Democrats defend Pennsylvania Supreme Court majority in a race with 2028 implications, CNN projects

From left: Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justices Christine Donohue, Kevin Dougherty and David Wecht. AP

Pennsylvania Democrats defended the liberal majority on the state Supreme Court Tuesday, CNN’s Decision Desk projects, blocking GOP efforts to flip the balance of power ahead of the next presidential election.

Justices Kevin Dougherty, Christine Donohue and David Wecht were retained for new 10-year terms. They faced no opponents, only a yes-or-no vote on whether to extend their tenures on the state Supreme Court.

If even two of the justices had been voted out, liberals could have lost their 5-2 majority on the state’s high court, giving Republicans a chance to flip the ideological balance in replacement elections in 2027.

That could have had significant implications for the court’s