Ohio voters will make decisions on three supreme court races that will determine which political party controls the bench.

It is unlikely that the court ends up playing a major role in the outcome, according to elections experts, but it is possible. Here’s why.

Following the 2020 election that he lost to Joe Biden, Donald Trump and his allies brought a storm of legal cases challenging the outcome. After losses in lower courts, some of these cases made their way to the U.

Justice Joy Cunningham beat out primary challenger Judge Jesse Reyes in March and is running unopposed this election. Cunningham was appointed to the court by retiring Chief Justice Anne Burke as her replacement in 2022. Lisa Holder White, a Republican running in a separate state Supreme Court district, is also unopposed.

While voters focus on the presidential and U.S. Senate races, an epic battle will play out over which political party controls the Ohio Supreme Court.

Live-updating election results, maps and analysis of the 2024 North Carolina governor election from The Washington Post.

The State Board of Elections expects that about 98 percent of unofficial election results will be reported by the end of the night.

Two ballot measures, including one that prohibit non-citizens from voting, will be considered by North Carolina voters