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Election results, 2024: State supreme courts
Thirty-three states held state supreme court elections in 2024. In total, 82 of the 344 seats on state supreme courts were up for election. Of the courts up in 2024, Democrats had a majority in nine states and Republicans had a majority in 24 states. Of the 82 seats up for election:
- 61 were held by nonpartisan justices
- 15 were held by Republican justices
- six were held by Democratic justices
Republicans lost one state court, Democrats did not gain or lose control of a state court, and one court became a divided court.
Of the states where a supreme court justice was up for election, six (18%) were partisan elections, 11 (33%) were nonpartisan elections, and 15 (45%) were retention elections. In Michigan, there was a partisan primary and a nonpartisan general election, a method known as the Michigan method.
In states where governors appoint justices, one state, New Hampshire, had a governor's election in 2024 that could have affected the makeup of the state's supreme court. Additionally, the governors elected in 2024 in the following states were expected to appoint at least one new justice during their term due to the states' age limit to serve on the court: Missouri, New Hampshire, North Carolina, and Washington.
In addition, in the U.S. Territories, one judge on the Guam Supreme Court stood in a retention election in 2024.
Ballotpedia identified seven state supreme court races as noteworthy. These were races, which we viewed as having the potential to affect the balance of power in these states. These included elections in Arizona, Kentucky, Michigan, Montana, North Carolina, Ohio, and Oklahoma.
We used three methods to determine a supreme court's partisan balance:
- Determined how many justices were registered members of a political party;
- The partisan affiliation of the governor who appointed each justice; or
- If those methods didn't work, we surveyed media coverage of the court and its decisions to determine partisan leanings.
On this page, you will find:
- A list of state supreme court elections in 2024
- A table showing changes in partisan control.
- Information on the different methods of electing judges
- Information on previous state supreme court elections
- Information on historical win rates of incumbent state supreme court justices
Click here for information on state intermediate appellate court elections. Click here for information on local trial court elections.
Recent news
All times Eastern Standard Time
May 7, 2025:
- 10:18 am: Jefferson Griffin (R) concedes the North Carolina Supreme Court election, meaning incumbent Judge Allison Riggs (D) won re-election.[1]
Dec 6, 2024
- 2:44 pm: Jenifer Branning (R) defeated incumbent Justice Jim Kitchens in a runoff for a seat on the Mississippi Supreme Court. Branning received 50.6% of the vote to Kitchens 49.4%.[2]
Nov 21, 2024
- 2:38 pm: Incumbents Dario Borghesan and Jennifer S. Henderson won retention elections to the Alaska Supreme Court. Borghesan received 60.6% of the vote and Henderson received 60.1% of the vote.[3]
- 10:52 am: Sal Mungia defeated Dave Larson for an open seat on the Washington Supreme Court. As of 10:52 am, Mungia had 50.3% of the vote to Larson's 49.7%.[4][5]
Nov 19, 2021
- 12:31 pm: North Carolina's supreme court election officially went to a recount. Incumbent Justice Allison Riggs (D) held a 625 vote lead over judge Jefferson Griffin (R).[6]
Nov 14, 2024
- 1:21 am: Incumbent Mississippi Supreme Court Justice Dawn H. Beam was defeated for re-election by David Sullivan.[7] Sullivan received 54.8% to Beam's 45.2%.
Nov 12. 2024
- 7:15 pm: Two Arizona Supreme Court justices, Clint Bolick and Kathryn Hackett King, won retention elections. As of 7:15 pm, Bolick received 59% of the vote and King received 60% of the vote.[7]
- 1:43 am: One Utah Supreme Court justice, Matthew Durrant, won a retention election with 77.5% of the vote.[8]
Nov. 8, 2024
- 5:29 p.m.: Three Texas Supreme Court justices, Jimmy Blacklock (R), John Devine (R), and Jane Bland (R), won re-election in partisan elections. On the Texas Court of Appeals, David Schenck (R), Gina Parker (R), and Lee Finley (R) were elected.[9]
- 5:08 p.m.: Justice Scott P. Myren won a retention election for the South Dakota Supreme Court with 79.3% of the vote.[10]
- 4:56 p.m.: On the Montana Supreme Court, Cory Swanson defeated Jerry Lynch for chief justice, and Katherine M. Bidegaray defeated Dan Wilson for associate justice on November 5, 2024. Swanson received 54.3% of the vote to Lynch's 45.7%. Bidegaray received 53.5% of the vote to Wilson's 46.5%.[11]
- 4:48 p.m.: Three justices, Natalie Hudson, Anne K. McKeig, and Karl Procaccini were re-elected in nonpartisan elections for the Minnesota Supreme Court. Hudson received 63.4% of the vote, Procaccini received 56.6% of the vote and McKeig was unopposed.[12]
- 12:39 p.m.: Justice Stephanie Stacy won a retention election to the Nebraska Supreme Court. Stacy received 76.1% of the vote.[13]
- 12:35 p.m.: Two justices, Kelly C. Broniec and Ginger Gooch, won retention elections for the Missouri Supreme Court. Broniech received 63.1% of the vote and Gooch received 62.3% of the vote.[14]
- 12:08 p.m.: Three justices, Angela M. Eaves, Matthew Fader, and Shirley Marie Watts, won retention elections for the Maryland Supreme Court. Eaves received 79.8% of the vote, Fader received 81.5% of the vote, and Watts received 89.1% of the vote.[15]
- 11:52 a.m.: Justices Mark S. Massa, Derek Molter, and Loretta H. Rush, won retention elections for the Indiana Supreme Court. Massa received 68.9% of the vote, Molter received 69.5% of the vote, and Rush received 71.1% of the vote.[16]
- 11:43 a.m.: Justices Maria Berkenkotter, Brian Boatright, and Monica Márquez won retention elections for the Colorado Supreme Court. Berkenkotter received 67.1% of the vote, Boatright received 63.2% of the vote, and Márquez received 64.2% of the vote.[17]
- 11:38 a.m.: Justice Karen R. Baker defeated Rhonda Wood for a nonpartisan seat on the Arkansas Supreme Court. Baker received 52.7% of the vote to Wood's 47.3%[18]
Nov. 7, 2024
- 4:30 p.m.: Justice Briana H. Zamora won a retention election for the New Mexico Supreme Court, winning 70.6% of the vote.[19]
- 1:31 p.m.: The following states elected justices who were unopposed: Idaho, Illinois, Nevada, Oregon, West Virginia, and Wyoming.
- 10:20 a.m.: Sarah Stewart (R) won election for chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, defeating Greg Griffin (D) . Four other seats were unopposed.[20]
- 10:06 a.m.: Two justices, Renatha Francis and Meredith Sasso were retained on the Florida Supreme Court, receiving 63.17% and 62.35% respectively.[21]
- 9:51 a.m.: Justice David May was retained on the Iowa Supreme Court, receiving 63.3% of the vote.[22]
Nov. 6, 2024
- 9:57 p.m.: Kyra Harris Bolden won re-election to complete an unexpired term on the Michigan Supreme Court, defeating Patrick W. O'Grady.[23] Bolden was appointed to the court in November 2022. Kimberly Thomas defeated Andrew Fink for an open seat on the court. Incumbent David Viviano did not seek re-election.[24]
- 12:39 a.m.: Two justices, James E. Edmondson and Noma D. Gurich, were retained and one justice, Yvonne Kauger, was defeated in the retention election for Oklahoma's Supreme Court on November 5, 2024.[25] This was the first time in Oklahoma history that a supreme court justice lost retention.[26] Additionally, three justices on the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals were retained. Click here for detailed results. Both courts maintained their Republican majority based on the partisan affiliation of the governors that appointed the justices.
Nov. 5, 2024
- 10:35 p.m.: Dan Hawkins (R) won election to Joseph Deters' (R) seat on the Ohio Supreme Court, defeating Lisa Forbes (D). Deters ran for a full term against incumbent Justice Melody Stewart (D).[27] Deters won election to Stewart's seat, while Megan Shanahan (R) defeated incumbent Justice Michael Donnelly (D).[28][29] Republicans needed to win one seat to maintain their majority on the court.
- 9:29 p.m.: Pamela R. Goodwine won election to the 5th District position on the Kentucky Supreme Court, defeating Erin Izzo.[30] While this was a nonpartisan race, Goodwine received endorsements and donations from Democratic officials, and Izzo received the same from Republican groups.[31] As a result of this election, the Kentucky Supreme Court went from having a four-member Republican-affiliated majority to a split make-up, with three members affiliated with the Democratic Party, three affiliated with the Republican Party, and one member whose affiliation was unknown. Ballotpedia identified this as a battleground race. Click here to learn more.
Offices on the ballot in 2024
The table below displays the partisan control of each state supreme court with an election in 2024. The numbers will change after the elections are held.
The map below highlights states holding state supreme court elections in 2024 based on partisan control of the court before and after the election.
Partisan balance of state supreme courts
The table below displays the partisan balance of all state supreme courts across the country. The "after" section currently is a tally of states not holding elections in 2024.
The map below highlights each state by the partisan control of its state supreme court once candidates elected in the 2024 elections are sworn in.
State supreme court election methods
- See also: Judicial selection in the states
Thirty-eight states hold elections to select state supreme court justices, using either partisan elections, nonpartisan elections, or retention elections. In the other 12 states, justices are appointed by governors or state legislature. To learn more about those other selection methods, click here.
The following map shows which method each state used in 2024:
Partisan election of judges
In a partisan election, candidates may be nominated by political parties or declare their party affiliations upon filing to stand in the election. Primaries are typically held to narrow down the candidates to one per party before the general election; some states hold primaries in which candidates of all parties compete with each other and the top vote-getters advance regardless of party.
In 2024, there were 18 partisan state supreme court elections. Of these elections, there were:
- 14 Republican-controlled seats
- four Democrat-controlled seats
Nonpartisan election of judges
In a nonpartisan election, some states allow candidates to declare their party affiliations, while some states prohibit them from doing so. If primaries are held, they do not narrow the candidates to one per party; instead, they typically narrow the candidates to two for each seat regardless of party.
In Michigan, nonpartisan general elections are combined with a partisan nominating process to create the Michigan method. To read more about the election methods in the state, click here.
In 2024, there were 34 nonpartisan state supreme court elections.
Retention election of judges
In a retention election, an incumbent judge does not face an opponent. A question is placed on the ballot asking whether each judge shall be retained for another term, and voters choose "yes" or "no." Judges must receive majority "yes" votes in order to remain in their seats.
In 2024, there were 30 state supreme court retention elections.
Analysis of state elections
State legislative elections
- See also: State legislative elections, 2024
In the 50 states, there are 99 state legislative chambers altogether. Across 44 states, 85 of those chambers held regular legislative elections in 2024. These elections were for 5,807 of the country's 7,386 state legislative seats (79%). The general election for state legislative races was held on November 5, 2024.
Two state legislative chambers, the Michigan and Minnesota state Houses, changed party control following the 2024 general election. Republicans won control of the Michigan House from Democrats, and won a tie in the Minnesota House.
To learn more about the state legislative races that were on your ballot, click here to use our Sample Ballot Lookup tool.
States are also holding special state legislative elections in 2024 to fill vacant seats. Click here for more.
In the U.S. Territories, seven legislative chambers held regularly scheduled elections for 169 seats in 2024. Elections were held for the American Samoa House of Representatives, the Guam Legislature, the Puerto Rico Senate and House of Representatives, the Northern Mariana Islands Senate and House of Representatives, and the U.S. Virgin Islands Legislature.
As of September 26th, 2025, Republicans controlled 55.5% of all state legislative seats nationally, while Democrats held 43.68%. Republicans held a majority in 57 chambers, and Democrats held the majority in 39 chambers. Two chambers (Alaska House and Alaska Senate) were organized under multipartisan, power-sharing coalitions. One chamber (Minnesota House of Representatives) was split evenly between both parties.
| Partisan balance of all 7,386 state legislative seats | ||||||||
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| State senates | 834 | 1,122 | 5 | 12 | ||||
| State houses | 2,392 | 2,977 | 20 | 24 | ||||
| Total: | 3,226
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Featured analysis
- State legislative seats that changed party control in 2024: As a result of the Nov. 5, 2024, elections, partisan composition of all 7,386 state legislative seats changed by 0.7 percentage points. Democrats had a net loss of 54 seats, representing 0.7% of all state legislative seats. Republicans had a net gain of 55 seats, representing 0.7% of all state legislative seats. Independents and minor party officeholders had a net loss of one seat, representing 0.01% of all state legislative seats.
- Annual State Legislative Competitiveness Report: Vol. 12, 2022: Competitiveness refers to the presence of choice throughout the election cycle. A greater level of competitiveness means voters have the ability to make more decisions. A lower level of competitiveness equals fewer choices. State legislative competitiveness in 2022 reached its highest level compared to all even-year election cycles since 2010. In 2022, the nationwide State Legislative Competitiveness Index is 36.2, beating out 2018 (36.1) and the 2012 post-redistricting cycle (35.2).
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- Incumbents in contested primaries
- Data on incumbents defeated in 2024
- Major party competition
- Unconstested incumbents
- Trifecta vulnerability in the 2024 elections
- Candidates with the same last names, 2024
- Rematches in 2024 general elections
- Ballotpedia's Top 15 Elections to Watch, 2024
- Trends in the margins of victory for incumbents of three or more terms, 2018-2024
- Election results, 2024: State legislative veto-proof majorities
- Wave election analysis
- Election results, 2024: Incumbent win rates by state
- Election results, 2024: Uncontested races by state
- Incumbents who won primaries by five percentage points or fewer or with a plurality, 2024
- Margin of victory analysis for the 2024 state legislative elections
- Election results, 2024: State legislative races decided by fewer than 100 votes
State executive elections
- See also: State executive official elections, 2024
State executive offices up for election in 2024 included 11 gubernatorial seats, nine lieutenant gubernatorial seats, 10 attorney general seats, and seven secretary of state seats. Including down-ballot races, there were 167 state executive seats up for election across 30 states in 2024.[32]
In 2022, 307 state executive offices were up for election across 44 states. Twenty offices changed party control, including two previously held Republican lieutenant governorships that changed parties because the governor and lieutenant governor ran on a joint ticket. Of the 18 offices which changed partisan control due to direct election, 10 switched from Democrat to Republican, seven switched from Republican to Democrat, and one nonpartisan official was succeeded by a Republican. A total of 26 incumbents seeking re-election to state executive offices were defeated, with 10 of those losing in the general election and 16 losing in their party's primary or nominating convention.
Featured analysis (from 2022)
- Trifecta vulnerability in the 2022 elections: Thirteen state government trifectas were vulnerable in the 2022 elections, according to Ballotpedia's annual trifecta vulnerability ratings. Democrats defended seven vulnerable trifectas and Republicans defended six. A state government trifecta occurs when one party holds the governorship and majorities in both chambers of the state legislature. At the time of the 2022 elections, there were 37 state government trifectas: 23 Republican trifectas and 14 Democratic trifectas. The remaining 13 states had a divided government where neither party had a trifecta.
- State government triplexes: Heading into the November 8 elections, there were 23 Republican triplexes, 18 Democratic triplexes, and 9 divided governments where neither party held triplex control. A state government triplex is a term to describe when one political party holds the following three positions in a state's government: governor, attorney general, and secretary of state.[33] In states where the attorney general or secretary of state are appointed by the governor, Ballotpedia considers the office to be held by the governor's party for the purposes of defining triplexes.[34]
- Annual State Executive Competitiveness Report: Ballotpedia's 2022 study of competitiveness in state executive official elections found that 37.1% of incumbents did not seek re-election, leaving those offices open. This was higher than in 2020 (35.6%) and 2014 (32.7%) but lower than in 2018 (38.6%) and 2016 (45.2%). The decade average for open offices was 37.8%.
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- Wave election analysis
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State judicial elections
- See also: State judicial elections, 2024
A total of 306 appellate court seats were up for election in 2024. The seats included:
- 83 supreme court seats.
- 223 intermediate appellate court seats.
Ballotpedia provided coverage of supreme court and intermediate appellate court elections, as well as local trial court elections for judges within the 100 largest cities in the United States as measured by population.
In addition, in the U.S. Territories, four judges were on the ballot in retention elections in 2024. One judge on the Guam Supreme Court, two on the Guam Superior Court, and one on the Northern Mariana Islands Superior Court stood for retention to remain on the bench.
Featured analysis
- Partisanship of state supreme court judges: In June 2020, Ballotpedia conducted a study into the partisanship of state supreme court justices. The study placed each justice into one of five categories indicating confidence in their affiliations with either the Democratic or Republican Parties. These categories were Strong Democratic, Mild Democratic, Indeterminate, Mild Republican, and Strong Republican.
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Previous elections
2023
- See also: State supreme court elections, 2023
Two states—Pennsylvania and Wisconsin—held state supreme court elections in 2023. In total, two of the 344 seats on state supreme courts were up for election.
2022
- See also: State supreme court elections, 2022
In 2022, 29 states held elections for 84 state supreme court seats. Republicans gained three seats, and a Democrat gained one seat. As a result, Republicans gained a majority on the North Carolina Supreme Court, and Democrats gained no new majorities.
Two incumbents were defeated. In Illinois, Mary O'Brien (D) defeated Michael Burke (R). In North Carolina, Trey Allen (R) defeated Sam Ervin IV (D).
2021
- See also: State supreme court elections, 2021
One state — Pennsylvania — held a state supreme court election in 2021. In total, one of the 344 seats on state supreme courts was up for election.
2020
- See also: State supreme court elections, 2020
Thirty-five states held state supreme court elections in 2020. In total, 78 of the nation’s 344 state supreme court seats were up for election. At 23%, this was the greatest number of seats up for election in recent years.
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2019
In 2019, three states—Kentucky, Louisiana, and Wisconsin—held elections for three supreme court justices. Kentucky and Wisconsin held nonpartisan elections, while Louisiana held partisan elections. 2018
In 2018, 32 states held state supreme court elections for 68 seats. Twenty seats were up for partisan election and included one Democratic justice and 19 Republican justices. Democrats gained five seats in those partisan elections, leaving them with six justices and Republicans with 14. 2017
In 2017, two states held supreme court elections for four seats. The only seat up for contested election in 2017 was in Pennsylvania, where sitting Justice Sallie Mundy (R) defeated Judge Dwayne D. Woodruff (D). In Wisconsin, the other race that could have produced a contested election saw Republican-affiliated Justice Annette Ziegler run unopposed in a nonpartisan election. Two other judges in Pennsylvania—Chief Justice Thomas Saylor (R) and Justice Debra Todd (D)—were retained. 2016
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Incumbent win rates
Incumbent win rates by year
Incumbents tend to do better in elections for any office than newcomers facing incumbents. This is no less true in state supreme court elections. Across all types of state supreme court elections, incumbent justices running for re-election won 93% of the time from 2008-2024. The year when the most incumbents lost was 2024, when eight incumbents did not win re-election. The years tied for the lowest incumbent win rate of 89% were 2008 and 2024.
| Incumbent win rates in state supreme court elections (2008-2024) | ||||||
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| Election year | Total incumbent elections | Incumbent elections won | Incumbent elections lost | Incumbent win rate | ||
| 2024 | 71 | 63 | 8 | 89% | ||
| 2023 | 0 | — | — | — | ||
| 2022 | 64 | 62 | 2 | 97% | ||
| 2021 | 0 | — | — | — | ||
| 2020 | 70 | 64 | 6 | 91% | ||
| 2019 | 0 | — | — | — | ||
| 2018 | 59 | 53 | 6 | 90% | ||
| 2017 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 100% | ||
| 2016 | 55 | 53 | 2 | 96% | ||
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% | ||
| 2014 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 100% | ||
| 2013 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100% | ||
| 2012 | 53 | 50 | 3 | 94% | ||
| 2011 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% | ||
| 2010 | 63 | 57 | 6 | 90% | ||
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% | ||
| 2008 | 56 | 50 | 6 | 89% | ||
| Total | 554 | 515 | 39 | 93% | ||
Incumbent win rates in partisan elections
In partisan elections, incumbents running for re-election won 86% of the time from 2008-2024. The most number of seats lost by incumbents in a single year was 2024, when five incumbents lost.
| Incumbent win rates in partisan state supreme court elections (2008-2024) | ||||||
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| Election year | Total incumbent elections | Incumbent elections won | Incumbent elections lost | Incumbent win rate | ||
| 2024 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 67% | ||
| 2023 | 0 | — | — | — | ||
| 2022 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 86% | ||
| 2021 | 0 | — | — | — | ||
| 2020 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 86% | ||
| 2019 | 0 | — | — | — | ||
| 2018 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 71% | ||
| 2017 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100% | ||
| 2016 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% | ||
| 2015 | 0 | — | — | — | ||
| 2014 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 100% | ||
| 2013 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% | ||
| 2012 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 91% | ||
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% | ||
| 2010 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 90% | ||
| 2009 | 0 | — | — | — | ||
| 2008 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 100% | ||
| Total | 107 | 92 | 15 | 86% | ||
Incumbent win rates in nonpartisan elections
In nonpartisan elections, incumbents running for re-election won 94% of the time from 2008-2024. The years tied for when the most incumbents lost were 2008 and 2010, when six incumbents did not win re-election. Ohio and Michigan had partisan primaries but nonpartisan general elections and so are counted here as holding nonpartisan elections.
| Incumbent win rates in nonpartisan state supreme court elections (2008-2024) | ||||||
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| Election year | Total incumbent elections | Incumbent elections won | Incumbent elections lost | Incumbent win rate | ||
| 2024 | 27 | 25 | 2 | 93% | ||
| 2023 | 0 | — | — | — | ||
| 2022 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 100% | ||
| 2021 | 0 | — | — | — | ||
| 2020 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 89% | ||
| 2019 | 0 | — | — | — | ||
| 2018 | 45 | 43 | 2 | 96% | ||
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% | ||
| 2016 | 53 | 52 | 1 | 98% | ||
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% | ||
| 2014 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 100% | ||
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% | ||
| 2012 | 42 | 40 | 2 | 95% | ||
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% | ||
| 2010 | 51 | 45 | 6 | 88% | ||
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% | ||
| 2008 | 45 | 39 | 6 | 87% | ||
| Total | 359 | 337 | 22 | 94% | ||
Incumbent win rates by state
Among the 38 states that conduct elections for supreme court justices, 14 have seen incumbents lose elections from 2008-2024. These were Alabama, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas, Washington, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. In the other 24 states, incumbent supreme court justices won re-election 100% of the time from 2008-2024.
| Incumbent win rates by state in state supreme court elections (2008-2024) | ||||||
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| State | Total incumbent elections | Incumbent elections won | Incumbent elections lost | Incumbent win rate | ||
| Alabama | 13 | 11 | 2 | 85% | ||
| Alaska | 8 | 8 | 0 | 100% | ||
| Arizona | 16 | 16 | 0 | 100% | ||
| Arkansas | 7 | 7 | 0 | 100% | ||
| California | 12 | 12 | 0 | 100% | ||
| Colorado | 13 | 13 | 0 | 100% | ||
| Florida | 20 | 20 | 0 | 100% | ||
| Georgia | 21 | 21 | 0 | 100% | ||
| Idaho | 12 | 12 | 0 | 100% | ||
| Illinois | 14 | 12 | 2 | 86% | ||
| Indiana | 12 | 12 | 0 | 100% | ||
| Iowa | 20 | 17 | 3 | 85% | ||
| Kansas | 19 | 19 | 0 | 100% | ||
| Kentucky | 11 | 10 | 1 | 91% | ||
| Louisiana | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ||
| Maryland | 10 | 10 | 0 | 100% | ||
| Michigan | 17 | 14 | 3 | 82% | ||
| Minnesota | 21 | 21 | 0 | 100% | ||
| Mississippi | 20 | 15 | 5 | 75% | ||
| Missouri | 10 | 10 | 0 | 100% | ||
| Montana | 13 | 13 | 0 | 100% | ||
| Nebraska | 16 | 16 | 0 | 100% | ||
| Nevada | 16 | 16 | 0 | 100% | ||
| New Mexico | 13 | 12 | 1 | 92% | ||
| North Carolina | 10 | 5 | 5 | 50% | ||
| North Dakota | 9 | 9 | 0 | 100% | ||
| Ohio | 19 | 12 | 7 | 63% | ||
| Oklahoma | 39 | 38 | 1 | 97% | ||
| Oregon | 20 | 20 | 0 | 100% | ||
| Pennsylvania | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ||
| South Dakota | 9 | 9 | 0 | 100% | ||
| Tennessee | 14 | 14 | 0 | 100% | ||
| Texas | 43 | 39 | 4 | 91% | ||
| Utah | 7 | 7 | 0 | 100% | ||
| Washington | 27 | 26 | 1 | 96% | ||
| West Virginia | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% | ||
| Wisconsin | 8 | 6 | 2 | 75% | ||
| Wyoming | 10 | 10 | 0 | 100% | ||
See also
- Judicial selection in the states
- State judicial elections, 2024
- State intermediate appellate court elections, 2024
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- ↑ Associated Press, "Republican concedes long-unsettled North Carolina court election to Democratic incumbent," May 7, 2025
- ↑ The New York Times, "Mississippi Supreme Court District 1, Position 3 Runoff Election Results," accessed December 6, 2024
- ↑ Government of Alaska, "Election Results, 2024
- ↑ Seattle Times, "Sal Mungia defeats Dave Larson for open WA Supreme Court seat," November 19, 2024
- ↑ The New York Times, "Washington Election Results," accessed November 21, 2024
- ↑ The Raleigh News & Observer, "NC Supreme Court race headed to recount with Allison Riggs leading Republican challenger," November 19, 2024
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 The Downballot, "Morning Digest: State supreme court races were a mixed bag in 2024," November 11, 2024
- ↑ Utah Secretary of State, "Election results," accessed November 12, 2024
- ↑ Texas Election Results, "Unofficial Results, accessed November 8, 2024
- ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "Election results, accessed November 8, 2024
- ↑ The New York Times, "Montana election results, accessed November 12, 2024
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Statewide results," accessed November 8, 2024
- ↑ Nebraska Secretary of State, "Unofficial Results: General Election - November 5, 2024," accessed November 8, 2024
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "State of Missouri - State of Missouri - General Election, November 05, 2024," accessed November 8, 2024
- ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "Unofficial 2024 Presidential General Election Results for Justice, Supreme Court of Maryland," accessed November 8, 2024
- ↑ Indiana Election Division, "Indiana Election Results," accessed November 8, 2024
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "November 5, 2024, General election results," accessed November 8, 2024
- ↑ State of Arkansas, '2024 General Election and Nonpartisan Judicial Runoff Election," accessed November 8, 2024
- ↑ New Mexico Secretary of State, "Statewide Offices & Questions," accessed November 7, 2024
- ↑ The New York Times, "Alabama Election Results," accessed November 7, 2024
- ↑ The Florida Bar, "Florida voters retain Supreme Court justices and 23 appellate judges in November 5 election," November 6, 2024
- ↑ The Gazette, "Iowa Supreme Court Justice David May, appellate judges retained," November 7, 2024
- ↑ Decision Desk HQ, "2024 Michigan General," accessed November 6, 2024
- ↑ Decision Desk HQ, "2024 Michigan General," accessed November 6, 2024
- ↑ The Oklahoman, "Voters appear to oust just one of three Supreme Court justices targeted by dark-money groups," November 5, 2024
- ↑ News 9, "Oklahoma Voters Cast Decisive Votes On Supreme Court Justices Amid Historic Retention Races," November 5, 2024
- ↑ Decisions Desk HQ, "2024 Ohio General," accessed November 5, 2024
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- ↑ Decisions Desk HQ, "2024 Ohio General," accessed November 5, 2024
- ↑ Louisville Public Media, "Kentucky elects Pamela Goodwine as state’s first Black female Supreme Court justice," Nov. 5, 2024
- ↑ Kentucky Lantern, "Voters in eight Central Kentucky counties must choose a new Supreme Court justice," Sept. 25, 2024
- ↑ Ballotpedia describes the offices of governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, and secretary of state as top-ballot state executive offices. Down-ballot state executive offices that exist in all 50 states include superintendent of schools, insurance commissioner, agriculture commissioner, labor commissioner, and public service commissioner. Examples of other down-ballot state executive offices include treasurer, auditor, and comptroller.
- ↑ Ballotpedia chose to highlight these offices because they are typically the most visible positions in states and serve important administrative functions.
- ↑ This is because it is very uncommon for an attorney general or secretary of state appointed by a governor to often be in direct conflict with that governor.
