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High Stakes PA Supreme Court Retention Election: What's On The Line

  • On Tuesday, November 4, 2025, Pennsylvania voters decide whether to retain three Supreme Court justices; statewide polls are open 7 a.m.–8 p.m. and show `yes` or `no` next to each justice's name.
  • Record spending is expected to surpass 15 million, with former President Barack Obama and President Donald Trump weighing in, amplifying national Democratic and Republican parties' involvement.
  • Governor Josh Shapiro has launched robocalls that target 150,000 Democrats in 17 counties, urging a `yes` vote to retain justices in a call paid for by the Pennsylvania Democratic Party.
  • A loss of one or more justices would change the Pennsylvania Supreme Court's Democratic 5-2 majority and risk deadlocks or a shorthanded bench if appointments stall and the Republican-controlled state Senate blocks interim picks next year.
  • This year's three-seat retention, rare in itself, has prompted atypical campaigning and the Pennsylvania Bar Association recommends retaining the trio, though only Justice Russell Nigro lost retention in 2005.
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How Pennsylvania voters reacted to big national spending on judicial retention

Parties and interest groups spent millions promoting their judicial retention priorities. Did they break through?

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Patch broke the news in United States on Monday, November 3, 2025.
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