Democrats win control of both legislative chambers in Virginia, while in deep-red Kentucky, Democratic governor Andy Beshear is re-elected to a second four-year term.
Democrats and abortion rights advocates notched a string of electoral victories in the United States on Tuesday, an early signal that reproductive rights remain a potent issue ahead of the 2024 presidential race.Ohio voters enshrined the right to an abortion in the state's constitution, a year and a half after Roe v Wade was overturned
The outcome extended an unbeaten streak for abortion access advocates since the US Supreme Court's decision last year to overturn its 1972 Roe v Wade ruling and eliminate a nationwide right to end pregnancies.The result was a rebuke for Republican governor Glenn Youngkin, who campaigned hard for Republican candidates and sought to unify them around his proposal to ban most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy.
Mr Beshear defeated Kentucky attorney-general Daniel Cameron, who would have been the state's first black chief executive. Abortion rights groups who last year scored victories by placing abortion-related referendums on ballots in several states, including conservative ones, have doubled down on that strategy.In the 12 months since the US Supreme Court overturned the law enshrining abortion rights, the landscape has drastically changed.The outcome in Ohio will boost efforts already underway to put similar ballot measures before voters in several states for 2024, including swing states Arizona and Florida.
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