Democrats argued that the results on Tuesday night showed abortion’s resonance even in some of the country’s most conservative areas.
Support for the measure enshrining abortion rights was notably higher than the backing for the Democratic candidate for Senate last year, particularly in the suburban swing counties surrounding Columbus and Cleveland.
The results will almost certainly require the State Supreme Court to invalidate a six-week ban with limited exceptions that passed in 2019.
Republicans have been searching in vain for a successful message on abortion ever since the Supreme Court’s decision.
For nearly a half-century, Republican candidates had simply proclaimed themselves “pro-life,” without delving into the details of what that meant.
Persons:
Beshear, Hadley Duvall, Duvall, Trump, Roe, Glenn Youngkin, —
Organizations:
Republican Party, Democratic, Court, Republicans, Republican, State Senate
Locations:
Kentucky, Ohio, Columbus, Cleveland, Virginia