In Virginia, Democrats flipped control of the state House and retained control of the Senate.
What to know about today’s Ohio elections
- Insights into voters’ thoughts for 2024 were gained from competitive campaigns in numerous states. This included additional proof that voters are still inspired by the Roe v. Wade decision, which helped Democrats win in Kentucky and Virginia. There was also no evidence that incumbents were harmed by economic unrest.
- Two ballot proposals were supported by Ohio voters, who are a conservative state. The first will add a provision to the state constitution guaranteeing the right to reproductive healthcare, including access to abortion. The second will allow marijuana use for recreational purposes. After voters rejected a proposal to raise the threshold this year, both amendments required 50% thresholds.
- Defending the state’s abortion ban, Republican state attorney general Daniel Cameron was defeated by Democratic governor of Kentucky Andy Beshear.
- In Mississippi, Gov. Tate Reeves, a Republican, defeated Democrat Brandon Presley.
- Virginia held elections for the state Senate and House. Democrats held control of the upper chamber and flipped the state House. The fight for control of the Senate had largely been painted as a vote on whether the state would further restrict abortion.
At least 37 states held elections on November 7, 2023, and voters there participated in ballot measures ranging from local referenda to gubernatorial races. After everything was said and done, Democrats and their supporters had a successful night: ABC News predicted that Democratic Governor Andy Beshear would win reelection in Kentucky, while Ohio voters approved Issue 1, which would have included abortion rights into the state constitution. Additionally, the AP predicted that Democrats would win an open seat on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court as well as both chambers of the Virginia Assembly. For Republicans, there were a few encouraging aspects, though: According to ABC News, Democratic candidate Brandon Presley mounted a formidable challenge against Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves.
Joe Biden’s Democratic party has secured victories in a series of US state and local elections, providing a boost for the president as he confronts declining approval ratings ahead of a fight for re-election.
Voter support for abortion rights, a key issue for Democrats, helped the president’s party to success in several electoral races on Tuesday, 12 months ahead of a presidential election in which Biden is set to seek a second four-year term.
Democratic governor Andy Beshear was re-elected in Kentucky, while voters in Ohio backed a ballot measure to enshrine abortion rights in the state’s constitution.
In Virginia, voters dealt a blow to Republican governor Glenn Youngkin by allowing Democrats to reclaim control of the state’s legislature. The results — along with Democratic victories in local elections in Pennsylvania on Tuesday — will buoy a party that has been grappling with declining poll numbers for Biden.
With one year until the presidential vote, a New York Times/Siena College poll this week showed Biden losing to former Republican president Donald Trump in five of the six swing states that are likely to determine the outcome.
The numbers prompted hand-wringing among Democrats who have privately fretted about Biden’s age and apparent electoral weaknesses. Biden rejected the polls in a social media post on Tuesday, saying: “Across the country tonight, democracy won and MAGA lost. Voters vote. Polls don’t. Now let’s go win next year.”
The referendum came after Ohio’s Republican governor, Mike DeWine, signed into law a so-called heartbeat bill that banned abortion after six weeks of pregnancy, when many women do not yet know whether they are pregnant. The result in Ohio was the latest example of voters rejecting restrictive abortion policies after the Supreme Court last year overturned Roe vs Wade, which enshrined the legal right to the procedure at the federal level. Biden issued a statement celebrating the result in Ohio, saying “Americans once again voted to protect their fundamental freedoms”. He said Republicans had an “extreme and dangerous agenda” on abortion that was “out of step with the vast majority of Americans”.
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