeals" title="Texas Court of Criminal Appeals">Texas</a> was the only other state with this system. To read more about each state's court of last resort, click <a href="/Court_of_last_resort" title="Court of last resort">here</a>. </p><p>In Oklahoma, the <a href="/Oklahoma_Judicial_Nominating_Commission" title="Oklahoma Judicial Nominating Commission">Oklahoma Judicial Nominating Commission</a> sends a list of three possible Supreme Court nominees to the governor, who then appoints a new justice from that list. <sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52">[52]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-JNC_53-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JNC-53">[53]</a></sup> </p><p><i>The Center for Politics'</i> Louis Jacobson wrote, "While Oklahoma has become a ruby red state in recent years, the three supreme court justices facing retention elections this year were all appointed by Democratic governors."<sup id="cite_ref-Center_54-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Center-54">[54]</a></sup> Oklahoma's government is a <a href="/State_government_trifectas" title="State government trifectas">Republican trifecta</a>. The state Supreme Court is narrowly Republican, with a 5-4 majority.<sup id="cite_ref-Center_54-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Center-54">[54]</a></sup> </p><p>Three of nine justices on the <a href="/Oklahoma_Supreme_Court" title="Oklahoma Supreme Court">Oklahoma Supreme Court</a> were up for retention election—<a href="/James_Edmondson" title="James Edmondson">James Edmondson</a>, <a href="/Noma_D._Gurich" title="Noma D. Gurich">Noma D. Gurich</a>, and <a href="/Yvonne_Kauger" title="Yvonne Kauger">Yvonne Kauger</a>. Governor George Nigh (D) appointed Kauger to the court in 1984.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55">[55]</a></sup> Gov. <a href="/Brad_Henry" title="Brad Henry">Brad Henry</a> (D) appointed Edmonson in 2003 and Gurich in 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56">[56]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57">[57]</a></sup> If she had been retained and served another six-year term, Kauger would have become the longest-serving justice on the court. In <a href="/Oklahoma_Supreme_Court_elections,_2018" title="Oklahoma Supreme Court elections, 2018">2018</a>, Edmondson, Gurich, and Kauger were retained with 59.4% of the vote, 61.6% of the vote, and 62.2% of the vote, respectively. In <a href="/Oklahoma_judicial_elections,_2012" title="Oklahoma judicial elections, 2012">2012</a>, Edmondson, Gurich, and Kauger were retained with 66.9% of the vote, 66.5% of the vote, and 65.7% of the vote, respectively. </p><p>The <a href="/Oklahoma_Court_of_Criminal_Appeals" title="Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals">Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals</a> had three justices up for retention—<a href="/William_J._Musseman" title="William J. Musseman">William J. Musseman</a>, <a href="/Scott_Rowland" title="Scott Rowland">Scott Rowland</a>, and <a href="/David_B._Lewis" title="David B. Lewis">David B. Lewis</a>. Gov. <a href="/Kevin_Stitt" title="Kevin Stitt">Kevin Stitt</a> (R) appointed Musseman in 2022, Gov. <a href="/Mary_Fallin" title="Mary Fallin">Mary Fallin</a> (R) appointed Rowland in 2017, and Gov. <a href="/Brad_Henry" title="Brad Henry">Brad Henry</a> (D) appointed Lewis in 2005.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58">[58]</a></sup> Four of the justices up for retention were among the last five appointed by Democrats.<sup id="cite_ref-Bolts_59-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bolts-59">[59]</a></sup> In <a href="/Oklahoma_Supreme_Court_elections,_2018" title="Oklahoma Supreme Court elections, 2018">2018</a>, Rowland and Lewis were retained with 62.3% of the vote, and 61.8% of the vote respectively. This election was Musseman's first election as a justice on the court. </p><p>This election marked the first time that an appellate judge from Oklahoma lost a retention election.<sup id="cite_ref-Bolts_59-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bolts-59">[59]</a></sup> When a justice loses a retention election, the Judicial Nomination Commission chooses three new judges from a pool of applicants. The governor then chooses one to fill the vacant seat.<sup id="cite_ref-JNC_53-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JNC-53">[53]</a></sup> Oklahoma Bar Association President Miles Pringles said that the system "ensures the people have a voice – and further assures that those who enter Oklahoma’s appellate courtrooms can expect fairness and impartiality."<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60">[60]</a></sup> </p><p>Some of the decisions ruled on by the three justices included: </p> <ul><li>joining the 5-4 majority to strike down the state's ban on abortions in cases where the mother's life is threatened<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61">[61]</a></sup></li> <li>joining the 6-2 majority<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62">[62]</a></sup> against a religious charter school receiving public funds<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63">[63]</a></sup></li> <li>joining the 9-0 majority in favor of the legislature over Gov. <a href="/Kevin_Stitt" title="Kevin Stitt">Kevin Stitt</a> (R) on the governor's veto power on tribal matters<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64">[64]</a></sup></li> <li>Kauger and Gurich joined the 8-1 majority against reparations for survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre; Edmondson partially dissented<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65">[65]</a></sup></li></ul> <p>People for Opportunity, a group whose website said they wanted to "take the appointments process for selecting justices and judges for our state’s highest courts out of the hands of unelected individuals and put it back closer to the hands of the voters," ran ads critical of the justices' records.<sup id="cite_ref-Voice_66-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Voice-66">[66]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67">[67]</a></sup> The ads attacked the justices' records as liberal for the state.<sup id="cite_ref-Voice_66-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Voice-66">[66]</a></sup> People for Opportunity representative Dave Bond said, "The Oklahoma Bar Association, big medical, and others have had an outsized influence on the Oklahoma Supreme Court...We don’t think that typically works in the favor of most Oklahoma citizens, or of our state economy, or for the ability of good, sustainable jobs to be created in our state." Former Chief Justice <a href="/Joseph_Watt" title="Joseph Watt">Joseph Watt</a> defended the court's record and said, "I think they all ought to be retained because they are doing their job. ... They have years of appellate experience. They are entitled to be retained."<sup id="cite_ref-Voice_66-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Voice-66">[66]</a></sup> </p><p>Oklahoma was one of 33 states that held state supreme court elections in 2024 and one of 16 that held retention supreme court elections. To read more about which states that held supreme court elections in 2024, click <a class="mw-selflink selflink">here</a>. </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="List_of_candidates">List of candidates</span></h2> <p>The table below contains a list of all candidates who ran for state supreme courts in 2024. 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Baker</a></div></div></div></td><td data-cell="party"><div><span class="party-affiliation dot-Nonpartisan">Nonpartisan</span></div></td><td data-cell="office"><div><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Arkansas_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024">Arkansas Supreme Court Chief Justice</a></div></td><td data-cell="status"><div><span style="font-weight: 700;">Won</span><span class="sub-detail"> General Runoff</span></div></td></tr><tr><td data-cell="candidate"><div><div class="widget-candidate-wrapper"><div class="widget-candidate-thumbnail"><img width="38px" height="38px" loading="lazy" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Jay-Martin.PNG" alt="Jay Martin" onload="this.parentElement.classList.add('loaded')" /></div><div class="widget-candidate-info"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Jay_Martin">Jay Martin</a></div></div></div></td><td data-cell="party"><div><span class="party-affiliation dot-Nonpartisan">Nonpartisan</span></div></td><td data-cell="office"><div><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Arkansas_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024">Arkansas Supreme Court Chief Justice</a></div></td><td data-cell="status"><div>Lost<span class="sub-detail"> General</span></div></td></tr><tr><td data-cell="candidate"><div><div class="widget-candidate-wrapper"><div class="widget-candidate-thumbnail"><img width="38px" height="38px" loading="lazy" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/BarbaraWomackWebb.jpg" alt="Barbara Webb" onload="this.parentElement.classList.add('loaded')" /></div><div class="widget-candidate-info"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Barbara_Webb">Barbara Webb</a></div></div></div></td><td data-cell="party"><div><span class="party-affiliation dot-Nonpartisan">Nonpartisan</span></div></td><td data-cell="office"><div><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Arkansas_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024">Arkansas Supreme Court Chief Justice</a></div></td><td data-cell="status"><div>Lost<span class="sub-detail"> General</span></div></td></tr><tr><td data-cell="candidate"><div><div class="widget-candidate-wrapper"><div class="widget-candidate-thumbnail"><img width="38px" height="38px" loading="lazy" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/RhondaWood.jpg" alt="Rhonda Wood" onload="this.parentElement.classList.add('loaded')" /></div><div class="widget-candidate-info"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Rhonda_Wood">Rhonda Wood<span class="answered-survey"><img width="15px" height="15px" loading="lazy" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /></span></a></div></div></div></td><td data-cell="party"><div><span class="party-affiliation dot-Nonpartisan">Nonpartisan</span></div></td><td data-cell="office"><div><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Arkansas_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024">Arkansas Supreme Court Chief Justice</a></div></td><td data-cell="status"><div>Lost<span class="sub-detail"> General Runoff</span></div></td></tr><tr><td data-cell="candidate"><div><div class="widget-candidate-wrapper"><div class="widget-candidate-thumbnail"><img width="38px" height="38px" loading="lazy" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Shawn-Womack.jpg" alt="Shawn Womack" onload="this.parentElement.classList.add('loaded')" /></div><div class="widget-candidate-info"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Shawn_Womack">Shawn Womack</a><span class="sub-detail"> Incumbent</span></div></div></div></td><td data-cell="party"><div><span class="party-affiliation dot-Nonpartisan">Nonpartisan</span></div></td><td data-cell="office"><div><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Arkansas_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024">Arkansas Supreme Court Position 5</a></div></td><td data-cell="status"><div><span style="font-weight: 700;">Won</span><span class="sub-detail"> General</span></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="widget-disclaimer" id="SupremeCourtArkansas0421-required-description"><p><img style="width: 15px" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /> = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection<a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Survey"> survey.</a></p></div></div><div id="t0421Georgia" class="tab-pane " role="tabpanel"><div class="widget-table-aside"><p class="mw-empty-elt"></p></div><div class="widget-table-container H500 WFULL "><table id="SupremeCourtGeorgia0421" class="table bp-table widget-table table-responsive table-scrollable table-hover sortable F400 table-responsive sortable" data-enable-pagination="false" data-page-size="10" data-enable-search="true"><caption>Georgia Supreme court Candidates - 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McKeig" onload="this.parentElement.classList.add('loaded')" /></div><div class="widget-candidate-info"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Anne_K._McKeig">Anne K. McKeig</a><span class="sub-detail"> Incumbent</span></div></div></div></td><td data-cell="party"><div><span class="party-affiliation dot-Nonpartisan">Nonpartisan</span></div></td><td data-cell="office"><div><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Minnesota_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024">Minnesota Supreme Court Seat 5</a></div></td><td data-cell="status"><div><span style="font-weight: 700;">Won</span><span class="sub-detail"> General</span></div></td></tr><tr><td data-cell="candidate"><div><div class="widget-candidate-wrapper"><div class="widget-candidate-thumbnail"><img width="38px" height="38px" loading="lazy" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Karl_Procaccini2024.jpg" alt="Karl Procaccini" onload="this.parentElement.classList.add('loaded')" /></div><div class="widget-candidate-info"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Karl_Procaccini">Karl Procaccini<span class="answered-survey"><img width="15px" height="15px" loading="lazy" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /></span></a><span class="sub-detail"> Incumbent</span></div></div></div></td><td data-cell="party"><div><span class="party-affiliation dot-Nonpartisan">Nonpartisan</span></div></td><td data-cell="office"><div><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Minnesota_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024">Minnesota Supreme Court Seat 6</a></div></td><td data-cell="status"><div><span style="font-weight: 700;">Won</span><span class="sub-detail"> General</span></div></td></tr><tr><td data-cell="candidate"><div><div class="widget-candidate-wrapper"><div class="widget-candidate-thumbnail"><img width="38px" height="38px" loading="lazy" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/MatthewHanson2024.jpg" alt="Matthew Hanson" onload="this.parentElement.classList.add('loaded')" /></div><div class="widget-candidate-info"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Matthew_Hanson_(Minnesota)">Matthew Hanson<span class="answered-survey"><img width="15px" height="15px" loading="lazy" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /></span></a></div></div></div></td><td data-cell="party"><div><span class="party-affiliation dot-Nonpartisan">Nonpartisan</span></div></td><td data-cell="office"><div><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Minnesota_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024">Minnesota Supreme Court Seat 6</a></div></td><td data-cell="status"><div>Lost<span class="sub-detail"> General</span></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="widget-disclaimer" id="SupremeCourtMinnesota0421-required-description"><p><img style="width: 15px" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /> = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection<a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Survey"> survey.</a></p></div></div><div id="t0421Mississippi" class="tab-pane " role="tabpanel"><div class="widget-table-aside"><p class="mw-empty-elt"></p></div><div class="widget-table-container H500 WFULL "><table id="SupremeCourtMississippi0421" class="table bp-table widget-table table-responsive table-scrollable table-hover sortable F400 table-responsive sortable" data-enable-pagination="false" data-page-size="10" data-enable-search="true"><caption>Mississippi Supreme court Candidates - 2024 <div class="searchbox" aria-hidden="true" id="searchSupremeCourtMississippi0421"></div></caption><thead><tr><th scope="col">candidate</th><th scope="col">party</th><th scope="col">office</th><th scope="col">status</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td data-cell="candidate"><div><div class="widget-candidate-wrapper"><div class="widget-candidate-thumbnail"><img width="38px" height="38px" loading="lazy" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Jenifer-Branning.jpg" alt="Jenifer Branning" onload="this.parentElement.classList.add('loaded')" /></div><div class="widget-candidate-info"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Jenifer_B._Branning">Jenifer Branning</a></div></div></div></td><td data-cell="party"><div><span class="party-affiliation dot-Nonpartisan">Nonpartisan</span></div></td><td data-cell="office"><div><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Mississippi_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024">Mississippi Supreme Court District 1 Position 3</a></div></td><td data-cell="status"><div><span style="font-weight: 700;">Won</span><span class="sub-detail"> General Runoff</span></div></td></tr><tr><td data-cell="candidate"><div><div class="widget-candidate-wrapper"><div class="widget-candidate-thumbnail"><img width="38px" height="38px" loading="lazy" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/ByronCarter.png" alt="Byron Carter" onload="this.parentElement.classList.add('loaded')" /></div><div class="widget-candidate-info"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Byron_Carter">Byron Carter</a></div></div></div></td><td data-cell="party"><div><span class="party-affiliation dot-Nonpartisan">Nonpartisan</span></div></td><td data-cell="office"><div><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Mississippi_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024">Mississippi Supreme Court District 1 Position 3</a></div></td><td data-cell="status"><div>Lost<span class="sub-detail"> General</span></div></td></tr><tr><td data-cell="candidate"><div><div class="widget-candidate-wrapper"><div class="widget-candidate-thumbnail"><img width="38px" height="38px" loading="lazy" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Ceola_James.jpg" alt="Ceola James" onload="this.parentElement.classList.add('loaded')" /></div><div class="widget-candidate-info"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Ceola_James">Ceola James</a></div></div></div></td><td data-cell="party"><div><span class="party-affiliation dot-Nonpartisan">Nonpartisan</span></div></td><td data-cell="office"><div><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Mississippi_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024">Mississippi Supreme Court District 1 Position 3</a></div></td><td data-cell="status"><div>Lost<span class="sub-detail"> General</span></div></td></tr><tr><td data-cell="candidate"><div><div class="widget-candidate-wrapper"><div class="widget-candidate-thumbnail"><img width="38px" height="38px" loading="lazy" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/JKitchensMS.jpg" alt="Jim Kitchens" onload="this.parentElement.classList.add('loaded')" /></div><div class="widget-candidate-info"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Jim_Kitchens">Jim Kitchens</a><span class="sub-detail"> Incumbent</span></div></div></div></td><td data-cell="party"><div><span class="party-affiliation dot-Nonpartisan">Nonpartisan</span></div></td><td data-cell="office"><div><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Mississippi_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024">Mississippi Supreme Court District 1 Position 3</a></div></td><td data-cell="status"><div>Lost<span class="sub-detail"> General Runoff</span></div></td></tr><tr><td data-cell="candidate"><div><div class="widget-candidate-wrapper"><div class="placeholder-thumbnail"><div class="placeholder-image" alt="Abby Robinson"></div></div><div class="widget-candidate-info"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Abby_Robinson">Abby Robinson</a></div></div></div></td><td data-cell="party"><div><span class="party-affiliation dot-Nonpartisan">Nonpartisan</span></div></td><td data-cell="office"><div><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Mississippi_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024">Mississippi Supreme Court District 1 Position 3</a></div></td><td data-cell="status"><div>Lost<span class="sub-detail"> General</span></div></td></tr><tr><td data-cell="candidate"><div><div class="widget-candidate-wrapper"><div class="widget-candidate-thumbnail"><img width="38px" height="38px" loading="lazy" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/David_Sullivan_20240809_095312.jpeg" alt="David Sullivan" onload="this.parentElement.classList.add('loaded')" /></div><div class="widget-candidate-info"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/David_Sullivan_(Mississippi)">David Sullivan</a></div></div></div></td><td data-cell="party"><div><span class="party-affiliation dot-Nonpartisan">Nonpartisan</span></div></td><td data-cell="office"><div><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Mississippi_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024">Mississippi Supreme Court District 2 Position 2</a></div></td><td data-cell="status"><div><span style="font-weight: 700;">Won</span><span class="sub-detail"> General</span></div></td></tr><tr><td data-cell="candidate"><div><div class="widget-candidate-wrapper"><div class="widget-candidate-thumbnail"><img width="38px" height="38px" loading="lazy" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/JusticeDawnBeam.jpg" alt="Dawn H. Beam" onload="this.parentElement.classList.add('loaded')" /></div><div class="widget-candidate-info"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Dawn_H._Beam">Dawn H. Beam</a><span class="sub-detail"> Incumbent</span></div></div></div></td><td data-cell="party"><div><span class="party-affiliation dot-Nonpartisan">Nonpartisan</span></div></td><td data-cell="office"><div><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Mississippi_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024">Mississippi Supreme Court District 2 Position 2</a></div></td><td data-cell="status"><div>Lost<span class="sub-detail"> General</span></div></td></tr><tr><td data-cell="candidate"><div><div class="widget-candidate-wrapper"><div class="widget-candidate-thumbnail"><img width="38px" height="38px" loading="lazy" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/JusticeRchamberlin.jpg" alt="Robert P. Chamberlin" onload="this.parentElement.classList.add('loaded')" /></div><div class="widget-candidate-info"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Robert_Chamberlin">Robert P. Chamberlin</a><span class="sub-detail"> Incumbent</span></div></div></div></td><td data-cell="party"><div><span class="party-affiliation dot-Nonpartisan">Nonpartisan</span></div></td><td data-cell="office"><div><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Mississippi_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024">Mississippi Supreme Court District 3 Position 1</a></div></td><td data-cell="status"><div><span style="font-weight: 700;">Won</span><span class="sub-detail"> General</span></div></td></tr><tr><td data-cell="candidate"><div><div class="widget-candidate-wrapper"><div class="widget-candidate-thumbnail"><img width="38px" height="38px" loading="lazy" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Jimmy_Maxwell.jpeg" alt="Jimmy Maxwell" onload="this.parentElement.classList.add('loaded')" /></div><div class="widget-candidate-info"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Jimmy_Maxwell">Jimmy Maxwell</a><span class="sub-detail"> Incumbent</span></div></div></div></td><td data-cell="party"><div><span class="party-affiliation dot-Nonpartisan">Nonpartisan</span></div></td><td data-cell="office"><div><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Mississippi_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024">Mississippi Supreme Court District 3 Position 2</a></div></td><td data-cell="status"><div><span style="font-weight: 700;">Won</span><span class="sub-detail"> General</span></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="widget-disclaimer" id="SupremeCourtMississippi0421-required-description"><p><img style="width: 15px" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /> = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection<a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Survey"> survey.</a></p></div></div><div id="t0421Montana" class="tab-pane " role="tabpanel"><div class="widget-table-aside"><p class="mw-empty-elt"></p></div><div class="widget-navContainer"><nav aria-label="Table navigation" id="navSupremeCourtMontana0421"><div class="pagination-skeleton"><div class="skeleton-select"></div><div class="skeleton-results"></div><div class="skeleton-buttons"></div></div></nav></div><div class="widget-table-container H500 WFULL widget-pagination"><table id="SupremeCourtMontana0421" class="table bp-table widget-table table-responsive table-scrollable table-hover sortable F400 table-responsive sortable" data-enable-pagination="true" data-page-size="10" data-enable-search="true"><caption>Montana Supreme court Candidates - 2024 <div class="searchbox" aria-hidden="true" id="searchSupremeCourtMontana0421"></div></caption><thead><tr><th scope="col">candidate</th><th scope="col">party</th><th scope="col">office</th><th scope="col">status</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td data-cell="candidate"><div><div class="widget-candidate-wrapper"><div class="widget-candidate-thumbnail"><img width="38px" height="38px" loading="lazy" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/CorySwanson.jpg" alt="Cory Swanson" onload="this.parentElement.classList.add('loaded')" /></div><div class="widget-candidate-info"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Cory_Swanson">Cory Swanson</a></div></div></div></td><td data-cell="party"><div><span class="party-affiliation dot-Nonpartisan">Nonpartisan</span></div></td><td data-cell="office"><div><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Montana_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024">Montana Supreme Court Chief Justice</a></div></td><td data-cell="status"><div><span style="font-weight: 700;">Won</span><span class="sub-detail"> General</span></div></td></tr><tr><td data-cell="candidate"><div><div class="widget-candidate-wrapper"><div class="widget-candidate-thumbnail"><img width="38px" height="38px" loading="lazy" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Jeremiah_C_Lynch.JPG" alt="Jerry Lynch" onload="this.parentElement.classList.add('loaded')" /></div><div class="widget-candidate-info"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Jerry_Lynch">Jerry Lynch</a></div></div></div></td><td data-cell="party"><div><span class="party-affiliation dot-Nonpartisan">Nonpartisan</span></div></td><td data-cell="office"><div><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Montana_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024">Montana Supreme Court Chief Justice</a></div></td><td data-cell="status"><div>Lost<span class="sub-detail"> General</span></div></td></tr><tr><td data-cell="candidate"><div><div class="widget-candidate-wrapper"><div class="widget-candidate-thumbnail"><img width="38px" height="38px" loading="lazy" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/DougMarshall.jpg" alt="Doug Marshall" onload="this.parentElement.classList.add('loaded')" /></div><div class="widget-candidate-info"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Doug_Marshall">Doug Marshall</a></div></div></div></td><td data-cell="party"><div><span class="party-affiliation dot-Nonpartisan">Nonpartisan</span></div></td><td data-cell="office"><div><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Montana_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024">Montana Supreme Court Chief Justice</a></div></td><td data-cell="status"><div>Lost<span class="sub-detail"> Primary</span></div></td></tr><tr><td data-cell="candidate"><div><div class="widget-candidate-wrapper"><div class="widget-candidate-thumbnail"><img width="38px" height="38px" loading="lazy" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/KatherineBidegaray2024.jpg" alt="Katherine M. Bidegaray" onload="this.parentElement.classList.add('loaded')" /></div><div class="widget-candidate-info"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Katherine_M._Bidegaray">Katherine M. Bidegaray<span class="answered-survey"><img width="15px" height="15px" loading="lazy" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /></span></a></div></div></div></td><td data-cell="party"><div><span class="party-affiliation dot-Nonpartisan">Nonpartisan</span></div></td><td data-cell="office"><div><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Montana_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024">Montana Supreme Court</a></div></td><td data-cell="status"><div><span style="font-weight: 700;">Won</span><span class="sub-detail"> General</span></div></td></tr><tr><td data-cell="candidate"><div><div class="widget-candidate-wrapper"><div class="widget-candidate-thumbnail"><img width="38px" height="38px" loading="lazy" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/JerryO_Neil-7_fixed.jpg" alt="Jerry O'Neil" onload="this.parentElement.classList.add('loaded')" /></div><div class="widget-candidate-info"><a 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href="https://ballotpedia.org/Montana_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024">Montana Supreme Court</a></div></td><td data-cell="status"><div>Lost<span class="sub-detail"> General</span></div></td></tr><tr><td data-cell="candidate"><div><div class="widget-candidate-wrapper"><div class="widget-candidate-thumbnail"><img width="38px" height="38px" loading="lazy" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/John_Morrison_Montana.jpg" alt="John Morrison" onload="this.parentElement.classList.add('loaded')" /></div><div class="widget-candidate-info"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/John_Morrison_(Montana)">John Morrison</a></div></div></div></td><td data-cell="party"><div><span class="party-affiliation dot-Nonpartisan">Nonpartisan</span></div></td><td data-cell="office"><div><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Montana_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024">Montana Supreme Court</a></div></td><td data-cell="status"><div>Withdrew<span class="sub-detail"> Primary</span></div></td></tr><tr><td data-cell="candidate"><div><div class="widget-candidate-wrapper"><div class="widget-candidate-thumbnail"><img width="38px" height="38px" loading="lazy" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Bowen_Greenwood.jpg" alt="Bowen Greenwood" onload="this.parentElement.classList.add('loaded')" /></div><div class="widget-candidate-info"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Bowen_Greenwood">Bowen Greenwood</a><span class="sub-detail"> Incumbent</span></div></div></div></td><td data-cell="party"><div><span class="party-affiliation dot-Republican">Republican</span></div></td><td data-cell="office"><div><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Montana_Supreme_Court_Clerk_of_Court_election,_2024">Montana Supreme Court Clerk of Court</a></div></td><td data-cell="status"><div><span style="font-weight: 700;">Won</span><span class="sub-detail"> General</span></div></td></tr><tr><td data-cell="candidate"><div><div class="widget-candidate-wrapper"><div class="placeholder-thumbnail"><div class="placeholder-image" alt="Jason Ellsworth"></div></div><div class="widget-candidate-info"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Jason_Ellsworth">Jason Ellsworth</a></div></div></div></td><td data-cell="party"><div><span class="party-affiliation dot-Republican">Republican</span></div></td><td data-cell="office"><div><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Montana_Supreme_Court_Clerk_of_Court_election,_2024">Montana Supreme Court Clerk of Court</a></div></td><td data-cell="status"><div>Lost<span class="sub-detail"> Primary</span></div></td></tr><tr><td data-cell="candidate"><div><div class="widget-candidate-wrapper"><div class="widget-candidate-thumbnail"><img width="38px" height="38px" loading="lazy" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Erin_Farris-Olsen1.jpeg" alt="Erin Farris-Olsen" onload="this.parentElement.classList.add('loaded')" /></div><div class="widget-candidate-info"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Erin_Farris-Olsen">Erin Farris-Olsen<span class="answered-survey"><img width="15px" height="15px" loading="lazy" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /></span></a></div></div></div></td><td data-cell="party"><div><span class="party-affiliation dot-Democratic">Democratic</span></div></td><td data-cell="office"><div><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Montana_Supreme_Court_Clerk_of_Court_election,_2024">Montana Supreme Court Clerk of Court</a></div></td><td data-cell="status"><div>Lost<span class="sub-detail"> General</span></div></td></tr><tr><td data-cell="candidate"><div><div class="widget-candidate-wrapper"><div class="widget-candidate-thumbnail"><img width="38px" height="38px" loading="lazy" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Jordan_Ophrus.png" alt="Jordan Ophus" onload="this.parentElement.classList.add('loaded')" /></div><div class="widget-candidate-info"><a 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data-cell="office"><div><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Montana_Supreme_Court_Clerk_of_Court_election,_2024">Montana Supreme Court Clerk of Court</a></div></td><td data-cell="status"><div>Lost<span class="sub-detail"> General</span></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="widget-disclaimer" id="SupremeCourtMontana0421-required-description"><p><img style="width: 15px" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /> = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection<a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Survey"> survey.</a></p></div></div><div id="t0421Nevada" class="tab-pane " role="tabpanel"><div class="widget-table-aside"><p class="mw-empty-elt"></p></div><div class="widget-table-container H500 WFULL "><table id="SupremeCourtNevada0421" class="table bp-table widget-table table-responsive table-scrollable table-hover sortable F400 table-responsive sortable" data-enable-pagination="false" data-page-size="10" data-enable-search="true"><caption>Nevada Supreme court Candidates - 2024 <div class="searchbox" aria-hidden="true" id="searchSupremeCourtNevada0421"></div></caption><thead><tr><th scope="col">candidate</th><th scope="col">party</th><th scope="col">office</th><th scope="col">status</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td data-cell="candidate"><div><div class="widget-candidate-wrapper"><div class="widget-candidate-thumbnail"><img width="38px" height="38px" loading="lazy" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Elissa__Cadish.PNG" alt="Elissa Cadish" onload="this.parentElement.classList.add('loaded')" /></div><div class="widget-candidate-info"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Elissa_Cadish">Elissa Cadish</a><span class="sub-detail"> Incumbent</span></div></div></div></td><td data-cell="party"><div><span class="party-affiliation dot-Nonpartisan">Nonpartisan</span></div></td><td data-cell="office"><div><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Nevada_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024">Nevada Supreme Court Seat C</a></div></td><td data-cell="status"><div><span style="font-weight: 700;">Won</span><span class="sub-detail"> General</span></div></td></tr><tr><td data-cell="candidate"><div><div class="widget-candidate-wrapper"><div class="widget-candidate-thumbnail"><img width="38px" height="38px" loading="lazy" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/leepatricia.jpg" alt="Patricia Lee" onload="this.parentElement.classList.add('loaded')" /></div><div class="widget-candidate-info"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Patricia_Lee">Patricia Lee</a><span class="sub-detail"> Incumbent</span></div></div></div></td><td data-cell="party"><div><span class="party-affiliation dot-Nonpartisan">Nonpartisan</span></div></td><td data-cell="office"><div><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Nevada_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024">Nevada Supreme Court Seat F</a></div></td><td data-cell="status"><div><span style="font-weight: 700;">Won</span><span class="sub-detail"> General</span></div></td></tr><tr><td data-cell="candidate"><div><div class="widget-candidate-wrapper"><div class="widget-candidate-thumbnail"><img width="38px" height="38px" loading="lazy" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Lidia-Stiglich.png" alt="Lidia Stiglich" onload="this.parentElement.classList.add('loaded')" /></div><div class="widget-candidate-info"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Lidia_Stiglich">Lidia Stiglich</a><span class="sub-detail"> Incumbent</span></div></div></div></td><td data-cell="party"><div><span class="party-affiliation dot-Nonpartisan">Nonpartisan</span></div></td><td data-cell="office"><div><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Nevada_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024">Nevada Supreme Court Seat G</a></div></td><td data-cell="status"><div><span style="font-weight: 700;">Won</span><span class="sub-detail"> General</span></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="widget-disclaimer" id="SupremeCourtNevada0421-required-description"><p><img style="width: 15px" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /> = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection<a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Survey"> survey.</a></p></div></div><div id="t0421NewYork" class="tab-pane " role="tabpanel"><div class="widget-table-aside"><p class="mw-empty-elt"></p></div><div class="widget-navContainer"><nav aria-label="Table navigation" id="navSupremeCourtNewYork0421"><div class="pagination-skeleton"><div class="skeleton-select"></div><div class="skeleton-results"></div><div class="skeleton-buttons"></div></div></nav></div><div class="widget-table-container H500 WFULL widget-pagination"><table id="SupremeCourtNewYork0421" class="table bp-table widget-table table-responsive table-scrollable table-hover sortable F400 table-responsive sortable" data-enable-pagination="true" data-page-size="10" data-enable-search="true"><caption>New York Supreme court Candidates - 2024 <div class="searchbox" aria-hidden="true" id="searchSupremeCourtNewYork0421"></div></caption><thead><tr><th scope="col">candidate</th><th scope="col">party</th><th scope="col">office</th><th scope="col">status</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td data-cell="candidate"><div><div class="widget-candidate-wrapper"><div class="widget-candidate-thumbnail"><img width="38px" height="38px" loading="lazy" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/JusticeKernPhoto.jpg" alt="Cynthia Kern" onload="this.parentElement.classList.add('loaded')" /></div><div class="widget-candidate-info"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Cynthia_Kern">Cynthia Kern</a><span class="sub-detail"> Incumbent</span></div></div></div></td><td data-cell="party"><div><span class="party-affiliation dot-Democratic">Democratic</span></div></td><td data-cell="office"><div><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Municipal_elections_in_New_York_County,_New_York_(2024)">New York Supreme Court 1st Judicial District</a><span class="sub-detail"> 2 seats</span></div></td><td data-cell="status"><div><span style="font-weight: 700;">Won</span><span class="sub-detail"> General</span></div></td></tr><tr><td data-cell="candidate"><div><div class="widget-candidate-wrapper"><div class="widget-candidate-thumbnail"><img width="38px" height="38px" loading="lazy" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Lebovitz.png" alt="Gerald Lebovits" onload="this.parentElement.classList.add('loaded')" /></div><div class="widget-candidate-info"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Gerald_Lebovits">Gerald Lebovits</a><span class="sub-detail"> Incumbent</span></div></div></div></td><td data-cell="party"><div><span class="party-affiliation dot-Democratic">Democratic</span></div></td><td data-cell="office"><div><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Municipal_elections_in_New_York_County,_New_York_(2024)">New York Supreme Court 1st Judicial District</a><span class="sub-detail"> 2 seats</span></div></td><td data-cell="status"><div><span style="font-weight: 700;">Won</span><span class="sub-detail"> General</span></div></td></tr><tr><td data-cell="candidate"><div><div class="widget-candidate-wrapper"><div class="placeholder-thumbnail"><div class="placeholder-image" alt="Lisa Lewis"></div></div><div class="widget-candidate-info"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Lisa_Lewis_(New_York)">Lisa Lewis</a></div></div></div></td><td data-cell="party"><div><span class="party-affiliation dot-Democratic">Democratic</span></div></td><td data-cell="office"><div><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Municipal_elections_in_Kings_County,_New_York_(2024)">New York Supreme Court 2nd Judicial District</a><span class="sub-detail"> 7 seats</span></div></td><td data-cell="status"><div><span style="font-weight: 700;">Won</span><span class="sub-detail"> General</span></div></td></tr><tr><td data-cell="candidate"><div><div class="widget-candidate-wrapper"><div class="placeholder-thumbnail"><div class="placeholder-image" alt="Adam Perlmutter"></div></div><div class="widget-candidate-info"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Adam_Perlmutter">Adam Perlmutter</a></div></div></div></td><td data-cell="party"><div><span class="party-affiliation dot-Democratic">Democratic</span></div></td><td data-cell="office"><div><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Municipal_elections_in_Kings_County,_New_York_(2024)">New York Supreme Court 2nd Judicial District</a><span class="sub-detail"> 7 seats</span></div></td><td data-cell="status"><div><span style="font-weight: 700;">Won</span><span class="sub-detail"> General</span></div></td></tr><tr><td data-cell="candidate"><div><div class="widget-candidate-wrapper"><div class="placeholder-thumbnail"><div class="placeholder-image" alt="Keisha Alleyne"></div></div><div class="widget-candidate-info"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Keisha_Alleyne">Keisha Alleyne</a></div></div></div></td><td data-cell="party"><div><span class="party-affiliation dot-crossfile">Democratic, Conservative Party</span></div></td><td data-cell="office"><div><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Municipal_elections_in_Kings_County,_New_York_(2024)">New York Supreme Court 2nd Judicial District</a><span class="sub-detail"> 7 seats</span></div></td><td data-cell="status"><div><span style="font-weight: 700;">Won</span><span class="sub-detail"> General</span></div></td></tr><tr><td data-cell="candidate"><div><div class="widget-candidate-wrapper"><div class="placeholder-thumbnail"><div class="placeholder-image" alt="Sharen D. Hudson"></div></div><div class="widget-candidate-info"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Sharen_D._Hudson">Sharen D. Hudson</a><span class="sub-detail"> Incumbent</span></div></div></div></td><td data-cell="party"><div><span class="party-affiliation dot-crossfile">Democratic, Conservative Party</span></div></td><td data-cell="office"><div><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Municipal_elections_in_Kings_County,_New_York_(2024)">New York Supreme Court 2nd Judicial District</a><span class="sub-detail"> 7 seats</span></div></td><td data-cell="status"><div><span style="font-weight: 700;">Won</span><span class="sub-detail"> General</span></div></td></tr><tr><td data-cell="candidate"><div><div class="widget-candidate-wrapper"><div class="placeholder-thumbnail"><div class="placeholder-image" alt="Inga O'Neale"></div></div><div class="widget-candidate-info"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Inga_O'Neale">Inga O'Neale</a></div></div></div></td><td data-cell="party"><div><span class="party-affiliation dot-crossfile">Democratic, Conservative Party</span></div></td><td data-cell="office"><div><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Municipal_elections_in_Kings_County,_New_York_(2024)">New York Supreme Court 2nd Judicial District</a><span class="sub-detail"> 7 seats</span></div></td><td data-cell="status"><div><span style="font-weight: 700;">Won</span><span class="sub-detail"> General</span></div></td></tr><tr><td data-cell="candidate"><div><div class="widget-candidate-wrapper"><div class="placeholder-thumbnail"><div class="placeholder-image" alt="Christopher Robles"></div></div><div class="widget-candidate-info"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Christopher_Robles">Christopher Robles</a></div></div></div></td><td data-cell="party"><div><span class="party-affiliation dot-crossfile">Democratic, Conservative Party</span></div></td><td data-cell="office"><div><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Municipal_elections_in_Kings_County,_New_York_(2024)">New York Supreme Court 2nd Judicial District</a><span class="sub-detail"> 7 seats</span></div></td><td data-cell="status"><div><span style="font-weight: 700;">Won</span><span class="sub-detail"> General</span></div></td></tr><tr><td data-cell="candidate"><div><div class="widget-candidate-wrapper"><div class="placeholder-thumbnail"><div class="placeholder-image" alt="Jeffrey S. Sunshine"></div></div><div class="widget-candidate-info"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Jeffrey_S._Sunshine">Jeffrey S. Sunshine</a><span class="sub-detail"> Incumbent</span></div></div></div></td><td data-cell="party"><div><span class="party-affiliation dot-crossfile">Democratic, Conservative Party</span></div></td><td data-cell="office"><div><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Municipal_elections_in_Kings_County,_New_York_(2024)">New York Supreme Court 2nd Judicial District</a><span class="sub-detail"> 7 seats</span></div></td><td data-cell="status"><div><span style="font-weight: 700;">Won</span><span class="sub-detail"> General</span></div></td></tr><tr><td data-cell="candidate"><div><div class="widget-candidate-wrapper"><div class="placeholder-thumbnail"><div class="placeholder-image" alt="Deborah A. Chimes"></div></div><div class="widget-candidate-info"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Deborah_A._Chimes">Deborah A. Chimes</a><span class="sub-detail"> Incumbent</span></div></div></div></td><td data-cell="party"><div><span class="party-affiliation dot-crossfile">Republican, Democratic, Conservative Party</span></div></td><td data-cell="office"><div><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Municipal_elections_in_Erie_County,_New_York_(2024)">New York Supreme Court 8th Judicial District</a><span class="sub-detail"> 4 seats</span></div></td><td data-cell="status"><div><span style="font-weight: 700;">Won</span><span class="sub-detail"> General</span></div></td></tr><tr><td data-cell="candidate"><div><div class="widget-candidate-wrapper"><div class="widget-candidate-thumbnail"><img width="38px" height="38px" loading="lazy" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Michael_Norris.png" alt="Michael J. Norris" onload="this.parentElement.classList.add('loaded')" /></div><div class="widget-candidate-info"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Michael_J._Norris">Michael J. Norris</a></div></div></div></td><td data-cell="party"><div><span class="party-affiliation dot-crossfile">Republican, Democratic, Conservative Party</span></div></td><td data-cell="office"><div><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Municipal_elections_in_Erie_County,_New_York_(2024)">New York Supreme Court 8th Judicial District</a><span class="sub-detail"> 4 seats</span></div></td><td data-cell="status"><div><span style="font-weight: 700;">Won</span><span class="sub-detail"> General</span></div></td></tr><tr><td data-cell="candidate"><div><div class="widget-candidate-wrapper"><div class="placeholder-thumbnail"><div class="placeholder-image" alt="Henry J. Nowak"></div></div><div class="widget-candidate-info"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Henry_J._Nowak">Henry J. Nowak</a><span class="sub-detail"> Incumbent</span></div></div></div></td><td data-cell="party"><div><span class="party-affiliation dot-crossfile">Republican, Democratic, Working Families Party, Conservative Party</span></div></td><td data-cell="office"><div><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Municipal_elections_in_Erie_County,_New_York_(2024)">New York Supreme Court 8th Judicial District</a><span class="sub-detail"> 4 seats</span></div></td><td data-cell="status"><div><span style="font-weight: 700;">Won</span><span class="sub-detail"> General</span></div></td></tr><tr><td data-cell="candidate"><div><div class="widget-candidate-wrapper"><div class="placeholder-thumbnail"><div class="placeholder-image" alt="Catherine Nugent Panepinto"></div></div><div class="widget-candidate-info"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Catherine_Nugent_Panepinto">Catherine Nugent Panepinto</a><span class="sub-detail"> Incumbent</span></div></div></div></td><td data-cell="party"><div><span class="party-affiliation dot-crossfile">Republican, Democratic, Working Families Party, Conservative Party</span></div></td><td data-cell="office"><div><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Municipal_elections_in_Erie_County,_New_York_(2024)">New York Supreme Court 8th Judicial District</a><span class="sub-detail"> 4 seats</span></div></td><td data-cell="status"><div><span style="font-weight: 700;">Won</span><span class="sub-detail"> General</span></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="widget-disclaimer" id="SupremeCourtNewYork0421-required-description"><p><img style="width: 15px" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /> = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection<a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Survey"> survey.</a></p></div></div><div id="t0421NorthCarolina" class="tab-pane " role="tabpanel"><div class="widget-table-aside"><p class="mw-empty-elt"></p></div><div class="widget-table-container H500 WFULL "><table id="SupremeCourtNorthCarolina0421" class="table bp-table widget-table table-responsive table-scrollable table-hover sortable F400 table-responsive sortable" data-enable-pagination="false" data-page-size="10" data-enable-search="true"><caption>North Carolina Supreme court Candidates - 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2024 <div class="searchbox" aria-hidden="true" id="searchSupremeCourtOhio0421"></div></caption><thead><tr><th scope="col">candidate</th><th scope="col">party</th><th scope="col">office</th><th scope="col">status</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td data-cell="candidate"><div><div class="widget-candidate-wrapper"><div class="widget-candidate-thumbnail"><img width="38px" height="38px" loading="lazy" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/JosephDeters_8x10.jpg" alt="Joseph Deters" onload="this.parentElement.classList.add('loaded')" /></div><div class="widget-candidate-info"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Joseph_Deters">Joseph Deters</a><span class="sub-detail"> Incumbent</span></div></div></div></td><td data-cell="party"><div><span class="party-affiliation dot-Republican">Republican</span></div></td><td data-cell="office"><div><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Ohio_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024">Ohio Supreme Court</a></div></td><td data-cell="status"><div><span style="font-weight: 700;">Won</span><span class="sub-detail"> General</span></div></td></tr><tr><td data-cell="candidate"><div><div class="widget-candidate-wrapper"><div class="widget-candidate-thumbnail"><img width="38px" height="38px" loading="lazy" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Melody-Stewart.jpg" alt="Melody Stewart" onload="this.parentElement.classList.add('loaded')" /></div><div class="widget-candidate-info"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Melody_Stewart">Melody Stewart<span class="answered-survey"><img width="15px" height="15px" loading="lazy" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /></span></a><span class="sub-detail"> Incumbent</span></div></div></div></td><td data-cell="party"><div><span class="party-affiliation dot-Democratic">Democratic</span></div></td><td data-cell="office"><div><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Ohio_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024">Ohio Supreme Court</a></div></td><td data-cell="status"><div>Lost<span class="sub-detail"> General</span></div></td></tr><tr><td data-cell="candidate"><div><div class="widget-candidate-wrapper"><div class="widget-candidate-thumbnail"><img width="38px" height="38px" loading="lazy" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/MeganShanahan.jpg" alt="Megan E. Shanahan" onload="this.parentElement.classList.add('loaded')" /></div><div class="widget-candidate-info"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Megan_Shanahan">Megan E. Shanahan</a></div></div></div></td><td data-cell="party"><div><span class="party-affiliation dot-Republican">Republican</span></div></td><td data-cell="office"><div><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Ohio_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024">Ohio Supreme Court</a></div></td><td data-cell="status"><div><span style="font-weight: 700;">Won</span><span class="sub-detail"> General</span></div></td></tr><tr><td data-cell="candidate"><div><div class="widget-candidate-wrapper"><div class="widget-candidate-thumbnail"><img width="38px" height="38px" loading="lazy" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Michael-Donnelly.jpg" alt="Michael P. Donnelly" onload="this.parentElement.classList.add('loaded')" /></div><div class="widget-candidate-info"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Michael_P._Donnelly_(Ohio)">Michael P. Donnelly</a><span class="sub-detail"> Incumbent</span></div></div></div></td><td data-cell="party"><div><span class="party-affiliation dot-Democratic">Democratic</span></div></td><td data-cell="office"><div><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Ohio_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024">Ohio Supreme Court</a></div></td><td data-cell="status"><div>Lost<span class="sub-detail"> General</span></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="widget-disclaimer" id="SupremeCourtOhio0421-required-description"><p><img style="width: 15px" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /> = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection<a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Survey"> survey.</a></p></div></div><div id="t0421Oregon" class="tab-pane " role="tabpanel"><div class="widget-table-aside"><p class="mw-empty-elt"></p></div><div class="widget-table-container H500 WFULL "><table id="SupremeCourtOregon0421" class="table bp-table widget-table table-responsive table-scrollable table-hover sortable F400 table-responsive sortable" data-enable-pagination="false" data-page-size="10" data-enable-search="true"><caption>Oregon Supreme court Candidates - 2024 <div class="searchbox" aria-hidden="true" id="searchSupremeCourtOregon0421"></div></caption><thead><tr><th scope="col">candidate</th><th scope="col">party</th><th scope="col">office</th><th scope="col">status</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td data-cell="candidate"><div><div class="widget-candidate-wrapper"><div class="widget-candidate-thumbnail"><img width="38px" height="38px" loading="lazy" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/StephenBushong2.jpg" alt="Stephen K. Bushong" onload="this.parentElement.classList.add('loaded')" /></div><div class="widget-candidate-info"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Stephen_K._Bushong">Stephen K. Bushong</a><span class="sub-detail"> Incumbent</span></div></div></div></td><td data-cell="party"><div><span class="party-affiliation dot-Nonpartisan">Nonpartisan</span></div></td><td data-cell="office"><div><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Oregon_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024">Oregon Supreme Court Position 1</a></div></td><td data-cell="status"><div><span style="font-weight: 700;">Won</span><span class="sub-detail"> General</span></div></td></tr><tr><td data-cell="candidate"><div><div class="widget-candidate-wrapper"><div class="widget-candidate-thumbnail"><img width="38px" height="38px" loading="lazy" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Rebecca_Duncan.jpg" alt="Rebecca Duncan" onload="this.parentElement.classList.add('loaded')" /></div><div class="widget-candidate-info"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Rebecca_Duncan">Rebecca Duncan</a><span class="sub-detail"> Incumbent</span></div></div></div></td><td data-cell="party"><div><span class="party-affiliation dot-Nonpartisan">Nonpartisan</span></div></td><td data-cell="office"><div><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Oregon_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024">Oregon Supreme Court Position 2</a></div></td><td data-cell="status"><div><span style="font-weight: 700;">Won</span><span class="sub-detail"> Primary</span></div></td></tr><tr><td data-cell="candidate"><div><div class="widget-candidate-wrapper"><div class="widget-candidate-thumbnail"><img width="38px" height="38px" loading="lazy" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Meagan_A_Flynn.png" alt="Meagan A. Flynn" onload="this.parentElement.classList.add('loaded')" /></div><div class="widget-candidate-info"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Meagan_A._Flynn">Meagan A. Flynn</a><span class="sub-detail"> Incumbent</span></div></div></div></td><td data-cell="party"><div><span class="party-affiliation dot-Nonpartisan">Nonpartisan</span></div></td><td data-cell="office"><div><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Oregon_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024">Oregon Supreme Court Position 3</a></div></td><td data-cell="status"><div><span style="font-weight: 700;">Won</span><span class="sub-detail"> Primary</span></div></td></tr><tr><td data-cell="candidate"><div><div class="widget-candidate-wrapper"><div class="placeholder-thumbnail"><div class="placeholder-image" alt="Aruna Masih"></div></div><div class="widget-candidate-info"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Aruna_Masih">Aruna Masih</a><span class="sub-detail"> Incumbent</span></div></div></div></td><td data-cell="party"><div><span class="party-affiliation dot-Nonpartisan">Nonpartisan</span></div></td><td data-cell="office"><div><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Oregon_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024">Oregon Supreme Court Position 5</a></div></td><td data-cell="status"><div><span style="font-weight: 700;">Won</span><span class="sub-detail"> Primary</span></div></td></tr><tr><td data-cell="candidate"><div><div class="widget-candidate-wrapper"><div class="widget-candidate-thumbnail"><img width="38px" height="38px" loading="lazy" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/BronsonJames.jpg" alt="Bronson James" onload="this.parentElement.classList.add('loaded')" /></div><div class="widget-candidate-info"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Bronson_James">Bronson James</a><span class="sub-detail"> Incumbent</span></div></div></div></td><td data-cell="party"><div><span class="party-affiliation dot-Nonpartisan">Nonpartisan</span></div></td><td data-cell="office"><div><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Oregon_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024">Oregon Supreme Court Position 7</a></div></td><td data-cell="status"><div><span style="font-weight: 700;">Won</span><span class="sub-detail"> General</span></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="widget-disclaimer" id="SupremeCourtOregon0421-required-description"><p><img style="width: 15px" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /> = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection<a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Survey"> survey.</a></p></div></div><div id="t0421Texas" class="tab-pane " role="tabpanel"><div class="widget-table-aside"><p class="mw-empty-elt"></p></div><div class="widget-navContainer"><nav aria-label="Table navigation" id="navSupremeCourtTexas0421"><div class="pagination-skeleton"><div class="skeleton-select"></div><div class="skeleton-results"></div><div class="skeleton-buttons"></div></div></nav></div><div class="widget-table-container H500 WFULL widget-pagination"><table id="SupremeCourtTexas0421" class="table bp-table widget-table table-responsive table-scrollable table-hover sortable F400 table-responsive sortable" data-enable-pagination="true" data-page-size="10" data-enable-search="true"><caption>Texas Supreme court Candidates - 2024 <div class="searchbox" aria-hidden="true" id="searchSupremeCourtTexas0421"></div></caption><thead><tr><th scope="col">candidate</th><th scope="col">party</th><th scope="col">office</th><th scope="col">status</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td data-cell="candidate"><div><div class="widget-candidate-wrapper"><div class="widget-candidate-thumbnail"><img width="38px" height="38px" loading="lazy" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/blacklock_mm_2.jpg" alt="Jimmy Blacklock" onload="this.parentElement.classList.add('loaded')" /></div><div class="widget-candidate-info"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Jimmy_Blacklock">Jimmy Blacklock</a><span class="sub-detail"> Incumbent</span></div></div></div></td><td data-cell="party"><div><span class="party-affiliation dot-Republican">Republican</span></div></td><td data-cell="office"><div><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Texas_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024">Texas Supreme Court Place 2</a></div></td><td data-cell="status"><div><span style="font-weight: 700;">Won</span><span class="sub-detail"> General</span></div></td></tr><tr><td data-cell="candidate"><div><div class="widget-candidate-wrapper"><div class="widget-candidate-thumbnail"><img width="38px" height="38px" loading="lazy" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/DaSeanJones24.jpg" alt="DaSean Jones" onload="this.parentElement.classList.add('loaded')" /></div><div class="widget-candidate-info"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/DaSean_Jones">DaSean Jones</a></div></div></div></td><td data-cell="party"><div><span class="party-affiliation dot-Democratic">Democratic</span></div></td><td data-cell="office"><div><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Texas_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024">Texas Supreme Court Place 2</a></div></td><td data-cell="status"><div>Lost<span class="sub-detail"> General</span></div></td></tr><tr><td data-cell="candidate"><div><div class="widget-candidate-wrapper"><div class="widget-candidate-thumbnail"><img width="38px" height="38px" loading="lazy" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/RandySarosdy.png" alt="Randy Sarosdy" onload="this.parentElement.classList.add('loaded')" /></div><div class="widget-candidate-info"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Randy_Sarosdy">Randy Sarosdy<span class="answered-survey"><img width="15px" height="15px" loading="lazy" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /></span></a></div></div></div></td><td data-cell="party"><div><span class="party-affiliation dot-Democratic">Democratic</span></div></td><td data-cell="office"><div><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Texas_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024">Texas Supreme Court Place 2</a></div></td><td data-cell="status"><div>Lost<span class="sub-detail"> Primary</span></div></td></tr><tr><td data-cell="candidate"><div><div class="widget-candidate-wrapper"><div class="widget-candidate-thumbnail"><img width="38px" height="38px" loading="lazy" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/John_Devine.jpg" alt="John Devine" onload="this.parentElement.classList.add('loaded')" /></div><div class="widget-candidate-info"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/John_Devine_(Texas)">John Devine</a><span class="sub-detail"> Incumbent</span></div></div></div></td><td data-cell="party"><div><span class="party-affiliation dot-Republican">Republican</span></div></td><td data-cell="office"><div><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Texas_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024">Texas Supreme Court Place 4</a></div></td><td data-cell="status"><div><span style="font-weight: 700;">Won</span><span class="sub-detail"> General</span></div></td></tr><tr><td data-cell="candidate"><div><div class="widget-candidate-wrapper"><div class="widget-candidate-thumbnail"><img width="38px" height="38px" loading="lazy" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/BrianWalkerTX2024.jpg" alt="Brian Walker" onload="this.parentElement.classList.add('loaded')" /></div><div class="widget-candidate-info"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Brian_Walker_(Texas)">Brian Walker<span class="answered-survey"><img width="15px" height="15px" loading="lazy" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /></span></a></div></div></div></td><td data-cell="party"><div><span class="party-affiliation dot-Republican">Republican</span></div></td><td data-cell="office"><div><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Texas_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024">Texas Supreme Court Place 4</a></div></td><td data-cell="status"><div>Lost<span class="sub-detail"> Primary</span></div></td></tr><tr><td data-cell="candidate"><div><div class="widget-candidate-wrapper"><div class="widget-candidate-thumbnail"><img width="38px" height="38px" loading="lazy" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Christine_Weems.jpg" alt="Christine Weems" onload="this.parentElement.classList.add('loaded')" /></div><div class="widget-candidate-info"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Christine_Weems">Christine Weems</a></div></div></div></td><td data-cell="party"><div><span class="party-affiliation dot-Democratic">Democratic</span></div></td><td data-cell="office"><div><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Texas_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024">Texas Supreme Court Place 4</a></div></td><td data-cell="status"><div>Lost<span class="sub-detail"> General</span></div></td></tr><tr><td data-cell="candidate"><div><div class="widget-candidate-wrapper"><div class="placeholder-thumbnail"><div class="placeholder-image" alt="Matthew Sercely"></div></div><div class="widget-candidate-info"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Matthew_Sercely">Matthew Sercely</a></div></div></div></td><td data-cell="party"><div><span class="party-affiliation dot-Libertarian">Libertarian</span></div></td><td data-cell="office"><div><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Texas_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024">Texas Supreme Court Place 4</a></div></td><td data-cell="status"><div>Disqualified<span class="sub-detail"> General</span></div></td></tr><tr><td data-cell="candidate"><div><div class="widget-candidate-wrapper"><div class="widget-candidate-thumbnail"><img width="38px" height="38px" loading="lazy" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Jane__Bland.jpg" alt="Jane Bland" onload="this.parentElement.classList.add('loaded')" /></div><div class="widget-candidate-info"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Jane_Bland">Jane Bland</a><span class="sub-detail"> Incumbent</span></div></div></div></td><td data-cell="party"><div><span class="party-affiliation dot-Republican">Republican</span></div></td><td data-cell="office"><div><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Texas_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024">Texas Supreme Court Place 6</a></div></td><td data-cell="status"><div><span style="font-weight: 700;">Won</span><span class="sub-detail"> General</span></div></td></tr><tr><td data-cell="candidate"><div><div class="widget-candidate-wrapper"><div class="widget-candidate-thumbnail"><img width="38px" height="38px" loading="lazy" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/BonnieLeeGoldstein.jpg" alt="Bonnie Lee Goldstein" onload="this.parentElement.classList.add('loaded')" /></div><div class="widget-candidate-info"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Bonnie_Lee_Goldstein">Bonnie Lee Goldstein</a></div></div></div></td><td data-cell="party"><div><span class="party-affiliation dot-Democratic">Democratic</span></div></td><td data-cell="office"><div><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Texas_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024">Texas Supreme Court Place 6</a></div></td><td data-cell="status"><div>Lost<span class="sub-detail"> General</span></div></td></tr><tr><td data-cell="candidate"><div><div class="widget-candidate-wrapper"><div class="widget-candidate-thumbnail"><img width="38px" height="38px" loading="lazy" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/jpool.JPG" alt="Joe Pool Jr." onload="this.parentElement.classList.add('loaded')" /></div><div class="widget-candidate-info"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Joe_Pool_Jr.">Joe Pool Jr.<span class="answered-survey"><img width="15px" height="15px" loading="lazy" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /></span></a></div></div></div></td><td data-cell="party"><div><span class="party-affiliation dot-Democratic">Democratic</span></div></td><td data-cell="office"><div><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Texas_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024">Texas Supreme Court Place 6</a></div></td><td data-cell="status"><div>Lost<span class="sub-detail"> Primary</span></div></td></tr><tr><td data-cell="candidate"><div><div class="widget-candidate-wrapper"><div class="widget-candidate-thumbnail"><img width="38px" height="38px" loading="lazy" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/DavidRoberson.JPG" alt="David Roberson" onload="this.parentElement.classList.add('loaded')" /></div><div class="widget-candidate-info"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/David_Roberson">David Roberson</a></div></div></div></td><td data-cell="party"><div><span class="party-affiliation dot-Libertarian">Libertarian</span></div></td><td data-cell="office"><div><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Texas_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024">Texas Supreme Court Place 6</a></div></td><td data-cell="status"><div>Lost<span class="sub-detail"> General</span></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="widget-disclaimer" id="SupremeCourtTexas0421-required-description"><p><img style="width: 15px" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /> = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection<a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Survey"> survey.</a></p></div></div><div id="t0421Washington" class="tab-pane " role="tabpanel"><div class="widget-table-aside"><p class="mw-empty-elt"></p></div><div class="widget-table-container H500 WFULL "><table id="SupremeCourtWashington0421" class="table bp-table widget-table table-responsive table-scrollable table-hover sortable F400 table-responsive sortable" data-enable-pagination="false" data-page-size="10" data-enable-search="true"><caption>Washington Supreme court Candidates - 2024 <div class="searchbox" aria-hidden="true" id="searchSupremeCourtWashington0421"></div></caption><thead><tr><th scope="col">candidate</th><th scope="col">party</th><th scope="col">office</th><th scope="col">status</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td data-cell="candidate"><div><div class="widget-candidate-wrapper"><div class="widget-candidate-thumbnail"><img width="38px" height="38px" loading="lazy" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Sal_Mungia_20241222_090224.jpg" alt="Sal Mungia" onload="this.parentElement.classList.add('loaded')" /></div><div class="widget-candidate-info"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Sal_Mungia">Sal Mungia<span class="answered-survey"><img width="15px" height="15px" loading="lazy" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /></span></a></div></div></div></td><td data-cell="party"><div><span class="party-affiliation dot-Nonpartisan">Nonpartisan</span></div></td><td data-cell="office"><div><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Washington_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024">Washington State Supreme Court Position 2</a></div></td><td data-cell="status"><div><span style="font-weight: 700;">Won</span><span class="sub-detail"> General</span></div></td></tr><tr><td data-cell="candidate"><div><div class="widget-candidate-wrapper"><div class="widget-candidate-thumbnail"><img width="38px" height="38px" loading="lazy" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Todd_Bloom.jpg" alt="Todd Bloom" onload="this.parentElement.classList.add('loaded')" /></div><div class="widget-candidate-info"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Todd_Bloom">Todd Bloom</a></div></div></div></td><td data-cell="party"><div><span class="party-affiliation dot-Nonpartisan">Nonpartisan</span></div></td><td data-cell="office"><div><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Washington_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024">Washington State Supreme Court Position 2</a></div></td><td data-cell="status"><div>Lost<span class="sub-detail"> Primary</span></div></td></tr><tr><td data-cell="candidate"><div><div class="widget-candidate-wrapper"><div class="widget-candidate-thumbnail"><img width="38px" height="38px" loading="lazy" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Dave_Larson24.jpg" alt="Dave Larson" onload="this.parentElement.classList.add('loaded')" /></div><div class="widget-candidate-info"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Dave_Larson">Dave Larson<span class="answered-survey"><img width="15px" height="15px" loading="lazy" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /></span></a></div></div></div></td><td data-cell="party"><div><span class="party-affiliation dot-Nonpartisan">Nonpartisan</span></div></td><td data-cell="office"><div><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Washington_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024">Washington State Supreme Court Position 2</a></div></td><td data-cell="status"><div>Lost<span class="sub-detail"> General</span></div></td></tr><tr><td data-cell="candidate"><div><div class="widget-candidate-wrapper"><div class="widget-candidate-thumbnail"><img width="38px" height="38px" loading="lazy" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/DavidShelvey2024.jpg" alt="David Shelvey" onload="this.parentElement.classList.add('loaded')" /></div><div class="widget-candidate-info"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/David_Shelvey">David Shelvey<span class="answered-survey"><img width="15px" height="15px" loading="lazy" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /></span></a></div></div></div></td><td data-cell="party"><div><span class="party-affiliation dot-Nonpartisan">Nonpartisan</span></div></td><td data-cell="office"><div><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Washington_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024">Washington State Supreme Court Position 2</a></div></td><td data-cell="status"><div>Lost<span class="sub-detail"> Primary</span></div></td></tr><tr><td data-cell="candidate"><div><div class="widget-candidate-wrapper"><div class="placeholder-thumbnail"><div class="placeholder-image" alt="Michelle Adams"></div></div><div class="widget-candidate-info"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Michelle_Adams">Michelle Adams</a></div></div></div></td><td data-cell="party"><div><span class="party-affiliation dot-Nonpartisan">Nonpartisan</span></div></td><td data-cell="office"><div><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Washington_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024">Washington State Supreme Court Position 2</a></div></td><td data-cell="status"><div>Withdrew<span class="sub-detail"> Primary</span></div></td></tr><tr><td data-cell="candidate"><div><div class="widget-candidate-wrapper"><div class="widget-candidate-thumbnail"><img width="38px" height="38px" loading="lazy" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Steven_Gonzalez.jpg" alt="Steven Gonzalez" onload="this.parentElement.classList.add('loaded')" /></div><div class="widget-candidate-info"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Steven_Gonzalez">Steven Gonzalez</a><span class="sub-detail"> Incumbent</span></div></div></div></td><td data-cell="party"><div><span class="party-affiliation dot-Nonpartisan">Nonpartisan</span></div></td><td data-cell="office"><div><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Washington_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024">Washington State Supreme Court Position 8</a></div></td><td data-cell="status"><div><span style="font-weight: 700;">Won</span><span class="sub-detail"> General</span></div></td></tr><tr><td data-cell="candidate"><div><div class="widget-candidate-wrapper"><div class="widget-candidate-thumbnail"><img width="38px" height="38px" loading="lazy" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Sheryl-McCloud.PNG" alt="Sheryl Gordon McCloud" onload="this.parentElement.classList.add('loaded')" /></div><div class="widget-candidate-info"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Sheryl_McCloud">Sheryl Gordon McCloud</a><span class="sub-detail"> Incumbent</span></div></div></div></td><td data-cell="party"><div><span class="party-affiliation dot-Nonpartisan">Nonpartisan</span></div></td><td data-cell="office"><div><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Washington_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024">Washington State Supreme Court Position 9</a></div></td><td data-cell="status"><div><span style="font-weight: 700;">Won</span><span class="sub-detail"> General</span></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="widget-disclaimer" id="SupremeCourtWashington0421-required-description"><p><img style="width: 15px" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /> = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection<a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Survey"> survey.</a></p></div></div><div id="t0421WestVirginia" class="tab-pane " role="tabpanel"><div class="widget-table-aside"><p class="mw-empty-elt"></p></div><div class="widget-table-container H500 WFULL "><table id="SupremeCourtWestVirginia0421" class="table bp-table widget-table table-responsive table-scrollable table-hover sortable F400 table-responsive sortable" data-enable-pagination="false" data-page-size="10" data-enable-search="true"><caption>West Virginia Supreme court Candidates - 2024 <div class="searchbox" aria-hidden="true" id="searchSupremeCourtWestVirginia0421"></div></caption><thead><tr><th scope="col">candidate</th><th scope="col">party</th><th scope="col">office</th><th scope="col">status</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td data-cell="candidate"><div><div class="widget-candidate-wrapper"><div class="widget-candidate-thumbnail"><img width="38px" height="38px" loading="lazy" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Charles_Trump.jpg" alt="Charles S. Trump IV" onload="this.parentElement.classList.add('loaded')" /></div><div class="widget-candidate-info"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Charles_S._Trump_IV">Charles S. 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In the other 12 states, justices are appointed by governors or state legislature. To learn more about those other selection methods, <a href="/Judicial_selection_in_the_states" title="Judicial selection in the states">click here</a>. </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Partisan_election_of_judges">Partisan election of judges</span></h3> <p>In a <a href="/Partisan_election_of_judges" title="Partisan election of judges">partisan election</a>, candidates may be nominated by political parties or declare their party affiliations upon filing to stand in the election. Primaries are typically held to narrow down the candidates to one per party before the general election; some states hold primaries in which candidates of all parties compete with each other and the top vote-getters advance regardless of party. </p><p>In 2024, there were <b>18 partisan</b> state supreme court elections. Of these elections, there were: </p> <ul><li>14 Republican-controlled seats</li> <li>four Democrat-controlled seats</li></ul> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Nonpartisan_election_of_judges">Nonpartisan election of judges</span></h3> <p>In a <a href="/Nonpartisan_election_of_judges" title="Nonpartisan election of judges">nonpartisan election</a>, some states allow candidates to declare their party affiliations, while some states prohibit them from doing so. If primaries are held, they do not narrow the candidates to one per party; instead, they typically narrow the candidates to two for each seat regardless of party. </p><p>In Michigan, nonpartisan general elections are combined with a partisan nominating process to create the <a href="/Michigan_method_(state_supreme_court_selection)" title="Michigan method (state supreme court selection)">Michigan method</a>. To read more about the election methods in the state, <a href="/Michigan_method_(state_supreme_court_selection)" title="Michigan method (state supreme court selection)">click here</a>. </p><p>In 2024, there were <b>34 nonpartisan</b> state supreme court elections. </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Retention_election_of_judges">Retention election of judges</span></h3> <p>In a <a href="/Retention_election" title="Retention election">retention election</a>, an incumbent judge does not face an opponent. A question is placed on the ballot asking whether each judge shall be retained for another term, and voters choose "yes" or "no." Judges must receive majority "yes" votes in order to remain in their seats. </p><p>In 2024, there were <b>30</b> state supreme court retention elections. </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Analysis_of_state_elections">Analysis of state elections</span></h2> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_Election_Analysis_Hub,_2024" title="Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2024">Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2024</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p><br /> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="State_legislative_elections">State legislative elections</span></h3> <div class="thumb tleft"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:127px;"><a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2024" title="State legislative elections, 2024"><img alt="State Houses-Tile image.png" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/3/32/State_Houses-Tile_image.png/125px-State_Houses-Tile_image.png" decoding="async" width="125" height="125" class="thumbimage" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/3/32/State_Houses-Tile_image.png/188px-State_Houses-Tile_image.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/3/32/State_Houses-Tile_image.png/250px-State_Houses-Tile_image.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="1000" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/File:State_Houses-Tile_image.png" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div></div></div></div> <dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2024" title="State legislative elections, 2024">State legislative elections, 2024</a></i></dd></dl> <p>In the 50 states, there are <a href="/State_legislature" title="State legislature">99 state legislative chambers</a> altogether. Across 44 states, 85 of those chambers held regular legislative elections in 2024. These elections were for 5,807 of the country's 7,386 state legislative seats (79%). The general election for state legislative races was held on <a href="/Ballotpedia:Calendar" class="mw-redirect" title="Ballotpedia:Calendar">November 5, 2024</a>. </p><p>Two state legislative chambers, the <a href="/Michigan_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2024" title="Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2024">Michigan</a> and <a href="/Minnesota_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2024" title="Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2024">Minnesota</a> state Houses, changed party control following the 2024 general election. Republicans won control of the <a href="/Michigan_House_of_Representatives" title="Michigan House of Representatives">Michigan House</a> from Democrats, and won a tie in the <a href="/Minnesota_House_of_Representatives" title="Minnesota House of Representatives">Minnesota House</a>. </p><p>To learn more about the state legislative races that were on your ballot, <b><a href="/Sample_Ballot_Lookup" title="Sample Ballot Lookup">click here</a></b> to use our Sample Ballot Lookup tool. </p><p>States are also holding <a href="/State_legislative_special_elections,_2024" title="State legislative special elections, 2024">special state legislative elections</a> in 2024 to fill vacant seats. <a href="/State_legislative_special_elections,_2024" title="State legislative special elections, 2024">Click here for more</a>.  </p><div id="div-gpt-ad-1548351706778-0"> <script> googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1548351706778-0'); }); </script> </div><div id="div-hre-Ballotpedia---New-3050" class="publirAds"><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.pubads().addEventListener('slotRenderEnded', function(event) { if (event.slot.getSlotElementId() == "div-hre-Ballotpedia---New-3050") {googletag.display("div-hre-Ballotpedia---New-3050");} });});</script></div><p> In the <a href="/U.S._Territories" title="U.S. Territories">U.S. Territories</a>, seven legislative chambers held regularly scheduled elections for 169 seats in 2024. Elections were held for the <a href="/American_Samoa_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2024" title="American Samoa House of Representatives elections, 2024">American Samoa House of Representatives</a>, the <a href="/Guam_Legislature_elections,_2024" title="Guam Legislature elections, 2024">Guam Legislature</a>, the Puerto Rico <a href="/Puerto_Rico_Senate_elections,_2024" title="Puerto Rico Senate elections, 2024">Senate</a> and <a href="/Puerto_Rico_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2024" title="Puerto Rico House of Representatives elections, 2024">House of Representatives</a>, the Northern Mariana Islands <a href="/Northern_Mariana_Islands_Senate_elections,_2024" title="Northern Mariana Islands Senate elections, 2024">Senate</a> and <a href="/Northern_Mariana_Islands_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2024" title="Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives elections, 2024">House of Representatives</a>, and the <a href="/U.S._Virgin_Islands_Legislature_elections,_2024" title="U.S. Virgin Islands Legislature elections, 2024">U.S. Virgin Islands Legislature</a>. </p><p class="mw-empty-elt"></p><p>As of <b>February 17th, 2025</b>, Republicans controlled <b>55.65%</b> of all state legislative seats nationally, while Democrats held <b>43.61%</b>. Republicans held a majority in <b>58</b> chambers, and Democrats held the majority in <b>39</b> chambers. <b>Two</b> chambers (<a href="/Alaska_House_of_Representatives" title="Alaska House of Representatives">Alaska House</a> and <a href="/Alaska_State_Senate" title="Alaska State Senate">Alaska Senate</a>) were organized under multipartisan, power-sharing coalitions. </p> <center> <table class="bptable" cellspacing="10" cellpadding="10" border="0" style="margin:auto; width:50%;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="9" style="background-color:#2B2B2B; color: white;">Partisan balance of all 7,386 state legislative seats </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Legislative chamber </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;"><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;"><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;"><a href="/File:Grey.png" class="image"><img alt="Grey.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/a/a7/Grey.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> Other </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Vacant </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Partisan_composition_of_state_senates" title="Partisan composition of state senates">State senates</a> </td> <td align="center">834 </td> <td align="center">1,123 </td> <td align="center">3 </td> <td align="center">13 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Partisan_composition_of_state_houses" title="Partisan composition of state houses">State houses</a> </td> <td align="center">2,387 </td> <td align="center">2,987 </td> <td align="center">19 </td> <td align="center">20 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right" style="background-color:#444; color: white;"><b>Total:</b> </td> <td align="center" style="background-color:#444; color: white;"><b>3,221</b> <p><b></b> </p> </td> <td align="center" style="background-color:#444; color: white;"><b>4,110</b> <p><b></b> </p> </td> <td align="center" style="background-color:#444; color: white;"><b>22</b> <p><b></b> </p> </td> <td align="center" style="background-color:#444; color: white;"><b>33</b> </td></tr></tbody></table> </center> <p><br /> </p> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Featured_analysis">Featured analysis</span></h4> <ul><li><b><a href="/Election_results,_2024:_State_legislative_seats_that_changed_party_control" title="Election results, 2024: State legislative seats that changed party control">State legislative seats that changed party control in 2024</a></b>: As a result of the Nov. 5, 2024, elections, partisan composition of all 7,386 state legislative seats changed by 0.7 percentage points. <b style="color:#334aab">Democrats</b> had a net loss of <b>54 seats</b>, representing 0.7% of all state legislative seats. <b style="color:#ab333f">Republicans</b> had a net gain of <b>55 seats</b>, representing 0.7% of all state legislative seats. <b style="color:#727272">Independents and minor party officeholders</b> had a net loss of <b>one seat</b>, representing 0.01% of all state legislative seats.</li> <li><b><a href="/Annual_State_Legislative_Competitiveness_Report:_Vol._12,_2022" title="Annual State Legislative Competitiveness Report: Vol. 12, 2022">Annual State Legislative Competitiveness Report: Vol. 12, 2022</a></b>: Competitiveness refers to the presence of choice throughout the election cycle. A greater level of competitiveness means voters have the ability to make more decisions. A lower level of competitiveness equals fewer choices. State legislative competitiveness in 2022 reached its highest level compared to all even-year election cycles since 2010. In 2022, the nationwide State Legislative Competitiveness Index is 36.2, beating out 2018 (36.1) and the 2012 post-redistricting cycle (35.2).</li></ul> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="More_related_analysis">More related analysis</span></h4> <p>Tap the box below to show more analysis articles related to the 2024 state legislative elections. </p><p><script type="text/javascript">document.addEventListener('readystatechange', e => { if (document.readyState === 'complete') { if ($(window).width() < 767) { $.each($('.portal-collapse-on-small'), function () { $(this).collapse('hide'); }); } } });</script> </p> <div class="portal-section-collapsible portal-toggle-section"><div class="portal-toggle-container"><a class="portal-toggle-link collapsed" role="button" data-toggle="collapse" href="#stateleg" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="stateleg">Click here to view more related articles</a></div><div class="collapse" id="stateleg"><div class="portal-section"><br /> <ul><li><a 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data-file-width="3017" data-file-height="3017" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/File:State-capitol-utah.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div></div></div></div> <dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/State_executive_official_elections,_2024" title="State executive official elections, 2024">State executive official elections, 2024</a></i></dd></dl> <p>State executive offices up for election in 2024 included 11 <a href="/Gubernatorial_elections,_2024" title="Gubernatorial elections, 2024">gubernatorial seats</a>, nine <a href="/Lieutenant_gubernatorial_elections,_2024" title="Lieutenant gubernatorial elections, 2024">lieutenant gubernatorial seats</a>, 10 <a href="/Attorney_General_elections,_2024" title="Attorney General elections, 2024">attorney general seats</a>, and seven <a href="/Secretary_of_State_elections,_2024" title="Secretary of State elections, 2024">secretary of state seats</a>. Including down-ballot races, there were 167 state executive seats up for election across 30 states in 2024.<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68">[68]</a></sup> </p><p>In <a href="/State_executive_official_elections,_2022" title="State executive official elections, 2022">2022</a>, 307 state executive offices were up for election across 44 states. Twenty offices changed party control, including two previously held Republican lieutenant governorships that changed parties because the governor and lieutenant governor ran on a joint ticket. Of the 18 offices which changed partisan control due to direct election, 10 switched from Democrat to Republican, seven switched from Republican to Democrat, and one nonpartisan official was succeeded by a Republican. A total of 26 incumbents seeking re-election to state executive offices were defeated, with 10 of those losing in the general election and 16 losing in their party's primary or nominating convention. </p> <h4><span id="Featured_analysis_.28from_2022.29"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Featured_analysis_(from_2022)">Featured analysis (from 2022)</span></h4> <ul><li><b><a href="/Trifecta_vulnerability_in_the_2022_elections" title="Trifecta vulnerability in the 2022 elections">Trifecta vulnerability in the 2022 elections</a></b>: Thirteen state government trifectas were vulnerable in the 2022 elections, according to Ballotpedia's annual trifecta vulnerability ratings. Democrats defended seven vulnerable trifectas and Republicans defended six. A state government trifecta occurs when one party holds the governorship and majorities in both chambers of the state legislature. At the time of the 2022 elections, there were 37 <a href="/State_government_trifectas" title="State government trifectas">state government trifectas</a>: 23 Republican trifectas and 14 Democratic trifectas. The remaining 13 states had a divided government where neither party had a trifecta.</li> <li><b><a href="/State_government_triplexes" title="State government triplexes">State government triplexes</a></b>: Heading into the November 8 elections, there were 23 Republican triplexes, 18 Democratic triplexes, and 9 divided governments where neither party held triplex control. A state government triplex is a term to describe when one political party holds the following three positions in a state's government: <a href="/Governor_(state_executive_office)" title="Governor (state executive office)">governor</a>, <a href="/Attorney_General_(state_executive_office)" title="Attorney General (state executive office)">attorney general</a>, and <a href="/Secretary_of_State_(state_executive_office)" title="Secretary of State (state executive office)">secretary of state</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69">[69]</a></sup> In states where the attorney general or secretary of state are appointed by the governor, Ballotpedia considers the office to be held by the governor's party for the purposes of defining triplexes.<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70">[70]</a></sup></li> <li><b><a href="/Annual_State_Executive_Competitiveness_Report,_2022" title="Annual State Executive Competitiveness Report, 2022">Annual State Executive Competitiveness Report</a></b>: Ballotpedia's 2022 study of competitiveness in <a href="/State_executive_official_elections,_2022" title="State executive official elections, 2022">state executive official elections</a> found that 37.1% of incumbents did not seek re-election, leaving those offices open. This was higher than in 2020 (35.6%) and 2014 (32.7%) but lower than in 2018 (38.6%) and 2016 (45.2%). The decade average for open offices was 37.8%.</li></ul> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="More_related_analysis_2">More related analysis</span></h4> <p>Tap the box below to show more analysis articles related to the 2024 state executive elections. </p><p><script type="text/javascript">document.addEventListener('readystatechange', e => { if (document.readyState === 'complete') { if ($(window).width() < 767) { $.each($('.portal-collapse-on-small'), function () { $(this).collapse('hide'); }); } } });</script> </p> <div class="portal-section-collapsible portal-toggle-section"><div class="portal-toggle-container"><a class="portal-toggle-link collapsed" role="button" data-toggle="collapse" href="#stateexec" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="stateexec">Click here to view more related articles</a></div><div class="collapse" id="stateexec"><div class="portal-section"><br /> <ul><li><a href="/State_executive_official_elections,_2024" title="State executive official elections, 2024">State 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data-file-height="327" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/File:Gavel-square.png" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div></div></div></div> <dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/State_judicial_elections,_2024" title="State judicial elections, 2024">State judicial elections, 2024</a></i></dd></dl> <p><b>A total of 306 appellate court seats were up for election in 2024.</b> The seats included: </p> <ul><li><b>83</b> supreme court seats.</li> <li><b>223</b> intermediate appellate court seats.</li></ul> <p>Ballotpedia provided coverage of <a class="mw-selflink selflink">supreme court</a> and <a href="/State_intermediate_appellate_court_elections,_2024" title="State intermediate appellate court elections, 2024">intermediate appellate court</a> elections, as well as <a href="/Local_trial_court_judicial_elections,_2024" title="Local trial court judicial elections, 2024">local trial court</a> elections for judges within the <a href="/Largest_cities_in_the_United_States_by_population" title="Largest cities in the United States by population">100 largest cities in the United States</a> as measured by population. </p><p>In addition, in the <a href="/U.S._Territories" title="U.S. Territories">U.S. Territories</a>, four judges were on the ballot in retention elections in 2024. One judge on the <a href="/Guam_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024" title="Guam Supreme Court elections, 2024">Guam Supreme Court</a>, two on the <a href="/Guam_Superior_Court_elections,_2024" title="Guam Superior Court elections, 2024">Guam Superior Court</a>, and one on the <a href="/Northern_Mariana_Islands_Superior_Court_elections,_2024" title="Northern Mariana Islands Superior Court elections, 2024">Northern Mariana Islands Superior Court</a> stood for retention to remain on the bench. </p> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Featured_analysis_2">Featured analysis</span></h4> <ul><li><b><a href="/Ballotpedia_Courts:_State_Partisanship" title="Ballotpedia Courts: State Partisanship">Partisanship of state supreme court judges</a></b>: In June 2020, Ballotpedia conducted a study into the partisanship of state supreme court justices. The study placed each justice into one of five categories indicating confidence in their affiliations with either the Democratic or Republican Parties. These categories were Strong Democratic, Mild Democratic, Indeterminate, Mild Republican, and Strong Republican.</li></ul> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="More_related_analysis_3">More related analysis</span></h4> <p>Tap the box below to show more analysis articles related to the 2024 state judicial elections. </p><p><script type="text/javascript">document.addEventListener('readystatechange', e => { if (document.readyState === 'complete') { if ($(window).width() < 767) { $.each($('.portal-collapse-on-small'), function () { $(this).collapse('hide'); }); } } });</script> </p> <div class="portal-section-collapsible portal-toggle-section"><div class="portal-toggle-container"><a class="portal-toggle-link collapsed" role="button" data-toggle="collapse" href="#statejud" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="statejud">Click here to view more related articles</a></div><div class="collapse" id="statejud"><div class="portal-section"><br /> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">State supreme court elections, 2024</a></li> <li><a href="/State_judicial_elections,_2024" title="State judicial elections, 2024">State judicial elections, 2024</a></li> <li><a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_Top_15_Elections_to_Watch,_2024" title="Ballotpedia's Top 15 Elections to Watch, 2024">Ballotpedia's Top 15 Elections to Watch, 2024</a></li> <li><a href="/Trends_in_the_margins_of_victory_for_incumbents_of_three_or_more_terms,_2018-2024" title="Trends in the margins of victory for incumbents of three or more terms, 2018-2024">Trends in the margins of victory for incumbents of three or more terms, 2018-2024</a></li> <li><a href="/Incumbents_who_won_primaries_by_five_percentage_points_or_fewer_or_with_a_plurality,_2024" title="Incumbents who won primaries by five percentage points or fewer or with a plurality, 2024">Incumbents who won primaries by five percentage points or fewer or with a plurality, 2024</a></li></ul></div></div></div> <p><br /> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Previous_elections">Previous elections</span></h2> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2023">2023</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/State_supreme_court_elections,_2023" title="State supreme court elections, 2023">State supreme court elections, 2023</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p><b>Two states—Pennsylvania and Wisconsin—held state supreme court elections in 2023. In total, two of the 344 seats on state supreme courts were up for election.</b> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2022">2022</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/State_supreme_court_elections,_2022" title="State supreme court elections, 2022">State supreme court elections, 2022</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>In 2022, 29 states held elections for 84 state supreme court seats. Republicans gained three seats, and a Democrat gained one seat. As a result, Republicans gained a majority on the <a href="/North_Carolina_Supreme_Court" class="mw-redirect" title="North Carolina Supreme Court">North Carolina Supreme Court</a>, and Democrats gained no new majorities. </p><p>Two incumbents were defeated. In Illinois, <a href="/Mary_O%27Brien" class="mw-redirect" title="Mary O'Brien">Mary O'Brien</a> (D) defeated <a href="/Michael_Burke_(Illinois_judge)" title="Michael Burke (Illinois judge)">Michael Burke</a> (R). In North Carolina, <a href="/Trey_Allen" title="Trey Allen">Trey Allen</a> (R) defeated <a href="/Sam_Ervin_IV" title="Sam Ervin IV">Sam Ervin IV</a> (D). </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2021">2021</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/State_supreme_court_elections,_2021" title="State supreme court elections, 2021">State supreme court elections, 2021</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p><b>One state—Pennsylvania—held a state supreme court election in 2021. In total, one of the 344 seats on state supreme courts was up for election.</b> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2020">2020</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/State_supreme_court_elections,_2020" title="State supreme court elections, 2020">State supreme court elections, 2020</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p><b>Thirty-five states held state supreme court elections in 2020. In total, 78 of the nation’s 344 state supreme court seats were up for election.</b> At <b>23%</b>, this was the greatest number of seats up for election <a href="/State_supreme_court_elections,_2020#Previous_elections" title="State supreme court elections, 2020">in recent years</a>. </p> <table width="90%" class="collapsible collapsed" style="border:none;"><tbody><tr><th width="90%" style="text-align:left;"><div style="background:#bbccee;">Click [show] at the right to view more past election results.</div></th><th width="90%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2019">2019</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/State_supreme_court_elections,_2019" title="State supreme court elections, 2019">State supreme court elections, 2019</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>In 2019, three states—<a href="/Kentucky_Supreme_Court_elections,_2019" title="Kentucky Supreme Court elections, 2019">Kentucky</a>, <a href="/Louisiana_Supreme_Court_special_elections,_2019" title="Louisiana Supreme Court special elections, 2019">Louisiana</a>, and <a href="/Wisconsin_Supreme_Court_elections,_2019" title="Wisconsin Supreme Court elections, 2019">Wisconsin</a>—held elections for three supreme court justices. Kentucky and Wisconsin held nonpartisan elections, while Louisiana held partisan elections. </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2018">2018</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/State_supreme_court_elections,_2018" title="State supreme court elections, 2018">State supreme court elections, 2018</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>In 2018, 32 states held state supreme court elections for 68 seats. Twenty seats were up for partisan election and included one Democratic justice and 19 Republican justices. Democrats gained five seats in those partisan elections, leaving them with six justices and Republicans with 14. </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2017">2017</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/State_supreme_court_elections,_2017" title="State supreme court elections, 2017">State supreme court elections, 2017</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>In 2017, two states held supreme court elections for four seats. The only seat up for contested election in 2017 was in <a href="/Pennsylvania_Supreme_Court_elections,_2017" title="Pennsylvania Supreme Court elections, 2017">Pennsylvania</a>, where sitting Justice <a href="/Sallie_Mundy" title="Sallie Mundy">Sallie Mundy</a> (R) defeated Judge <a href="/Dwayne_D._Woodruff" title="Dwayne D. Woodruff">Dwayne D. Woodruff</a> (D). In <a href="/Wisconsin_Supreme_Court_elections,_2017" title="Wisconsin Supreme Court elections, 2017">Wisconsin</a>, the other race that could have produced a contested election saw Republican-affiliated Justice <a href="/Annette_Ziegler" title="Annette Ziegler">Annette Ziegler</a> run unopposed in a nonpartisan election. Two other judges in Pennsylvania—Chief Justice <a href="/Thomas_Saylor" title="Thomas Saylor">Thomas Saylor</a> (R) and Justice <a href="/Debra_Todd" title="Debra Todd">Debra Todd</a> (D)—were retained. </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2016">2016</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/State_supreme_court_elections,_2016" title="State supreme court elections, 2016">State supreme court elections, 2016</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> In 2016, 32 states held supreme court elections for 76 seats. Four states held partisan elections. In Alabama (three seats), Louisiana (two seats), and Texas (six seats), the 2016 elections either maintained or increased Republican majorities on the courts. In New Mexico (one seat), the Democratic majority was maintained. Additionally, 16 states held <a href="/Nonpartisan_election_of_judges" title="Nonpartisan election of judges">nonpartisan elections</a> for 32 seats, and 12 states held <a href="/Retention_election" title="Retention election">retention elections</a> for 31 seats. </td></tr></tbody></table> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Incumbent_win_rates">Incumbent win rates</span></h2> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Incumbent_win_rates_by_year">Incumbent win rates by year</span></h3> <p>Incumbents tend to do better in elections for any office than newcomers facing incumbents. This is no less true in state supreme court elections. Across all types of state supreme court elections, <a href="/Incumbent" title="Incumbent">incumbent justices</a> running for re-election won <b>94% of the time</b> from 2008-2023. No more than six incumbent justices lost in a single year during this time frame. 2008 was the year with <b>the lowest incumbent win rate at 89%.</b> </p> <table class="marqueetable sortable" style="border:1px solid #424949; border-radius:5px; text-align=center;" cellpadding="6px" width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="7" align="center" style="background-color: #424949; color:white">Incumbent win rates in state supreme court elections (2008-2023) </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; border-radius:0px;">Election year </th> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; border-radius:0px;">Total incumbent elections </th> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; border-radius:0px;">Incumbent elections won </th> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; border-radius:0px;">Incumbent elections lost </th> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; border-radius:0px;">Incumbent win rate </th></tr> <tr> <td>2023</td> <td>0</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <td>2022</td> <td>64</td> <td>62</td> <td>2</td> <td>97% </td></tr> <tr> <td>2021</td> <td>0</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <td>2020</td> <td>70</td> <td>64</td> <td>6</td> <td>91% </td></tr> <tr> <td>2019</td> <td>0</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <td>2018</td> <td>59</td> <td>53</td> <td>6</td> <td>90% </td></tr> <tr> <td>2017</td> <td>4</td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> <td>100% </td></tr> <tr> <td>2016</td> <td>55</td> <td>53</td> <td>2</td> <td>96% </td></tr> <tr> <td>2015</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>100% </td></tr> <tr> <td>2014</td> <td>52</td> <td>52</td> <td>0</td> <td>100% </td></tr> <tr> <td>2013</td> <td>3</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>100% </td></tr> <tr> <td>2012</td> <td>53</td> <td>50</td> <td>3</td> <td>94% </td></tr> <tr> <td>2011</td> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>100% </td></tr> <tr> <td>2010</td> <td>63</td> <td>57</td> <td>6</td> <td>90% </td></tr> <tr> <td>2009</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>100% </td></tr> <tr> <td>2008</td> <td>56</td> <td>50</td> <td>6</td> <td>89% </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; border-radius:0px;">Total </th> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; border-radius:0px;">483 </th> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; border-radius:0px;">452 </th> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; border-radius:0px;">31 </th> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; border-radius:0px;">94% </th></tr> </tbody></table> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Incumbent_win_rates_in_partisan_elections">Incumbent win rates in partisan elections</span></h3> <p>In <b>partisan elections, incumbents running for re-election won 89%</b> of the time from 2008-2023. 2018 saw incumbents lose <b>four seats</b>, the greatest number of seats lost by incumbents during this timeframe. </p> <table class="marqueetable sortable" style="border:1px solid #424949; border-radius:5px; text-align=center;" cellpadding="6px" width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="7" align="center" style="background-color: #424949; color:white">Incumbent win rates in partisan state supreme court elections (2008-2023) </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; border-radius:0px;">Election year </th> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; border-radius:0px;">Total incumbent elections </th> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; border-radius:0px;">Incumbent elections won </th> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; border-radius:0px;">Incumbent elections lost </th> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; border-radius:0px;">Incumbent win rate </th></tr> <tr> <td>2023</td> <td>0</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <td>2022</td> <td>14</td> <td>12</td> <td>2</td> <td>86% </td></tr> <tr> <td>2021</td> <td>0</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <td>2020</td> <td>14</td> <td>12</td> <td>2</td> <td>86% </td></tr> <tr> <td>2019</td> <td>0</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <td>2018</td> <td>14</td> <td>10</td> <td>4</td> <td>71% </td></tr> <tr> <td>2017</td> <td>3</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>100% </td></tr> <tr> <td>2016</td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>50% </td></tr> <tr> <td>2015</td> <td>0</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <td>2014</td> <td>8</td> <td>8</td> <td>0</td> <td>100% </td></tr> <tr> <td>2013</td> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>100% </td></tr> <tr> <td>2012</td> <td>11</td> <td>10</td> <td>1</td> <td>91% </td></tr> <tr> <td>2011</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>100% </td></tr> <tr> <td>2010</td> <td>12</td> <td>12</td> <td>0</td> <td>90% </td></tr> <tr> <td>2009</td> <td>0</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <td>2008</td> <td>11</td> <td>11</td> <td>0</td> <td>100% </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; border-radius:0px;">Total </th> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; border-radius:0px;">92 </th> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; border-radius:0px;">82 </th> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; border-radius:0px;">10 </th> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; border-radius:0px;">89% </th></tr> </tbody></table> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Incumbent_win_rates_in_nonpartisan_elections">Incumbent win rates in nonpartisan elections</span></h3> <p>In <b>nonpartisan elections, incumbents running for re-election won 94%</b> of the time from 2008-2023. 2008 and 2010 both saw six incumbents lose in nonpartisan elections. <a href="/Ohio_judicial_elections" title="Ohio judicial elections">Ohio</a> and <a href="/Michigan_judicial_elections" title="Michigan judicial elections">Michigan</a> had partisan primaries but nonpartisan general elections and so are counted here as holding nonpartisan elections. </p> <table class="marqueetable sortable" style="border:1px solid #424949; border-radius:5px; text-align=center;" cellpadding="6px" width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="7" align="center" style="background-color: #424949; color:white">Incumbent win rates in nonpartisan state supreme court elections (2008-2023) </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; border-radius:0px;">Election year </th> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; border-radius:0px;">Total incumbent elections </th> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; border-radius:0px;">Incumbent elections won </th> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; border-radius:0px;">Incumbent elections lost </th> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; border-radius:0px;">Incumbent win rate </th></tr> <tr> <td>2023</td> <td>0</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <td>2022</td> <td>20</td> <td>20</td> <td>0</td> <td>100% </td></tr> <tr> <td>2021</td> <td>0</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <td>2020</td> <td>27</td> <td>24</td> <td>3</td> <td>89% </td></tr> <tr> <td>2019</td> <td>0</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <td>2018</td> <td>45</td> <td>43</td> <td>2</td> <td>96% </td></tr> <tr> <td>2017</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>100% </td></tr> <tr> <td>2016</td> <td>53</td> <td>52</td> <td>1</td> <td>98% </td></tr> <tr> <td>2015</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>100% </td></tr> <tr> <td>2014</td> <td>44</td> <td>44</td> <td>0</td> <td>100% </td></tr> <tr> <td>2013</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>100% </td></tr> <tr> <td>2012</td> <td>42</td> <td>40</td> <td>2</td> <td>95% </td></tr> <tr> <td>2011</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>100% </td></tr> <tr> <td>2010</td> <td>51</td> <td>45</td> <td>6</td> <td>88% </td></tr> <tr> <td>2009</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>100% </td></tr> <tr> <td>2008</td> <td>45</td> <td>39</td> <td>6</td> <td>87% </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; border-radius:0px;">Total </th> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; border-radius:0px;">332 </th> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; border-radius:0px;">312 </th> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; border-radius:0px;">20 </th> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; border-radius:0px;">94% </th></tr> </tbody></table> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Incumbent_win_rates_by_state">Incumbent win rates by state</span></h3> <p>Among the <b>38</b> states that conduct elections for supreme court justices, <b>13</b> have seen incumbents lose elections from 2008-2023. These were Alabama, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas, Washington, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. In the other <b>25</b> states, incumbent supreme court justices won re-election 100% of the time from 2008-2023. </p> <table class="marqueetable sortable" style="border:1px solid #424949; border-radius:5px; text-align=center;" cellpadding="6px" width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="7" align="center" style="background-color: #424949; color:white">Incumbent win rates by state in state supreme court elections (2008-2023) </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; border-radius:0px;">State </th> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; border-radius:0px;">Total incumbent elections </th> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; border-radius:0px;">Incumbent elections won </th> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; border-radius:0px;">Incumbent elections lost </th> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; border-radius:0px;">Incumbent win rate </th></tr> <tr> <td>Alabama</td> <td>10</td> <td>8</td> <td>2</td> <td>80% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Alaska</td> <td>6</td> <td>6</td> <td>0</td> <td>100% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Arizona</td> <td>14</td> <td>14</td> <td>0</td> <td>100% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Arkansas</td> <td>6</td> <td>6</td> <td>0</td> <td>100% </td></tr> <tr> <td>California</td> <td>12</td> <td>12</td> <td>0</td> <td>100% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Colorado</td> <td>10</td> <td>10</td> <td>0</td> <td>100% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Florida</td> <td>18</td> <td>18</td> <td>0</td> <td>100% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Georgia</td> <td>17</td> <td>17</td> <td>0</td> <td>100% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Idaho</td> <td>11</td> <td>11</td> <td>0</td> <td>100% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Illinois</td> <td>12</td> <td>10</td> <td>2</td> <td>83% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Indiana</td> <td>9</td> <td>9</td> <td>0</td> <td>100% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Iowa</td> <td>19</td> <td>16</td> <td>3</td> <td>84% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Kansas</td> <td>19</td> <td>19</td> <td>0</td> <td>100% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Kentucky</td> <td>11</td> <td>10</td> <td>1</td> <td>91% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Louisiana</td> <td>5</td> <td>5</td> <td>0</td> <td>100% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Maryland</td> <td>7</td> <td>7</td> <td>0</td> <td>100% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Michigan</td> <td>14</td> <td>11</td> <td>3</td> <td>79% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Minnesota</td> <td>18</td> <td>18</td> <td>0</td> <td>100% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Mississippi</td> <td>16</td> <td>13</td> <td>3</td> <td>81% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Missouri</td> <td>8</td> <td>8</td> <td>0</td> <td>100% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Montana</td> <td>13</td> <td>13</td> <td>0</td> <td>100% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Nebraska</td> <td>15</td> <td>15</td> <td>0</td> <td>100% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Nevada</td> <td>13</td> <td>13</td> <td>0</td> <td>100% </td></tr> <tr> <td>New Mexico</td> <td>12</td> <td>11</td> <td>1</td> <td>92% </td></tr> <tr> <td>North Carolina</td> <td>9</td> <td>4</td> <td>5</td> <td>44% </td></tr> <tr> <td>North Dakota</td> <td>9</td> <td>9</td> <td>0</td> <td>100% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Ohio</td> <td>16</td> <td>11</td> <td>5</td> <td>69% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Oklahoma</td> <td>33</td> <td>33</td> <td>0</td> 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href="https://www.mtpr.org/montana-news/2024-05-15/q-a-cory-swanson-candidate-for-chief-justice-of-the-montana-supreme-court"><i>Montana Public Radio</i>, "Q&A: Cory Swanson, Candidate for Chief Justice of the Montana Supreme Court," accessed September 27, 2024</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Bidegaray-34"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-Bidegaray_34-0">34.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-Bidegaray_34-1">34.1</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-Bidegaray_34-2">34.2</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.mtpr.org/montana-news/2024-05-15/q-a-katherine-bidegaray-candidate-for-montana-supreme-court-seat-3"><i>Montana Public Radio</i>, "Q&A: Katherine Bidegaray, Candidate for Montana Supreme Court Seat #3," May 15, 2024</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Wilson-35"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-Wilson_35-0">35.0</a></sup> <sup><a 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Stitt in tribal compact litigation," accessed September 24, 2024</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-65"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-65">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://statecourtreport.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/oklahoma-supreme-court-rejects-reparations-tulsa-race-massacre"><i>State Court Report,</i> "Oklahoma Supreme Court Rejects Reparations for Tulsa Race Massacre," accessed September 24, 2024</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Voice-66"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-Voice_66-0">66.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-Voice_66-1">66.1</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-Voice_66-2">66.2</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://oklahomavoice.com/2024/10/03/ads-target-three-oklahoma-supreme-court-justices/"><i>Oklahoma Voice,</i> "Ads target three Oklahoma Supreme Court justices," accessed October 4, 2024</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-67"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-67">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.peopleforopportunity.net/priorities"><i>People for Opportunity,</i> "Priorities," accessed October 6, 2024</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-68"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-68">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>Ballotpedia describes the offices of governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, and secretary of state as top-ballot state executive offices. Down-ballot state executive offices that exist in all 50 states include superintendent of schools, insurance commissioner, agriculture commissioner, labor commissioner, and public service commissioner. 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