Factbox-US Election Day guide: Governor races, abortion rights and more
By Gabriella Borter
(Reuters) -U.S. voters on Tuesday will cast ballots to choose governors in Kentucky and Mississippi, decide legislative control in Virginia and New Jersey, and determine whether the Ohio state constitution should protect abortion rights.
Off-year votes get less attention in the U.S. than presidential and midterm congressional elections, but Republicans and Democrats will be watching some major races and key issues next week for clues about the 2024 elections.
KENTUCKY GOVERNOR
Democratic Governor Andy Beshear is running for reelection against Republican state Attorney General Daniel Cameron in the typically conservative state.
Beshear's campaign is touting his record of bringing jobs to Kentucky, supporting public education, expanding healthcare access and setting strict policies to curb the spread of COVID-19. Cameron is focusing on public safety, learning loss from school closures during the COVID pandemic and culture war issues championed by Republicans nationally, such as opposing gender-affirming care for transgender children.
MISSISSIPPI GOVERNOR
Republican Governor Tate Reeves is running for reelection against Democrat Brandon Presley, a former small-town mayor and current utility regulator for Northern Mississippi. While Reeves is leading in the polls in the deeply conservative Southern state, Presley, the second cousin of singer Elvis Presley, has outraised him over the course of the campaign, with strong backing from the Democratic Governors Association.
In political ads, Reeves has accused Presley of being backed by out-of-state liberals and opposing bans on gender-affirming care for transgender youth like the one Reeves signed into law in February. Presley has said he does not support
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