2018 State Supreme Court Elections For real-time tracking of TV spending in this year’s state supreme court races, see the Brennan Center’s Buying Time. For data from candidate state campaign finance filings, see the National Institute on Money in Politics. Date of # of # of Date of General Type of Seats Contested # Of Names of Primary Election Names of General Election State Primary Election Election Available Seats Candidates Candidates Candidates Chief Justice Position: Chief Justice Position: Bob Vance Jr., Democrat Tom Parker, Republican Lyn Stewart, Republican* Bob Vance Jr., Democrat Tom Parker, Republican Place 1: Place 1: Sarah Hicks Stewart, Debra Jones, Republican Republican Brad Mendheim, Republican* Place 2: Sarah Hicks Stewart, Tommy Bryan, Republican* Republican Place 3: Place 4: Will Sellers, Republican* Donna Wesson Smalley, Place 4: Democrat Donna Wesson Smalley, John Bahakel, Republican Democrat Alabama 6/5/18 11/6/18 Partisan 5 3 11 Jay Mitchell, Republican Jay Mitchell, Republican General: David Sterling (advanced to 5/22/18 runoff) Kenneth Hixson Runoff: Courtney Goodson* Arkansas N/A 11/6/18 Nonpartisan 1 1 3 N/A (advanced to runoff) Harold D. Melton* John Ellington Michael P. Boggs* Nels Peterson* Georgia N/A 5/22/18 Nonpartisan 5 0 5 N/A Britt Cagle Grant* *—Incumbent Gray—Uncontested general election for all seats Green —Election has passed Bold—Winner Date of # of # of Date of General Type of Seats Contested # Of Names of Primary Election Names of General Election State Primary Election Election Available Seats Candidates Candidates Candidates Idaho 5/15/18 N/A Nonpartisan 1 0 1 G. Richard Bevan* Debra Lambert David Tapp Debra Lambert Kentucky 5/22/18 11/6/18 Nonpartisan 1 1 3 Dan Ballou Dan Ballou 1st District: Greg Guidry, Republican* 5th District: Jefferson Hughes III., Louisiana N/A 11/6/18 Partisan 2 0 2 N/A Republican* Elizabeth T. Clement* Kurtis T. Wilder* Samuel Bagenstos Megan Cavanagh Doug Dern Michigan N/A 11/6/18 Nonpartisan 2 2 6 N/A Kerry L. Morgan Chief Justice Position: Lorie Skjerven Gildea* Seat 1: Barry Anderson* Seat 2: Margaret Chutich* Michelle MacDonald Seat 5: Minnesota N/A 11/6/18 Nonpartisan 4 1 5 Anne McKeig* Mississippi N/A 11/6/18 Nonpartisan 1 0 1 N/A David M. Ishee* Seat 4: Seat 4: Beth Baker* Beth Baker* Seat 2: Seat 2: Montana 6/5/18 11/6/18 Nonpartisan 2 0 2 Ingrid Gustafson* Ingrid Gustafson* Anita Earls, Democrat Barbara Jackson, Republican* North Christopher Anglin, Carolina N/A 11/6/18 Partisan 1 1 3 N/A Republican *—Incumbent Gray—Uncontested general election for all seats Green —Election has passed Bold—Winner Date of # of # of Date of General Type of Seats Contested # Of Names of Primary Election Names of General Election State Primary Election Election Available Seats Candidates Candidates Candidates North Robert V. Bolinske, Sr. Robert V. Bolinske, Sr. Dakota 6/12/18 11/6/18 Nonpartisan 1 1 2 Lisa Fair McEvers* Lisa Fair McEvers* Seat C: Elissa Cadish Seat C: Jerry Tao Leon Aberasturi Seat F: Elissa Cadish Abbi Silver Alan J. Lefabvre Seat G: John Rutledge Matthew Harter Nevada 6/12/18 11/6/18 Nonpartisan 3 2 8 Jerry Tao Lidia Siglitch* New Michael Vigil, Democrat Mexico N/A 11/6/18 Partisan 1 1 2 N/A Gary Clingman, Republican* Seat 1: Seat 1: Mary DeGenaro* Mary DeGenaro* Melody Stewart Melody Stewart Seat 2: Seat 2: Craig Baldwin Craig Baldwin Ohio 5/8/18 11/6/18 Nonpartisan 2 2 4 Michael Donnelley Michael Donnelley Position 2: Rebecca Duncan* Position 3: Meagan A. Flynn* Position 5: Oregon 5/15/18 11/6/18 Nonpartisan 3 1 4 Van Pounds Adrienne Nelson* Supreme Court Place 2: Supreme Court Place 2: Jimmy Blacklock, Jimmy Blacklock, Republican* Republican* Steven Kirkland, Democrat Steven Kirkland, Democrat Supreme Court Place 4: Supreme Court Place 4: John Devine, Republican* John Devine, Republican* R.K. Sandill, Democrat R.K. Sandill, Democrat Supreme Court Place 6: Supreme Court Place 6: Supreme Jeff Brown, Republican* Jeff Brown, Republican* Court: 3 Supreme Supreme Kathy Cheng, Democrat Kathy Cheng, Democrat Court: 3 Court: 6 Court of Presiding Judge, Court of Presiding Judge, Court of Criminal Court of Court of Criminal Appeals: Criminal Appeals: Appeals: Criminal Criminal David Bridges, Republican Sharon Keller, Republican* Texas 3/6/18 11/6/18 Partisan 3 Appeals: 3 Appeals: 10 Sharon Keller, Republican* Maria T. Jackson, Democrat *—Incumbent Gray—Uncontested general election for all seats Green —Election has passed Bold—Winner Date of # of # of Date of General Type of Seats Contested # Of Names of Primary Election Names of General Election State Primary Election Election Available Seats Candidates Candidates Candidates Maria T. Jackson, Democrat William Bryan Strange III, Court of Criminal Appeals Libertarian Place 7: Court of Criminal Appeals Barbara Parker Hervey, Place 7: Republican* Barbara Parker Hervey, Ramona Franklin, Democrat Republican* Court of Criminal Appeals Ramona Franklin, Democrat Place 8: Court of Criminal Appeals Jay Brandon, Republican Place 8: Michelle Slaughter, Republican Michelle Slaughter, Dib Waldrip, Republican Republican Mark Ash, Libertarian Position 2: Susan Owens* Position 8: Steve González* Nathan Choi Position 9: Washington N/A 11/6/18 Nonpartisan 3 1 4 Sheryl Gordon McCloud* Division 1: Tim Armstead Harry C. “Bo” Bruner, Jr. Robert H. Carlton Ronald H. Hatfield Mark Hunt Hiram Lewis, IV D.C. Offutt, Jr. Joanna I. Tabit Chris Wilkes Jeff C. Woods Division 2: Jim Douglas Robert J. Frank Evan Jenkins Jeffrey Kessler Brenden D. Long West Jim O'Brien Virginia N/A 11/6/18 Nonpartisan 2 2 20 William Schwartz *—Incumbent Gray—Uncontested general election for all seats Green —Election has passed Bold—Winner Date of # of # of Date of General Type of Seats Contested # Of Names of Primary Election Names of General Election State Primary Election Election Available Seats Candidates Candidates Candidates Marty Sheehan Dennise Renee Smith William Stewart Thompson Rebecca Dallet Michael Screnock Rebecca Dallet Wisconsin 2/20/18 4/3/18 Nonpartisan 1 1 3 Tim Burns Michael Screnock Retention Elections Clint Bolick* Arizona N/A 11/6/18 Retention 2 N/A 2 N/A John Pelander III* Carol A. Corrigan* California N/A 11/6/18 Retention 2 N/A 2 N/A Leondra R. Kruger* Colorado N/A 11/6/18 Retention 1 N/A 1 N/A Richard L. Gabriel* Florida N/A 11/6/18 Retention 1 N/A 1 N/A Alan Lawson* Illinois N/A 11/6/18 Retention 1 N/A 1 N/A Anne Burke* Indiana N/A 11/6/18 Retention 1 N/A 1 N/A Geoffrey G. Slaughter* Maryland N/A 11/6/18 Retention 1 N/A 1 N/A Joseph Getty* Mary Rhodes Russell* Missouri N/A 11/6/18 Retention 2 N/A 2 N/A Wesley Brent Powell* Nebraska N/A 11/6/18 Retention 1 N/A 1 N/A Stephanie Stacy* District 2: Patrick Wyrick* District 3: Noma Gurich* District 4: Yvonne Kauger* District 7: Oklahoma N/A 11/6/18 Retention 4 N/A 4 N/A James E. Edmondson* South Dakota N/A 11/6/18 Retention 1 N/A 1 N/A Janine M. Kern* Constandinos (Deno) Utah N/A 11/6/18 Retention 1 N/A 1 N/A Himonas* *—Incumbent Gray—Uncontested general election for all seats Green —Election has passed Bold—Winner .