Yes, It’s an Off-Year Election. But the Votes on Tuesday Could Have Big Implications in 2024.

Off-year elections suck up much less media oxygen than midterm or presidential years, and largely for good reason. Only a handful of states hold regular elections on this cycle, and most of them are strongholds for Democrats or Republicans, making it challenging to assess any meaning in the results. But there are always a few races with national attention, and perhaps national implications. Can the backlash to Dobbs sustain itself more than a year after the decision was handed down? Will President Joe Biden’s woes cost Democrats a critical state...