WASHINGTON TO SHERIDAN. ALSO, VOTERS DECIDING THE FATE OF THE STATE SUPREME COURT. TONIGHT, THESE THREE JUSTICES, ALL DEMOCRATS EARNING A YES ON THEIR TERM RETENTION VOTE AND KEEPING THEIR JOBS, DEMOCRATS MAINTAINING A 5 TO 2 MAJORITY ON THE STATE SUPREME COURT. JUSTICES DOUGHERTY AND WECHT RECEIVE ANOTHER TEN YEARS. JUSTICE DONOHUE WILL REMAIN ON THE JOB UNTIL 2027, WHE

PENNSYLVANIA —RESULTS: MAIN PAGE | PITTSBURGH MAYOR | PENNSYLVANIA JUDGE RETENTION | PITTSBURGH RACES | ALLEGHENY COUNTY | BEAVER COUNTY | BUTLER COUNTY | CLARION COUNTY | FAYETTE COUNTY | GREENE COUNTY | INDIANA COUNTY | JEFFERSON COUNTY | LAWRENCE COUNTY | VENANGO COUNTY | WASHINGTON COUNTY | WESTMORELAND COUNTYFor weeks, political ads urged voters to either support or oppose the retention of Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justices Christine Donohue, Kevin Dougherty, and David Wecht, all Democrats. On Tuesday night, voters took to the polls to decide whether one, two, or all three judges would be retained in their positions. All three judges are projected to be retained, according to the Associated Press on Tuesday night. Rejecting all three could have plunged the court into a partisan deadlock if the state’s politically divided government were to be unable to agree on temporary appointees to fill in. The result shapes the makeup of the seven-member court through the next presidential election in 2028. In recent years, the court has made major decisions around voting and elections, necessitated in part by a politically divided and often stalemated state government, drawing concerns and backlash. Reelecting the judges extends the Democratic majority — currently 5-2 — on a court that has been at the center of pivotal fights over voting rights, redistricting, and elections.The justices’ terms are 10 years, though age limits can shorten that time on the bench.The Associated Press contributed to this article. Download the WTAE app to stay connected with breaking news. Sign up for our email newsletters to get breaking news in your inbox.

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PENNSYLVANIA —RESULTS: MAIN PAGE | PITTSBURGH MAYOR | PENNSYLVANIA JUDGE RETENTION | PITTSBURGH RACES | ALLEGHENY COUNTY | BEAVER COUNTY | BUTLER COUNTY | CLARION COUNTY | FAYETTE COUNTY | GREENE COUNTY | INDIANA COUNTY | JEFFERSON COUNTY | LAWRENCE COUNTY | VENANGO COUNTY | WASHINGTON COUNTY | WESTMORELAND COUNTY

For weeks, political ads urged voters to either support or oppose the retention of Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justices Christine Donohue, Kevin Dougherty, and David Wecht, all Democrats.

On Tuesday night, voters took to the polls to decide whether one, two, or all three judges would be retained in their positions.

All three judges are projected to be retained, according to the Associated Press on Tuesday night. Rejecting all three could have plunged the court into a partisan deadlock if the state’s politically divided government were to be unable to agree on temporary appointees to fill in.

The result shapes the makeup of the seven-member court through the next presidential election in 2028.

In recent years, the court has made major decisions around voting and elections, necessitated in part by a politically divided and often stalemated state government, drawing concerns and backlash.

Reelecting the judges extends the Democratic majority — currently 5-2 — on a court that has been at the center of pivotal fights over voting rights, redistricting, and elections.

The justices’ terms are 10 years, though age limits can shorten that time on the bench.

The Associated Press contributed to this article.

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