Full 2024 Results Sort Results U.S. President U.S. Senate U.S. House Issue 1 Ohio Supreme Court Franklin County Prosecutor School Issues COTA Bus Levy Athens County Coshocton County Crawford County Delaware County Fairfield County Fayette County Franklin County Guernsey County Hardin County Hocking County Knox County Licking County Madison County Marion County Morgan County Morrow County Noble County Perry County Pickaway County Pike County Ross County Union County COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Three of seven seats on the Ohio Supreme Court are up for election. Three Democrats and three Republicans were in the running for seats on the state's highest court. The court, where Republicans hold a 4-3 majority, is tasked with providing the final say on uncounted issues that impact Ohioans, including access to abortion and how the state's political districts are drawn. If the three Democrats win, the court would shift to a Democratic 4-3 majority. If the three Republicans win, the court would have deepened Republican control with a 6-1 majority. Deters v. Stewart Incumbent Republican Justice Joseph Deters challenged Incumbent Democratic Justice Melody Stewart. Deters decided to face off against Stewart instead of run for re-election to his current seat. Incumbent Republican Justice Joseph Deters, left, and Incumbent Democratic Justice Melody Stewart, right. (Courtesy Photo/Supreme Court of Ohio) Deters was appointed to the court in January 2023 and is now running for a full term. He is the first Ohio Supreme Court Justice in 30 years without any previous experience as a judge. He previously served as Hamilton County's longest-tenured prosecutor from 1992 to 1999 and again from 2005 to 2023. Stewart was elected to the Ohio Supreme Court in 2018 and was the first Black woman to be elected to the court. She previously served on the Eighth District Court of Appeals for 12 years. Before that, she was an administrator for a healthcare management company, a music teacher, a civil defense litigator, a law school administrator, and a professor.  Forbes v. Hawkins Democratic Eighth District Court of Appeals Judge Lisa Forbes ran against Republican Franklin County Court of Common Pleas Judge Dan Hawkins for Deters' open seat. Democratic Eighth District Court of Appeals Judge Lisa Forbes, left, and Republican Franklin County Court of Common Pleas Judge Dan Hawkins, right. (Courtesy Photo/Eighth District Court of Appeals, Franklin County Court of Common Pleas) Forbes was elected to the court of appeals in 2020 and previously worked at two law firms dating to 1993. She sits on various boards helping provide access to "some of Cuyahoga County's most vulnerable residents," including the Center for Families and Children and Circle Health. Hawkins was elected to the Franklin County Court of Commons Pleas in 2018 and was previously appointed and then elected to the Franklin County Municipal Court. He also served as an assistant prosecuting attorney and director of the Special Victims Unit for the Franklin County Prosecutor's Office. Donnelly v. Shanahan Incumbent Democratic Justice Michael P. Donnelly was challenged by Republican Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas Judge Megan Shanahan. Incumbent Democratic Justice Michael P. Donnelly, left, and Republican Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas Judge Megan Shanahan, right. (Courtesy Photo/Supreme Court of Ohio, Judge Shanahan for Supreme Court) Donnelly was elected to the Ohio Supreme Court in 2018 and previously served as a judge on the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas from 2005 to 2018. He was also a judge on the Cuyahoga County's Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Court, practiced civil litigation from 1997 to 2004, and served as the assistant Cuyahoga County Prosecutor from 1992 to 1997. Shanahan has served on the Hamilton Court Common Pleas Court since 2015, and was previously elected to the Hamilton County Municipal Court in 2011 and reelected in 2013. She was a felony-level criminal prosecutor before taking the bench.