Democrats won gubernatorial elections in New Jersey and Virginia, held three Pennsylvania Supreme Court, and voted for a new election map in California

If the justices aren't retained, the Democratic governor and the Republican-controlled Senate could agree on temporary appointees to fill in until the 2027 election to pick successors. However, the last time there was a vacancy, when Justice Max Baer died in 2022, it went unfilled until after the 2023 election.

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.

World War II veteran First Lt. Gerald J. Melofchik received a proper burial Tuesday at Washington Crossing National Cemetery.

Despite improvements in survival and early detection rates, Pennsylvania still faces challenges with high smoking rates and radon exposure levels.

Pennsylvania’s legislature has not passed a budget for more than 120 days, freezing critical state funds on top of the federal government shutdown.

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.

A Pennsylvania man was arrested in Washington, D.C., after Capitol police said he threatened to kill a member of Congress.