Pennsylvania keeps three liberal justices, preserving swing-state court control
Democrats maintain 5-2 majority as three judges win 10-year terms in a key swing-state courtUS politics live – latest updatesThree liberal justices won another 10-year term on the Pennsylvania supreme court, giving Democrats a key victory and allowing them to maintain their 5-2 advantage on a...
<p>Democrats maintain 5-2 majority as three judges win 10-year terms in a key swing-state court</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/nov/04/nyc-mayor-election-zohran-mamdani-andrew-cuomo-results-latest">US politics live – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>Three liberal justices won another 10-year term on the Pennsylvania supreme court, giving Democrats a key victory and allowing them to maintain their 5-2 advantage on a vital body that could issue important rulings on abortion and voting rights in an important battleground state in the coming years.</p><p>In Pennsylvania, supreme court justices are first elected in partisan elections and then voters get to decide whether to retain them every 10 years in contests that are technically non-partisan. Three justices – Christine Donohue, Kevin Dougherty and David Wecht – were elected as Democrats in 2015.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/04/pennsylvania-supreme-court-election">Continue reading...</a>
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