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This week's question was, How many states are holding state supreme court elections in 2024?
You answered: 21
The correct answer is 33.
Thirty-three states are holding state supreme court elections in 2024. In total, 83 of the 433 seats on state supreme courts are up for election:
- 64 were held by nonpartisan justices
- 14 were held by Republican justices
- five were held by Democratic justices
A list of states can be found below:
| 2024 State Supreme Court Elections | ||
|---|---|---|
| State | Seats up for election | Election method |
| Alabama | 5 | Partisan |
| Alaska | 2 | Retention |
| Arizona | 2 | Retention |
| Arkansas | 3 | Nonpartisan |
| Colorado | 3 | Retention |
| Florida | 2 | Retention |
| Georgia | 4 | Nonpartisan |
| Idaho | 1 | Nonpartisan |
| Illinois | 2 | Partisan |
| Indiana | 3 | Retention |
| Iowa | 1 | Retention |
| Kentucky | 1 | Nonpartisan |
| Louisiana | 1 | Partisan |
| Maryland | 3 | Retention |
| Michigan | 2 | Nonpartisan |
| Minnesota | 4 | Nonpartisan |
| Mississippi | 4 | Nonpartisan |
| Missouri | 2 | Retention |
| Montana | 2 | Nonpartisan |
| Nebraska | 1 | Retention |
| Nevada | 3 | Nonpartisan |
| New Mexico | 1 | Retention |
| North Carolina | 1 | Partisan |
| Ohio | 3 | Partisan |
| Oklahoma | 6 | Retention |
| Oregon | 5 | Nonpartisan |
| South Dakota | 1 | Retention |
| Tennessee | 1 | Retention |
| Texas | 6 | Partisan |
| Utah | 1 | Retention |
| Washington | 3 | Nonpartisan |
| West Virginia | 2 | Nonpartisan |
| Wyoming | 2 | Retention |
Click here to learn more about 2024 state supreme court elections.
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