2026 United States judicial elections

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2026 United States judicial elections

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United States judicial elections are scheduled to be held in 2026, in various states and territories across the country, for both supreme courts and appellate courts. Justices are elected across the country in partisan, nonpartisan, and retention elections. ^[1]

Nonpartisan elections

Arkansas

Supreme Court

Position	Incumbent	First elected	Status	Candidates
3	J. Cody Hiland	2023 [a]	Incumbent running. To be elected March 3, 2026.	▌ J. Cody Hiland
6	Nicholas Bronni	2025 [b]	Incumbent running. To be elected March 3, 2026.	▌John Adams ▌ Nicholas Bronni [2]

Court of Appeals

Position	Incumbent	First elected	Status	Candidates
District 2, Position 1	Bart Virden	2014	Incumbent running. To be elected March 3, 2026.	▌Bart Virden
District 3, Position 1	Robert J. Gladwin	2002	Incumbent retiring. To be elected March 3, 2026.	▌Sarah Capp ▌Brandon Carter [2]

Georgia

Supreme Court

Position	Incumbent	First elected	Status	Candidates
At-large	Sarah Hawkins Warren	2018 [c]	Incumbent’s intent unknown. To be elected May 19, 2026.	TBD
At-large	Charlie Bethel	2018 [d]	Incumbent’s intent unknown. To be elected May 19, 2026.	TBD
At-large (special)	Benjamin Land	2025 [e]	Incumbent’s intent unknown. To be elected May 19, 2026.	TBD

Court of Appeals

Position	Incumbent	First elected	Status	Candidates
At-large	E. Trenton Brown III	2018 [f]	Incumbent’s intent unknown. To be elected May 19, 2026.	TBD
At-large	Sara L. Doyle	2008	Incumbent’s intent unknown. To be elected May 19, 2026.	TBD
At-large	Elizabeth Gobeil	2018 [g]	Incumbent’s intent unknown. To be elected May 19, 2026.	TBD
At-large	Todd Markle	2018 [h]	Incumbent’s intent unknown. To be elected May 19, 2026.	TBD
At-large	J. Wade Padgett	2024 [i]	Incumbent’s intent unknown. To be elected May 19, 2026.	TBD

Idaho

Supreme Court

Position	Incumbent	First elected	Status	Candidates
At-large	Gregory W. Moeller	2019 [j]	Incumbent’s intent unknown. To be elected May 19, 2026.	TBD
At-large	Cynthia Meyer	2023 [k]	Incumbent’s intent unknown. To be elected May 19, 2026.	TBD

Court of Appeals

Position	Incumbent	First elected	Status	Candidates
At-large	Michael Tribe	2024 [l]	Incumbent’s intent unknown. To be elected May 19, 2026.	TBD

Kentucky

Supreme Court

Position	Incumbent	First elected	Status	Candidates
District 3	Debra H. Lambert	2018	Incumbent's intent unknown. To be elected November 3, 2026.

Court of Appeals

Position	Incumbent	First elected	Status	Candidates
District 5, Division 1 (special)	Will Moynahan	2025 [m]	Incumbent running. To be elected November 5, 2026.	Will Moynahan Lucy VanMeter

Michigan

Supreme Court

Position	Incumbent	First elected	Status	Candidates
At-large	Megan Cavanagh	2018	Incumbent’s intent unknown. To be elected November 3, 2026.	TBD
At-large	Noah Hood	2025 [n]	Incumbent’s intent unknown. To be elected November 3, 2026.	TBD

Court of Appeals

Position	Incumbent	First elected	Status	Candidates
1	Christopher M. Murray	2002 [o]	Incumbent’s intent unknown. To be elected November 3, 2026.	TBD
1	Anica Letica	2018 [p]	Incumbent’s intent unknown. To be elected November 3, 2026.	TBD
1	Mariam Bazzi	2025 [q]	Incumbent’s intent unknown. To be elected November 3, 2026.	TBD
2	Sima G. Patel	2022 [r]	Incumbent’s intent unknown. To be elected November 3, 2026.	TBD
2	Christopher M. Trebilcock	2025 [s]	Incumbent’s intent unknown. To be elected November 3, 2026.	TBD
3	Mark T. Boonstra	2012 [t]	Incumbent’s intent unknown. To be elected November 3, 2026.	TBD
3	Daniel S. Korobkin	2025 [u]	Incumbent’s intent unknown. To be elected November 3, 2026.	TBD
4	Michael J. Kelly	2009	Incumbent’s intent unknown. To be elected November 3, 2026.	TBD
4	Michelle M. Rick	2025	Incumbent’s intent unknown. To be elected November 3, 2026.	TBD
4	Allie Greenleaf Maldonado	2023 [v]	Incumbent’s intent unknown. To be elected November 3, 2026.	TBD

Minnesota

Supreme Court

Position	Incumbent	First elected	Status	Candidates
Seat 1	Sarah Hennesy	2024 [w]	Incumbent’s intent unknown. To be elected November 3, 2026.	TBD
Seat 2	Theodora Gaïtas	2024 [x]	Incumbent’s intent unknown. To be elected November 3, 2026.	TBD
Seat 4	Paul Thissen	2018 [y]	Incumbent’s intent unknown. To be elected November 3, 2026.	TBD

Court of Appeals

Position	Incumbent	First elected	Status	Candidates
1	Elizabeth Bentley	2024 [z]	Incumbent’s intent unknown. To be elected November 3, 2026.	TBD
7	Rachel Bond	2025 [aa]	Incumbent’s intent unknown. To be elected November 3, 2026.	TBD
13	Jeanne Cochran	2018 [ab]	Incumbent’s intent unknown. To be elected November 3, 2026.	TBD
15	Kevin Ross	2006 [ac]	Incumbent’s intent unknown. To be elected November 3, 2026.	TBD
18	JaPaul Harris	2024 [ad]	Incumbent’s intent unknown. To be elected November 3, 2026.	TBD

Mississippi

Supreme Court

Position	Incumbent	First elected	Status	Candidates
District 3, Position 1 (special)	Vacant	N/A	Incumbent to be determined. To be elected November 3, 2026.	TBD
District 3, Position 2 (special)	Vacant	N/A	Incumbent to be determined. To be elected November 3, 2026. [3]	TBD

Court of Appeals

Position	Incumbent	First elected	Status	Candidates
District 1, Position 1 (special)	John D. Weddle	2024 [ae]	Incumbent's intent unknown. To be elected November 3, 2026. [4]	TBD
District 1, Position 2	Donna M. Barnes	2004 [af]	Incumbent's intent unknown. To be elected November 3, 2026.	TBD
District 2, Position 1	Deborah McDonald	2018	Incumbent's intent unknown. To be elected November 3, 2026.	TBD
District 4, Position 2	David Neil McCarty	2018	Incumbent's intent unknown. To be elected November 3, 2026.	TBD
District 5, Position 1	Anthony Lawrence	2018	Incumbent's intent unknown. To be elected November 3, 2026.	TBD

Montana

Supreme Court

Position	Incumbent	First elected	Status	Candidates
At-large	Beth Baker	2010	Incumbent retiring. To be elected November 3, 2026.	▌Dan Wilson [5]

Nevada

Supreme Court

Position	Incumbent	First elected	Status	Candidates
Seat B	Kristina Pickering	2008	Incumbent’s intent unknown. To be elected November 3, 2026.	TBD
Seat D	Douglas W. Herndon	2020	Incumbent’s intent unknown. To be elected November 3, 2026.	TBD

North Dakota

Supreme Court

Position	Incumbent	First elected	Status	Candidates
At-large	Jerod E. Tufte	2016	Incumbent’s intent unknown. To be elected November 3, 2026.	TBD
At-large	Douglas Bahr	2023 [ag]	Incumbent’s intent unknown. To be elected November 3, 2026.	TBD

Oregon

Supreme Court

Position	Incumbent	First elected	Status	Candidates
At-large	Christopher L. Garrett	2019 [ah]	Incumbent’s intent unknown. To be elected November 3, 2026.	TBD

Court of Appeals

Position	Incumbent	First elected	Status	Candidates
1	Ryan O'Connor	2025 [ai]	Incumbent’s intent unknown. To be elected November 3, 2026.	TBD
9	Jacqueline S. Kamins	2020 [aj]	Incumbent’s intent unknown. To be elected November 3, 2026.	TBD
12	Erin C. Lagesen	2013 [ak]	Incumbent’s intent unknown. To be elected November 3, 2026.	TBD
13	Douglas L. Tookey	2013 [al]	Incumbent’s intent unknown. To be elected November 3, 2026.	TBD

Washington

Supreme Court

Position	Incumbent	First elected	Status	Candidates
Seat 1 (special)	Colleen Melody	2025 [am]	Incumbent’s intent unknown. To be elected November 3, 2026. [6]	TBD
Seat 3	Raquel Montoya-Lewis	2020 [an]	Incumbent’s intent unknown. To be elected November 3, 2026.	TBD
Seat 4	Charles W. Johnson	1990	Incumbent ineligible. To be elected November 3, 2026.	TBD
Seat 7	Debra L. Stephens	2008 [ao]	Incumbent’s intent unknown. To be elected November 3, 2026.	TBD

Court of Appeals

Position	Incumbent	First elected	Status	Candidates
Division I, District 1	David S. Mann	2016 [ap]	Incumbent’s intent unknown. To be elected November 3, 2026.	TBD
Division I, District 1	Bill Bowman	2020 [aq]	Incumbent’s intent unknown. To be elected November 3, 2026.	TBD
Division I, District 2	Linda Coburn	2020	Incumbent’s intent unknown. To be elected November 3, 2026.	TBD
Division II, District 1	Meng Li Che	2022 [ar]	Incumbent’s intent unknown. To be elected November 3, 2026.	TBD
Division II, District 2	Erik D. Price	2021 [as]	Incumbent’s intent unknown. To be elected November 3, 2026.	TBD
Division III, District 1	Tracy Staab	2020	Incumbent’s intent unknown. To be elected November 3, 2026.	TBD
Division III, District 2 (special)	Tyson R. Hill	2026 [at]	Incumbent’s intent unknown. To be elected November 3, 2026.	TBD
Division III, District 3	Megan K. Murphy	2025 [au]	Incumbent’s intent unknown. To be elected November 3, 2026.	TBD

West Virginia

Supreme Court of Appeals

Position	Incumbent	First elected	Status	Candidates
At-large (special)	Thomas Ewing	2025 [av]	Incumbent running. To be elected May 12, 2026. [7]	TBD
At-large (special)	Gerald Titus III	2025 [aw]	Incumbent’s intent unknown. To be elected May 12, 2026. [8]	▌H.L. Kirkpatrick [9]

Intermediate Court of Appeals

Position	Incumbent	First elected	Status	Candidates
At-large	Daniel W. Greear	2022 [ax]	Incumbent’s intent unknown. To be elected May 12, 2026.	TBD

Wisconsin

Supreme Court

Position	Incumbent	Appointed	Status	Candidates
At-large	Rebecca Bradley	2015 Appointed by Governor Scott Walker	Incumbent retiring. [10] To be elected April 7, 2026	Chris Taylor Maria S. Lazar

Court of Appeals

Position	Incumbent	Appointed	Status	Candidates
District I	M. Joseph Donald	2019 Appointed by Governor Tony Evers	Incumbent's intent unknown. Election April 7, 2026.
District II	Lisa Neubauer	2008 Appointed by Governor Jim Doyle	Incumbent retiring. Election April 7, 2026
District IV	Rachel A. Graham	2019 Appointed by Governor Tony Evers	Incumbent's intent unknown. Election April 7, 2026.	Rachel A. Graham

Partisan elections

Alabama

Supreme Court

Position	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Status	Candidates
At-large (special)	Will Parker	Republican	2025 [ay]	Incumbent’s intent unknown. To be elected November 3, 2026. [11]	TBD
At-large	Greg Shaw	Republican	2008	Incumbent running. To be elected November 3, 2026.	▌AshLeigh Meyer Dunham (Democratic) [12] ▌ Greg Shaw (Republican) [13]
At-large	Brady E. Mendheim Jr.	Republican	2018 [az]	Incumbent running. To be elected November 3, 2026.	▌ Brady E. Mendheim Jr. (Republican) [13]

Civil Appeals

Position	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Status	Candidates
At-large	Ben Bowden	Republican	2025 [ba]	Incumbent's intent unknown. To be elected November 3, 2026.
At-large	Matt Fridy	Republican	2020	Incumbent's intent unknown. To be elected November 3, 2026.

Criminal Appeals

Position	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Status	Candidates
At-large	Mary Becker Windom	Republican	2008	Incumbent's intent unknown. To be elected November 3, 2026.
At-large	J. Elizabeth Kellum	Republican	2008	Incumbent's intent unknown. To be elected November 3, 2026.

Louisiana

Supreme Court

Position	Incumbent	First elected	Party	Status	Candidates
District 1 (special)	Allison Penzato	2025	Republican	Incumbent’s intent unknown. To be elected TBD.	TBD
District 3	Cade Cole	2025 [bb]	Republican	Incumbent’s intent unknown. To be elected November 3, 2026.	TBD
District 4	Jay McCallum	2020	Republican	Incumbent to be determined. To be elected November 3, 2026.	TBD

Circuit Courts of Appeal

Position	Incumbent	First elected	Party	Status	Candidates
Circuit 2, District 2	Jeff Cox	2016	Republican	Incumbent’s intent unknown. To be elected December 12, 2026.	TBD
Circuit 3, District 1	Shannon J. Gremillion	2008	Republican	Incumbent’s intent unknown. To be elected December 12, 2026.	TBD
Circuit 3, District 1	Van H. Kyzar	2016	Democratic	Incumbent to be determined. To be elected December 12, 2026.	TBD

New Mexico

Court of Appeals

Position	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Status
At-large	Kristopher Houghton	Democratic	2025 [bc]	Incumbent’s intent unknown. To be elected November 3, 2026.

North Carolina

Supreme Court

Position	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Status	Candidates
Seat 1	Anita Earls	Democratic	2018	Incumbent running. To be elected November 3, 2026.	▌ Anita Earls (Democratic) ▌ Sarah Stevens (Republican) [14]

Court of Appeals

Position	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Status	Candidates
Seat 1	John S. Arrowood	Democratic	2017 [bd]	Incumbent running. To be elected November 3, 2026.	▌ John S. Arrowood (Democratic) ▌Michael Byrne (Republican) ▌Matt Smith (Republican) [15]
Seat 2	Toby Hampson	Democratic	2018	Incumbent running. To be elected November 3, 2026.	▌George Cooper Bell (Republican) ▌ Toby Hampson (Democratic) [15]
Seat 3	Allegra Collins	Democratic	2018	Incumbent retiring. To be elected November 3, 2026.	▌Craig Collins (Republican) ▌Christine Walczyk (Democratic) ▌James Whalen (Democratic) [15]

Ohio

Supreme Court

Position	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Status	Candidates
At-large	Jennifer Brunner	Democratic	2020	Incumbent running. To be elected November 3, 2026.	▌ Jennifer Brunner (Democratic) [16] ▌Andrew King (Republican) ▌Jill Lanzinger (Republican) ▌Ron Lewis (Republican) ▌Colleen O’Donnell (Republican) [17]
At-large	Daniel R. Hawkins	Republican	2024	Incumbent running. To be elected November 3, 2026.	▌ Daniel R. Hawkins (Republican) [16] ▌ Marilyn Zayas (Democratic) [16]

District Courts of Appeals

Position	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Status	Candidates
1	Ginger Bock	Democratic	2020	Incumbent’s intent unknown. To be elected November 3, 2026.	TBD
2	Chris Epley	Republican	2020	Incumbent’s intent unknown. To be elected November 3, 2026.	TBD
3	Mark Miller	Republican	2020	Incumbent’s intent unknown. To be elected November 3, 2026.	TBD
4	Peter Abele	Republican	1990	Incumbent’s intent unknown. To be elected November 3, 2026.	TBD
5	William Hoffman	Democratic	1990	Incumbent’s intent unknown. To be elected November 3, 2026.	TBD
6	Thomas Osowik	Democratic	2006	Incumbent’s intent unknown. To be elected November 3, 2026.	TBD
6	Myron Duhart	Democratic	2020	Incumbent’s intent unknown. To be elected November 3, 2026.	TBD
7	Carol Ann Robb	Republican	2014	Incumbent’s intent unknown. To be elected November 3, 2026.	TBD
7	Cheryl L. Waite	Democratic	1996	Incumbent’s intent unknown. To be elected November 3, 2026.	TBD
8	Michael John Ryan	Democratic	2022	Incumbent’s intent unknown. To be elected November 3, 2026.	TBD
8	Emanuella Groves	Democratic	2020	Incumbent’s intent unknown. To be elected November 3, 2026.	TBD
8	Sean Gallagher	Democratic	2002	Incumbent’s intent unknown. To be elected November 3, 2026.	TBD
8	Anita Laster Mays	Democratic	2014	Incumbent’s intent unknown. To be elected November 3, 2026.	TBD
9	Betty Sutton	Democratic	2020	Incumbent’s intent unknown. To be elected November 3, 2026.	TBD
10	Terri Jamison	Democratic	2020	Incumbent’s intent unknown. To be elected November 3, 2026.	TBD
10	Michael Mentel	Democratic	2020	Incumbent’s intent unknown. To be elected November 3, 2026.	TBD
11	Matt Lynch	Republican	2018	Incumbent’s intent unknown. To be elected November 3, 2026.	TBD
11	Robert J. Patton	Republican	2023 [be]	Incumbent’s intent unknown. To be elected November 3, 2026.	TBD
12	Robert Hendrickson	Republican	2008	Incumbent’s intent unknown. To be elected November 3, 2026.	TBD
12	Matthew Byrne	Republican	2020	Incumbent’s intent unknown. To be elected November 3, 2026.	TBD

Texas

Supreme Court

Position	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Status	Candidates
Place 1	Jimmy Blacklock	Republican	2025 [bf]	Incumbent running. To be elected November 3, 2026.	▌ Jimmy Blacklock (Republican) ▌Cory L. Carlyle (Democratic) ▌Maggie Ellis (Democratic) [18]
Place 2 (special)	James P. Sullivan	Republican	2025 [bg]	Incumbent running. To be elected November 3, 2026.	▌Chari Kelly (Democratic) ▌ James P. Sullivan (Republican) [18]
Place 7	Kyle D. Hawkins	Republican	2025 [bh]	Incumbent running. To be elected November 3, 2026.	▌Gordon Goodman (Democratic) ▌Kristen Hawkins (Democratic) ▌ Kyle D. Hawkins (Republican) [18]
Place 8	J. Brett Busby	Republican	2019 [bi]	Incumbent running. To be elected November 3, 2026.	▌ J. Brett Busby (Republican) ▌Gisela D. Triana (Democratic) [18]

Retention elections

Alaska

Supreme Court

Position	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Status
At-large	Jude Pate	Nonpartisan	2023 [bj]	Retention vote to be held November 3, 2026.

Arizona

Supreme Court

Position	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Status
At-large	John Lopez IV	Nonpartisan	2016 [bk]	Retention vote to be held November 3, 2026.

California

Supreme Court

Position	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Status
At-large	Joshua Groban	Nonpartisan	2019 [bl]	Retention vote to be held November 3, 2026.
At-large	Kelli Evans	Nonpartisan	2023 [bm]	Retention vote to be held November 3, 2026.
At-large (special)	Vacant	Nonpartisan	TBD	Retention vote to be held November 3, 2026.

Colorado

Supreme Court

Position	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Status
At-large	William W. Hood III	Nonpartisan	2014 [bn]	Retention vote to be held November 3, 2026.

Florida

Supreme Court

Position	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Status
At-large	Carlos G. Muñiz	Nonpartisan	2019 [bo]	Retention vote to be held November 3, 2026.

District Courts of Appeal

Position	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Status
1	Joseph Lewis Jr.	Nonpartisan	2001 [bp]	Retention vote to be held November 3, 2026.
1	Ray Treadwell	Nonpartisan	2025 [bq]	Retention vote to be held November 3, 2026.
1	L. Clayton Roberts	Nonpartisan	2007 [br]	Retention vote to be held November 3, 2026.
1	Timothy D. Osterhaus	Nonpartisan	2013 [bs]	Retention vote to be held November 3, 2026.
1	Rachel E. Nordby	Nonpartisan	2019 [bt]	Retention vote to be held November 3, 2026.
1	Adam S. Tanenbaum	Nonpartisan	2001 [bu]	Retention vote to be held November 3, 2026.
2	Morris Silberman	Nonpartisan	2001 [bv]	Retention vote to be held November 3, 2026.
2	Daniel H. Sleet	Nonpartisan	2012 [bw]	Retention vote to be held November 3, 2026.
2	J. Andrew Atkinson	Nonpartisan	2018 [bx]	Retention vote to be held November 3, 2026.
2	Andrea Teves Smith	Nonpartisan	2013 [by]	Retention vote to be held November 3, 2026.

Indiana

Court of Appeals

Position	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Status
2	Dana J. Kenworthy	Nonpartisan	2023 [bz]	Retention vote to be held November 3, 2026.
4	Mary A. DeBoer	Nonpartisan	2024 [ca]	Retention vote to be held November 3, 2026.
5	Paul A. Felix	Nonpartisan	2023 [cb]	Retention vote to be held November 3, 2026.

Tax Court

Position	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Status
At-large	Justin McAdam	Nonpartisan	2023 [cc]	Retention vote to be held November 3, 2026.

Iowa

Court of Appeals

Position	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Status
At-large	John M. Sandy	Nonpartisan	2024 [cd]	Retention vote to be held November 3, 2026.
At-large	Julie Schumacher	Nonpartisan	2019 [ce]	Retention vote to be held November 3, 2026.
At-large	Sharon Soorholtz Greer	Nonpartisan	2019 [cf]	Retention vote to be held November 3, 2026.

Kansas

Supreme Court

Position	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Status
Seat 4	Eric S. Rosen	Nonpartisan	2005 [cg]	Retention vote to be held November 3, 2026.
Seat 6	Larkin Walsh	Nonpartisan	2025 [ch]	Retention vote to be held November 3, 2026.

Court of Appeals

Position	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Status
Position 1	Stephen D. Hill	Nonpartisan	2003 [ci]	Retention vote to be held November 3, 2026.
Position 2	Lesley A. Isherwood	Nonpartisan	2021 [cj]	Retention vote to be held November 3, 2026.
Position 3	Amy F. Cline	Nonpartisan	2021 [ck]	Retention vote to be held November 3, 2026.
Position 5	Kim R. Schroeder	Nonpartisan	2013 [cl]	Retention vote to be held November 3, 2026.
Position 7	Lori Bolton Fleming	Nonpartisan	2025 [cm]	Retention vote to be held November 3, 2026.
Position 11	Tom Malone	Nonpartisan	2003 [cn]	Retention vote to be held November 3, 2026.
Position 13	Jacy J. Hurst	Nonpartisan	2021 [co]	Retention vote to be held November 3, 2026.

Maryland

Supreme Court

Position	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Status
Circuit 4	Peter Killough	Nonpartisan	2024 [cp]	Retention vote to be held November 3, 2026.

Appellate Court

Position	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Status
At-large	Daniel A. Friedman	Nonpartisan	2014 [cq]	Retention vote to be held November 3, 2026.

Missouri

Supreme Court

Position	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Status
At-large	Paul C. Wilson	Nonpartisan	2012 [cr]	Retention vote to be held November 3, 2026.

Court of Appeals

Position	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Status
East	Virginia W. Lay	Nonpartisan	2024 [cs]	Retention vote to be held November 3, 2026.
East	Angela Turner Quigless	Nonpartisan	2012 [ct]	Retention vote to be held November 3, 2026.
East	Rebeca McKelvey	Nonpartisan	2024 [cu]	Retention vote to be held November 3, 2026.
South	Bryan Nickell	Nonpartisan	2025 [cv]	Retention vote to be held November 3, 2026.
South	Matt Hamner	Nonpartisan	2024 [cw]	Retention vote to be held November 3, 2026.
West	Anthony Rex Gabbert	Nonpartisan	2012 [cx]	Retention vote to be held November 3, 2026.
West	Lisa White Hardwick	Nonpartisan	2024 [cy]	Retention vote to be held November 3, 2026.

Nebraska

Court of Appeals

Position	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Status
2	Michael W. Pirtle	Nonpartisan	2011 [cz]	Retention vote to be held November 3, 2026.

New Mexico

Supreme Court

Position	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Status
At-large	David K. Thomson	Democratic	2019 [da]	Retention vote to be held November 3, 2026.
At-large	C. Shannon Bacon	Democratic	2019 [db]	Retention vote to be held November 3, 2026.

Court of Appeals

Position	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Status
At-large	J. Miles Hanisee	Republican	2011 [dc]	Retention vote to be held November 3, 2026.

Northern Mariana Islands

Supreme Court

Position	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Status
At-large	Alexandro Castro	Nonpartisan	2012 [dd]	Retention vote to be held November 3, 2026.

Oklahoma

Supreme Court

Position	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Status
District 1	M. John Kane IV	Nonpartisan	2019 [de]	Retention vote to be held November 3, 2026.
District 4 (special)	Travis Jett	Nonpartisan	2025 [df]	Retention vote to be held November 3, 2026.
District 6	Dana Kuehn	Nonpartisan	2021 [dg]	Retention vote to be held November 3, 2026.
District 9	Richard Darby	Nonpartisan	2018 [dh]	Retention vote to be held November 3, 2026.

Court of Civil Appeals

Position	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Status
District 1, Office 2	Jane Wiseman	Nonpartisan	2005 [di]	Retention vote to be held November 3, 2026.
District 2, Office 1	Deborah Barnes	Nonpartisan	2008 [dj]	Retention vote to be held November 3, 2026.

Tennessee

Supreme Court

Position	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Status
At-large (special)	Mary L. Wagner	Nonpartisan	2024 [dk]	Retention vote to be held August 6, 2026.
At-large (special)	Vacant	Nonpartisan	2026 [dl]	Retention vote to be held August 6, 2026. [19]

Court of Appeals

Position	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Status
West (special)	Valerie Smith	Nonpartisan	2025 [dm]	Retention vote to be held August 6, 2026.

Court of Criminal Appeals

Position	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Status
East (special)	Steven W. Sword	Nonpartisan	2025 [dn]	Retention vote to be held August 6, 2026.

Utah

Supreme Court

Position	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Status
At-large	Diana Hagen	Nonpartisan	2022 [do]	Retention vote to be held November 3, 2026.
At-large	Jill Pohlman	Nonpartisan	2022 [dp]	Retention vote to be held November 3, 2026.

Court of Appeals

Position	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Status
At-large	Michele Christiansen	Nonpartisan	2010 [dq]	Retention vote to be held November 3, 2026.
At-large	Gregory K. Orme	Nonpartisan	1987 [dr]	Retention vote to be held November 3, 2026.
At-large	David Mortensen	Nonpartisan	2016 [ds]	Retention vote to be held November 3, 2026.
At-large	Ryan M. Harris	Nonpartisan	2017 [dt]	Retention vote to be held November 3, 2026.
At-large	John Luthy	Nonpartisan	2022 [du]	Retention vote to be held November 3, 2026.
At-large	Amy Oliver	Nonpartisan	2023 [dv]	Retention vote to be held November 3, 2026.

Wyoming

Supreme Court

Position	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Status
At-large	Robert Jarosh	Nonpartisan	2024 [dw]	Retention vote to be held November 3, 2026.
At-large (special)	Bridget Hill	Nonpartisan	2025 [dx]	Retention vote to be held November 3, 2026. [20]

Kansas ballot measure

Main article: Kansas Elections for Supreme Court Justices Amendment

The U.S. state of Kansas will hold a referendum to determine whether or not to vote on justices of the Kansas Supreme Court in 2028, justices are currently appointed by the Governor of Kansas. ^[21]

Notes

1. Appointed by Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders
2. Appointed by Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders
3. Appointed by Governor Nathan Deal
4. Appointed by Governor Nathan Deal
5. Appointed by Governor Brian Kemp
6. Appointed by Governor Nathan Deal
7. Appointed by Governor Nathan Deal
8. Appointed by Governor Nathan Deal
9. Appointed by Governor Brian Kemp
10. Appointed by Governor Butch Otter
11. Appointed by Governor Brad Little
12. Appointed by Governor Brad Little
13. Appointed by Governor Andy Beshear
14. Appointed by Governor Gretchen Whitmer
15. Appointed by Governor John Engler
16. Appointed by Governor Rick Snyder
17. Appointed by Governor Gretchen Whitmer
18. Appointed by Governor Gretchen Whitmer
19. Appointed by Governor Gretchen Whitmer
20. Appointed by Governor Rick Snyder
21. Appointed by Governor Gretchen Whitmer
22. Appointed by Governor Gretchen Whitmer
23. Appointed by Governor Tim Walz
24. Appointed by Governor Tim Walz
25. Appointed by Governor Mark Dayton
26. Appointed by Governor Tim Walz
27. Appointed by Governor Tim Walz
28. Appointed by Governor Mark Dayton
29. Appointed by Governor Tim Pawlenty
30. Appointed by Governor Tim Walz
31. Appointed by Governor Tate Reeves
32. Appointed by Governor Haley Barbour
33. Appointed by Governor Doug Burgum
34. Appointed by Governor Kate Brown
35. Appointed by Governor Tina Kotek
36. Appointed by Governor Kate Brown
37. Appointed by Governor John Kitzhaber
38. Appointed by Governor John Kitzhaber
39. Appointed by Governor Bob Ferguson
40. Appointed by Governor Jay Inslee
41. Appointed by Governor Christine Gregoire
42. Appointed by Governor Jay Inslee
43. Appointed by Governor Jay Inslee
44. Appointed by Governor Jay Inslee
45. Appointed by Governor Jay Inslee
46. Appointed by Governor Bob Ferguson
47. Appointed by Governor Jay Inslee
48. Appointed by Governor Patrick Morrisey
49. Appointed by Governor Patrick Morrisey
50. Appointed by Governor Jim Justice
51. Appointed by Governor Kay Ivey
52. Appointed by Governor Kay Ivey
53. Appointed by Governor Kay Ivey
54. Appointed by Governor Jeff Landry
55. Appointed by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham
56. Appointed by Governor Roy Cooper
57. Appointed by Governor Mike DeWine
58. Appointed by Governor Greg Abbott
59. Appointed by Governor Greg Abbott
60. Appointed by Governor Greg Abbott
61. Appointed by Governor Greg Abbott
62. Appointed by Governor Mike Dunleavy
63. Appointed by Governor Doug Ducey
64. Appointed by Governor Jerry Brown
65. Appointed by Governor Gavin Newsom
66. Appointed by Governor John Hickenlooper
67. Appointed by Governor Ron DeSantis
68. Appointed by Governor Jeb Bush
69. Appointed by Governor Ron DeSantis
70. Appointed by Governor Charlie Crist
71. Appointed by Governor Rick Scott
72. Appointed by Governor Ron DeSantis
73. Appointed by Governor Ron DeSantis
74. Appointed by Governor Jeb Bush
75. Appointed by Governor Rick Scott
76. Appointed by Governor Rick Scott
77. Appointed by Governor Ron DeSantis
78. Appointed by Governor Eric Holcomb
79. Appointed by Governor Eric Holcomb
80. Appointed by Governor Eric Holcomb
81. Appointed by Governor Eric Holcomb
82. Appointed by Governor Kim Reynolds
83. Appointed by Governor Kim Reynolds
84. Appointed by Governor Kim Reynolds
85. Appointed by Governor Kathleen Sebelius
86. Appointed by Governor Laura Kelly
87. Appointed by Governor Kathleen Sebelius
88. Appointed by Governor Laura Kelly
89. Appointed by Governor Laura Kelly
90. Appointed by Governor Sam Brownback
91. Appointed by Governor Laura Kelly
92. Appointed by Governor Kathleen Sebelius
93. Appointed by Governor Laura Kelly
94. Appointed by Governor Wes Moore
95. Appointed by Governor Martin O'Malley
96. Appointed by Governor Jay Nixon
97. Appointed by Governor Mike Parson
98. Appointed by Governor Jay Nixon
99. Appointed by Governor Mike Parson
100. Appointed by Governor Mike Kehoe
101. Appointed by Governor Mike Parson
102. Appointed by Governor Jay Nixon
103. Appointed by Governor Bob Holden
104. Appointed by Governor Dave Heineman
105. Appointed by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham
106. Appointed by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham
107. Appointed by Governor Susana Martinez
108. Appointed by Governor Benigno Fitial
109. Appointed by Governor Kevin Stitt
110. Appointed by Governor Kevin Stitt
111. Appointed by Governor Kevin Stitt
112. Appointed by Governor Mary Fallin
113. Appointed by Governor Brad Henry
114. Appointed by Governor Brad Henry
115. Appointed by Governor Bill Lee
116. To be appointed by Governor Bill Lee
117. Appointed by Governor Bill Lee
118. Appointed by Governor Bill Lee
119. Appointed by Governor Spencer Cox
120. Appointed by Governor Spencer Cox
121. Appointed by Governor Gary Herbert
122. Appointed by Governor Norman H. Bangerter
123. Appointed by Governor Gary Herbert
124. Appointed by Governor Gary Herbert
125. Appointed by Governor Spencer Cox
126. Appointed by Governor Spencer Cox
127. Appointed by Governor Mark Gordon
128. Appointed by Governor Mark Gordon

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