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) -- Voters have elected an incumbent Republican justice and two new Republican justices to the Ohio Supreme Court, the Associated Press has projected.  Republicans won three of the seven seats on the state’s highest court that were up for election on Tuesday, deepening Republican control with a 6-1 majority. The court, where Republicans previously held a 4-3 majority, is tasked with providing the final say on countless issues that impact Ohioans, like access to abortion and how the state's political districts are drawn. Had the three Democratic candidates won, the court would’ve shifted to a Democratic 4-3 majority. Deters defeats Stewart Incumbent Republican Justice Joseph Deters has defeated 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 was 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. During his time as prosecutor, the 66-year-old maintained a "tough on crime" reputation and strong support of the death penalty. In a July 2018 interview with WLWT in Cincinnati, Deters advocated for the reinstatement of death by firing squad. He made national headlines for his multiple prosecutions of former University of Cincinnati Police Officer Ray Tensing, who in 2015 fatally shot a Black driver named Sam DuBose during a traffic stop. 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, the 61-year-old was an administrator for a healthcare management company, a music teacher, a civil defense litigator, a law school administrator, and a professor.  Hawkins defeats Forbes Republican Franklin County Court of Common Pleas Judge Dan Hawkins has defeated Democratic Eighth District Court of Appeals Judge Lisa Forbes 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) 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. The 48-year-old argued he would be "a strong conservative" on the court. He boasts his time on the Environmental Division of the Franklin County Municipal Court, implementing strategies to deal with those properties that became a magnet for criminal activity such as vacant and abandoned structures and drug houses.  Forbes was elected to the court of appeals in 2020, and previously worked at two law firms dating back to 1993. The 60-year-old 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. Shanahan defeats Donnelly Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas Judge Megan Shanahan has defeated Incumbent Democratic Justice Michael P. Donnelly. 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) 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. The 49-year-old boasts of sending "hundreds of the most dangerous criminals to prison," with a passion for prosecuting child predators. In one case, she persuaded the court to permit closed circuit television for the live testimony of a young victim, which allowed the child to testify in a separate room so as not to be intimidated by his offender. 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. The 58-year-old 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.