NBC News projects the incumbents survived an up-or-down vote to keep their seats on the battleground state’s high court.

Democrats are hoping to keep their 5-2 majority on the Pennsylvania state supreme court, with three justices who ran as Democrats up for re-election through retention. If they lose, Gov. Josh Shapiro will appoint replacements, to be confirmed by the Republican-controlled senate, which could lead to deadlock on the court.

Democratic justices maintain 5-2 majority on Pennsylvania Supreme Court after voters chose to retain all three justices facing retention elections Tuesday.

All three Pennsylvania Supreme Court justices who sought reelection will get another term, ensuring Democratic jurists keep their majority on the presidential battleground state’s highest court.

The stakes of Tuesday’s election were high: Had Pennsylvanians voted to remove the justices, the state Supreme Court would go from a seven-member court with a Democratic majority to a four-member court with a complete ideological split. The three justices’ vacant seats would not be filled until another election at the end of 2027.

World War II veteran First Lt. Gerald J. Melofchik received a proper burial Tuesday at Washington Crossing National Cemetery.

Pennsylvania’s legislature has not passed a budget for more than 120 days, freezing critical state funds on top of the federal government shutdown.