While Michigan Supreme Court seats are nonpartisan, candidates are nominated at state party conventions. Democratic justices currently hold a 4-3 majority on the Court. Republicans can gain a 4-3 majority if both O'Grady and Fink win.

Voters decided that Michigan Supreme Court Justice Kyra Harris Bolden will keep her seat on the bench, and University of Michigan law professor Kimberly Ann Thomas will join her.

Michigan Supreme Court Justice Kyra Harris Bolden and University of Michigan law Professor Kimberly Ann Thomas won their respective races for the state’s highest court Tuesday, according to race calls from the Associated Press.

Michigan Democrats have successfully defended control of the state Supreme Court after an expensive campaign with reproductive rights as a key issue. Court races are nonpartisan but candidates are nominated at party conventions.

This year, national groups like Planned Parenthood and the American Civil Liberties Union also spent millions of dollars on state supreme court contests, much of that on messages that centered on reproductive rights. In Michigan, a Democratic justice ...

Voters across the country are weighing in on judicial seats that could have as much of an impact as races for executive and legislative officials.

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