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Carter Sherman

Abortion on the ballot: six US states with elections in 2023

A closeup of a gray T-shirt with red lettering that says, 'Roe, Roe, Roe Your Vote,' above a blue-on-white sticker that says 'Tim Ryan, US Senate'.
Amy Cox, a Democratic candidate for Ohio state representative, canvasses in Trenton, Ohio, this week. Photograph: Megan Jelinger/AFP/Getty Images

It’s an off-off year for US elections, but somehow, abortion is still on the ballot.

A year after nationwide rage over the US supreme court’s overturning of Roe v Wade crushed Republican hopes for a “red wave” in the midterms, Democrats are trying to once again harness that anger to defeat Republicans in the relatively few states holding 2023 elections. The GOP, on the other hand, is still scrabbling over how to talk about an issue that could not only cost them seats this year but also lead them to lose the White House in 2024.

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