Voters in Florida, South Dakota and Nebraska rejected efforts to expand abortion access in their state constitutions — breaking a streak of ballot wins for abortion rights following the 2022 Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade.
But voters in seven other states — Arizona, Colorado, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, New York and Nevada — opted to codify protections for abortion.
The mixed results paint a complex picture among competing election priorities. Democrats had focused on abortion access as their top issue this cycle, and states like Montana and Missouri elected Republican senators and notched wins for Donald Trump while also codifying abortion rights.
