Though voter turnout was quite low for Tuesday’s municipal election (around 25%), women carried the day, at least for the Pennsylvania courts, winning seven of the eight open seats up for grabs.

Here’s a look at how the races panned out:

Supreme Court

Sallie Mundy (R-Tioga) defeated Dwayne Woodruff (D-Allegheny) to retain her seat on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. Mundy has served on the state’s highest court since 2016 when she was appointed by Governor Tom Wolf to fill a vacancy.

There were also two Justices up for retention, facing a yes/no vote to serve an additional 10-year term. Both Chief Justice Thomas Saylor (R) and Justice Debra Todd (D) received overwhelming support to continue serving on the court. After all was said and done, Democrats still have a 5-2 majority.

Superior Court

Pennsylvanians were tasked with choosing four new justices to serve on the Pennsylvania Superior Court. Three Democrats, Maria McLaughlin (D-Philadelphia), Carolyn Nichols (D-Philadelphia) and Deborah Kunselman (D-Beaver), and one Republican, Mary Murray (R-Allegheny), defeated the other five candidates in a closely contested race. All three Democrats currently serve as Common Pleas Judges in their respective counties, while Murray is a Magisterial District Judge.

In addition, Judge Jacqueline Shogan (R) got a vast majority of the retention vote and will serve another 10-year term. As a result, the court will be made up of eight Republicans and seven Democrats.

Commonwealth Court

In the final statewide judicial election, two candidates, one from each political party, were chosen to fill vacancies on the Commonwealth Court. Ellen Ceisler (D-Philadelphia) and Christine Fizzano Cannon (R-Delaware), both Court of Common Pleas Judges, were elected to the bench. Republicans will maintain their 7-2 majority.

Ballot Question

Pennsylvanians voted in favor of the ballot question, which proposed a constitutional amendment that would amend the homestead property tax assessment exclusion. After receiving 54% of the vote, local taxing authorities now have the authority to exempt 100 percent of the assessed value of every primary residence. The next step, according to Senate Majority Leader Jake Corman (R-Centre), is for “the Legislature to pass a bill expanding the homestead exclusion program and providing the revenue necessary to eliminate school property taxes on primary homes.”

For a look at all the candidates and a description of each court, check out our earlier blog.