Many states have elections for state Supreme Court in November. Here is a guide to the contested elections. The elections in Michigan, Montana, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas, and Washington seem to be the most competitive.
Ballotpedia: 2026 State Supreme Court Elections
Alabama:
Seat 7: Greg Shaw (R) faces AshLeigh Meyer Dunham (D)
Seat 8: Brad Mendheim (R) is unopposed.
Alaska: Justice Jude Pate faces a retention election.
Arizona: Justice John Lopez IV (R-appointed) faces a retention election.
California: Justices Kelli Evans and Joshua Groban face retention elections.
Colorado: Justice William Hood faces a retention election.
Florida: Justice Carlos Muñiz faces a retention election. He is a conservative appointed by Ron DeSantis (R). Some newspapers are recommending a no vote on him.
Kansas: Justices Eric Rosen and Larkin Walsh (both D-appointed) face retention elections.
Louisiana:
District 1: William H. Burris won the R primary and will assume office without election due to being unopposed.
District 1: William H. Burris won the R primary and will assume office without election due to being unopposed.
District 3: Cade Cole (R) won without election due to being unopposed.
District 4: Jay McCallum (R) won without election due to being unopposed.
Maryland: Justice Peter Killough faces a retention election.
Michigan: Incumbent justices Megan Cavanagh and Noah Hood (both D nominated) face circuit court judges Casandra Morse-Bills and Michael Warren Jr. (both R nominated).
Missouri: Justice Paul C. Wilson (D-appointed) faces a retention election.
Montana: Flathead County District Court judges Amy Eddy (D supported) and Dan Wilson (R supported) face off in a nonpartisan race for the seat of retiring justice Beth Baker. Wilson narrowly lost a race for another seat in 2024. Montana has seen major conflict between the courts and the legislature.
Nevada: Justices Kris Pickering and Douglas Herndon are unopposed for nonpartisan reelection.
New Mexico: Justices Shannon Bacon and David Thomson face a retention election.
North Carolina: One seat is up for partisan election.
Seat 1: Justice Anita Earls (D) was first elected in 2018. Former state rep (08-26) Sarah Stevens (R) is seeking the seat.
North Dakota: Two seats are up for nonpartisan election.
Douglas Bahr is unopposed for one seat.
Incumbent Jerod Tufte faces Ariston Johnson for the other seat. Tufte has the support of most prominent Republicans.
North Dakota: Two seats are up for nonpartisan election.
Douglas Bahr is unopposed for one seat.
Incumbent Jerod Tufte faces Ariston Johnson for the other seat. Tufte has the support of most prominent Republicans.
Ohio: Two seats are up for partisan election.
Incumbent (20-P) Jennifer Brunner (D) faces former Franklin County judge Colleen O'Donnell (R).
Incumbent (24-P) Dan Hawkins (R) faces First District Court of Appeals judge Marilyn Zayas (D).
Incumbent (24-P) Dan Hawkins (R) faces First District Court of Appeals judge Marilyn Zayas (D).
Oklahoma: Justices John Kane IV, Dana Kuehn, Travis Jett, and Richard Darby face a retention election.
Texas Supreme Court: There are three R incumbents up for election. Leftists are campaigning against them due to a decision on abortion.
Place 1: Chief Justice Jimmy Blacklock (R) faces Maggie Ellis (D).
Place 2: James Sullivan (R) faces Chari Kelly (D).
Place 7: Kyle Hawkins (R) faces Kristen Hawkins (D).
Place 8: Brett Busby (R) faces Gisela Triana (D).
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals: Two R incumbents are retiring, two years after three incumbents were ousted in the primary due to conflict with AG Ken Paxton.
Place 3: Assistant attorney general Thomas Smith (R) faces Okey Anyiam (D). Bert Richardson is retiring.
Place 4: Incumbent Kevin Patrick Yeary (R) faces Audra Riley (D).
Place 9: Assistant state prosecuting attorney John Messinger (R) faces Holly Taylor (D). David Newell is retiring.
Utah: Justice Jill Pohlman faces a retention election. The Utah GOP is urging a no vote.
Washington: Five seats are up for nonpartisan election.
Position 2: Incumbent Colleen Melody (D supported) faces tax attorney Scott Edwards (R supported).
Position 3: Local judges Jaime Hawk and David Stevens (R supported) are seeking this seat.
Position 4: Appeals court judge Ian Birk (D supported) faces local judge Sean O'Donnell.
Position 5: Incumbent Theo Angelis faces Dave Larson (R supported).
Position 7: Incumbent Debra Stephens faces attorney Todd Bloom (R supported).
Wyoming: Incumbents Robert Jarosh and Bridget Hill face retention elections.
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