State supreme court elections are often an afterthought for party committees and other political players who, in a campaign's heated final weeks, must decide how best to deploy limited amounts of money. That's likely to change in the run-up to November's midterm elections.
The judicial races will likely take on new prominence this election cycle after a Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization that struck down the high court's nearly 50-year-old ruling in Roe v. Wade sent the legality of abortion back to the states to legislate.These down-ballot races often garner little attention in election cycles dwarfed by House, Senate, or gubernatorial races.
“Time to elevate the oft-ignored elections for state courts,” Larry Sabato, director of the UVA Center for Politics, recently wrote. “These positions matter more than ever.” In Michigan, for example, the state Supreme Court currently has a slight Democratic lean, but that could change in November in what is likely to be a competitive contest.
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