Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court retention elections are as unpredictable as they are uniquely loud and partisan this year, with large portions of voters still undecided less than three weeks before the election, the latest poll suggests.

Democratic Justices Christine Donohue, Kevin Dougherty and David Wecht face “yes” or “no” votes on their retention for another 10-year term on Nov. 4. Democrats hold a 5-2 majority on the state’s highest court, and conservative groups are pressing for a chance to flip a court that makes critical rulings on abortion, mail-in ballots and other election laws with the 2026 and 2028 elections looming.

Retention elections generally receive little fanfare and only one justice has been voted out in more than 50 years. But the outcome of this year’s elections is fa

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