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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Pennsylvania Supreme Court retention election results: Will Democrats keep majority?
Pennsylvania voters on Tuesday were deciding whether to keep a Democratic majority on the state’s highest court — the center of pivotal fights over voting rights, redistricting and elections — or potentially plunge the court into a partisan deadlock in a premier presidential battleground. The outcome will affect how the state Supreme Court could again be called on to settle partisan battles over election laws ahead of next year’s midterm contest…
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