Democrats are hoping to keep their 5-2 majority on the Pennsylvania state supreme court, with three justices who ran as Democrats up for re-election through retention. If they lose, Gov. Josh Shapiro will appoint replacements, to be confirmed by the Republican-controlled senate, which could lead to deadlock on the court.

All three of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court justices who sought reelection will get another term, ensuring Democratic jurists keep their majority on the high court.

The Pennsylvania Democratic Party is back. Or experiencing a “rebirth,” as the new state party chair says. Eugene DePasquale, who took the helm of the state party in September following a string of painful losses and financial woes,

The stakes of Tuesday’s election were high: Had Pennsylvanians voted to remove the justices, the state Supreme Court would go from a seven-member court with a Democratic majority to a four-member court with a complete ideological split. The three justices’ vacant seats would not be filled until another election at the end of 2027.

Democrats also took the governorship across the Delaware River in New Jersey in an off-year election that was otherwise heavy on local government races.

Pennsylvania voters will decide whether three Supreme Court justices — Christine Donohue, Kevin Dougherty, and David Wecht — should serve another term.

An error that affected the ability of tens of thousands of Chester County voters to cast regular ballots on Election Day happened after county officials mistakenly failed to extract third party

Two Pennsylvania counties were forced to replace poll books at all polling places in the middle of voting because of what officials described as mistakes made in creating voter data ahead of Tuesday's