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RandySF

(84,259 posts) Tue Nov 4, 2025, 09:44 PM Nov 2025

Very early but all three Penn. Supreme Court justices are running ahead in their retention races.

Follow the link.

https://www.cnn.com/election/2025/results/pennsylvania

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Very early but all three Penn. Supreme Court justices are running ahead in their retention races. (Original Post) RandySF Nov 2025 OP

Historically speaking, a judge has to have some serious baggage to be tossed from the bench bucolic_frolic Nov 2025 #1

NBC has called all three as retained: Sogo Nov 2025 #2

TY! Wonder how Fetterman likes that? Cha Nov 2025 #5

this is probably the most impactful being in a swing state dsp3000 Nov 2025 #3

And, So Very Needed For Our Democracy Cha Nov 2025 #4

bucolic_frolic

(55,129 posts)

1. Historically speaking, a judge has to have some serious baggage to be tossed from the bench

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Tue Nov 4, 2025, 09:54 PM

Nov 2025

Since the adoption of retention elections under the Pennsylvania Constitution of 1968 only one justice has failed to win a retention vote: Russell M. Nigro in 2005.

I think we're going to be ok.

Sogo

(7,191 posts)

2. NBC has called all three as retained:

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Tue Nov 4, 2025, 09:59 PM

Nov 2025

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2025-elections/pennsylvania-state-supreme-court-results

Cha

(319,063 posts)

5. TY! Wonder how Fetterman likes that?

Reply to Sogo (Reply #2)

Tue Nov 4, 2025, 10:28 PM

Nov 2025

dsp3000

(685 posts)

3. this is probably the most impactful being in a swing state

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Tue Nov 4, 2025, 10:02 PM

Nov 2025

Cha

(319,063 posts)

4. And, So Very Needed For Our Democracy

Reply to dsp3000 (Reply #3)

Tue Nov 4, 2025, 10:16 PM

Nov 2025

Going Forward!

Virginia Did Go from Red to Blue Gov.

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