There are state Supreme Court elections in 30 states this year, according to Ballotpedia.
tate Supreme Court races around the country are the highest they have been in recent memory this election cycle, as activists on both sides of the abortion rights debate shift their focus to state judiciaries that could now be the final word on the issue in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court'sThere are state Supreme Court elections in 30 states this year and 85 seats in all on the ballot, according to, although most of the contests are for seats held by nonpartisan justices.
But the Supreme Court's decision in June overturning Roe v. Wade has further fueled the interest on state judicial races, as abortion rights supporters are already pursuing lawsuits in state courts challenging newly implemented restrictions under state constitutions. , in which the court found that the abortion restrictions in question infringed on a woman's right to individual privacy under Montana's Constitution. But Republicans there are hoping that a change in the makeup of the state Supreme Court will lead to an overturning of the 23-year-old ruling. Two candidates backed by the state GOP, Justice Jim Rice and lawyer James Brown, are on the ballot in November.
"Winning this court with candidates who are going to follow the state Constitution, recognize the human rights that are guaranteed in there, it's essential," she said. "If voters care about abortion access, the Ohio and Michigan Supreme Court races in November are some of the most important races for them to be thinking about," said Jake Faleschini, legal director for state courts at the Alliance for Justice Action Fund, a liberal group focused on the courts.
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