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In 2024, three Ohio Supreme Court seats will be up for election in November. Incumbent Democratic Justice Michael P. Donnelly is being challenged by Republican Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas Judge Megan Shanahan. Incumbent Democratic Justice Melody Stewart is being challenged by incumbent Republican Justice Joseph Deters, who declined to run for his current seat in favor of challenging Stewart.
Ohio lawmakers added party labels to Ohio Supreme Court races in 2022. Republicans won all three supreme court races later that year. The court currently has a 4-3 Republican majority.