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The Ohio Supreme Court is up for grabs in the 2024 elections
Seven candidates up for three Ohio Supreme Court seats to determine partisan balance of courtThe partisan lean of the Ohio Supreme Court is in the hands of voters in 2024, and a full slate of candidates is vying for their attention.
Seven candidates are running for three seats on the state’s high bench. And in the second election since the placement of partisan labels alongside most judicial candidates, the ideological balance of the court is likely to loom large over the races.
Two Democratic justices, Michael Donnelly and Melody Stewart, are running for re-election. A third justice, Republican Joe Deters, is challenging Stewart instead of running for election to his current seat. In March, Democratic voters will pick their candidate among two appellate judges to go against a Franklin County judge for Deters’ seat.
The results of the races could further cement the conservative sway of the 4-3 Republican court – or flip the balance entirely. Meanwhile, a lawsuit challenging partisan labels for Supreme Court justice and appellate judge seats, filed by current Democratic Justice Jennifer Brunner, remains ongoing in federal court.
Seven candidates are running for three seats on the state’s high bench. And in the second election since the placement of partisan labels alongside most judicial candidates, the ideological balance of the court is likely to loom large over the races.
Two Democratic justices, Michael Donnelly and Melody Stewart, are running for re-election. A third justice, Republican Joe Deters, is challenging Stewart instead of running for election to his current seat. In March, Democratic voters will pick their candidate among two appellate judges to go against a Franklin County judge for Deters’ seat.
The results of the races could further cement the conservative sway of the 4-3 Republican court – or flip the balance entirely. Meanwhile, a lawsuit challenging partisan labels for Supreme Court justice and appellate judge seats, filed by current Democratic Justice Jennifer Brunner, remains ongoing in federal court.
